Dzyanis Kowba
 Kowba in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dzyanis Yur'evich Kowba | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Date of death | 18 November 2021 (aged 42) | ||
| Place of death | Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Lokomotiv Vitebsk | 41 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 36 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Zirka-2 Kirovohrad | 18 | (2) |
| 2000–2009 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 247 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | Sparta Prague | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Oleksandria | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | Khimki | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Gorodok Lions | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Belarus U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2002–2007 | Belarus | 36 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2018 | Krylia Sovetov Samara (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Vitebsk (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dzyanis Yur'evich Kowba (Belarusian: Дзяніс Юр'евіч Коўба, Russian: Денис Юрьевич Ковба, Denis Yuriyevich Kovba; 6 September 1979[1] – 18 November 2021) was a Belarusian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was a member of Belarus national team between 2002 and 2007.
Death
[edit]Kowba died on 18 November 2021, aged 42, from complications of COVID-19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[2]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kowba goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 August 2004 | Denizli Atatürk Stadium, Denizli, Turkey |  Turkey |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 November 2006 | Dinamo Stadium (Minsk), Belarus |  Slovenia |
1–0 | 4–2 | Euro 2008 qualifier |
Honours
[edit]Sparta Prague
References
[edit]- ^ "Денис по прозвищу "Ковбой"" [Denis, nicknamed "Cowboy"]. kc-camapa.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Умер экс-футболист "Крыльев Советов" Денис Ковба. Он болел коронавирусом в тяжёлой форме" [Died ex-football player "Wings of the Soviets" Denis Kovba. He was sick with coronavirus in a severe form]. Championat (in Russian). 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Football PLAYER: Dzyanis Kowba". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- Dzyanis Kowba at National-Football-Teams.com
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