Vitālijs Astafjevs
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Vitālijs Astafjevs (born 3 April 1971) is a Latvian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is an assistant manager of Cypriot club Aris Limassol having previously held the role for the Latvia national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1971-04-03) 3 April 1971 (age 53) | ||
Place of birth | Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Aris Limassol (assistant manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1992 | Daugava Rīga | 26 | (11) |
1992–1996 | Skonto | 99 | (43) |
1996–1997 | Austria Vienna | 26 | (1) |
1997–1999 | Skonto | 55 | (17) |
1999–2003 | Bristol Rovers | 108 | (16) |
2003–2004 | Admira Wacker | 28 | (2) |
2004–2005 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | (10) |
2006–2008 | Skonto | 26 | (6) |
2009 | RFS/Olimps | 14 | (1) |
2009 | Ventspils | 5 | (0) |
2010 | Skonto | 14 | (2) |
Total | 431 | (109) | |
International career | |||
1992–2010 | Latvia | 167 | (16[1]) |
Managerial career | |||
2010–2014 | Skonto Riga (assistant manager) | ||
2012 | Skonto-2 | ||
2013 | Latvia U-21 (assistant manager) | ||
2013–2018 | Latvia (assistant manager) | ||
2014–2016 | FK Jelgava | ||
2020 | Riga FC II | ||
2021– | Aris Limassol (assistant manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Astafjevs won nine Latvian championships with Skonto Riga. He also played abroad for clubs in Austria, England and Russia. At international level, Astaefjevs captained Latvia at UEFA Euro 2004. With 167 caps for his country Astafjevs held the European record for the most international matches played, until being overtaken by Gianluigi Buffon in 2017. He is currently the joint sixteenth-most capped male footballer in history, alongside Iker Casillas.[2]