Dzyanis Kowba
Kowba in 2007
Personal information
Full name Dzyanis Yur'evich Kowba
Date of birth (1979-09-06)6 September 1979
Place of birth Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 18 November 2021(2021-11-18) (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

Kowba died on 18 November 2021, aged 42, from complications of COVID-19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[2]

International goals

Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kowba goal.
List of international goals scored by Dzyanis Kowba[3]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
118 August 2004Denizli Atatürk Stadium, Denizli, Turkey Turkey2–12–1Friendly
211 November 2006Dinamo Stadium (Minsk), Belarus Slovenia1–04–2Euro 2008 qualifier

Honours

Sparta Prague

References

  1. "Денис по прозвищу "Ковбой"" [Denis, nicknamed "Cowboy"]. kc-camapa.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. "Football PLAYER: Dzyanis Kowba". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 October 2015.


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