Igors Tarasovs Explained

Igors Tarasovs
Fullname:Igors Tarasovs
Birth Date:16 October 1988
Birth Place:Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR
(now Republic of Latvia)
Currentclub:Hutnik Kraków
Clubnumber:32
Position:Centre-back
Youthyears1:2004–2006
Youthclubs1:JFC Skonto
Years1:2006–2011
Clubs1:Skonto Riga
Caps1:84
Goals1:11
Years2:2007–2008
Clubs2:Olimps/RFS (loan)
Caps2:50
Goals2:2
Years3:2012
Clubs3:Simurq
Caps3:14
Goals3:3
Years4:2012–2013
Clubs4:Ventspils
Caps4:37
Goals4:8
Years5:2014
Clubs5:Neman Grodno
Caps5:27
Goals5:1
Years6:2015–2016
Clubs6:Jagiellonia Białystok
Caps6:41
Goals6:3
Years7:2016–2017
Clubs7:Giresunspor
Caps7:15
Goals7:2
Years8:2017–2019
Clubs8:Śląsk Wrocław
Caps8:52
Goals8:2
Years9:2019
Caps9:10
Goals9:3
Years10:2020
Clubs10:Kaposvár
Caps10:7
Goals10:0
Years11:2020
Clubs11:KuPS
Caps11:8
Goals11:0
Years12:2020
Clubs12:KuFu-98 (loan)
Caps12:2
Goals12:0
Years13:2021–2022
Caps13:35
Goals13:0
Years14:2022
Clubs14:Liepāja
Caps14:5
Goals14:0
Years15:2022–2023
Clubs15:Ypsonas
Caps15:25
Goals15:11
Years16:2023
Clubs16:Nordic United FC
Caps16:10
Goals16:0
Years17:2024–
Clubs17:Hutnik Kraków
Caps17:11
Goals17:0
Nationalyears1:2008–2010
Nationalyears2:2010–2022
Nationalteam1:Latvia U21
Nationalteam2:Latvia
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalcaps2:47
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalgoals2:2
Pcupdate:12:42, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Igors Tarasovs (born 16 October 1988) is a Latvian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club Hutnik Kraków.[1]

Club career

As a youth player, Tarasovs played for JFC Skonto and was promoted to the first team in 2006. Making just one first team appearance, he was soon loaned out to the unofficial Skonto Riga farm-team Olimps/RFS to get playing practice. During his loan spell from 2007 to 2008, Tarasovs played 50 matches and scored two goals. He returned to Skonto in 2009, becoming a starting player. Representing the club for three years, Tarasovs made 84 league appearances and scored eleven goals, becoming the Latvian champion in 2010 and the Baltic League champion in 2011.[2] In 2011, the fans voted him as the Skonto Riga Player of the Season.[3]

At the start of 2012, Tarasovs refused to extend his contract with Skonto and went on trials with Jagiellonia Białystok in Poland, Inter Baku in Azerbaijan and Tatran Prešov in Slovakia.[4] On 15 February, Tarasovs signed a contract with the Azerbaijan Premier League club Simurq PFC until the end of the season, joining his international team-mate Andrejs Rubins.[5] Tarasovs scored three goals in 14 games that season, helping his team secure a place in the top tier for the upcoming season.

In July 2012, Tarasovs returned to Latvia, signing a contract with the Latvian Higher League club Ventspils.[6] Throughout two seasons with the club, he scored eight goals in 37 league matches and helped the team win the championship and the Latvian Football Cup in 2013. Tarasovs also participated in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League qualifying matches.

Tarasovs went on trials with Baník Ostrava[7] and Bodø/Glimt[8] in the Czech Republic and Norway, but eventually signed a contract with the Belarusian Premier League club Neman Grodno in February 2014.[9] On 22 March 2014, Tarasovs scored the winning goal for Neman in the extra-time of Belarusian Cup quarter-final match against BATE Borisov, securing his team a 2–1 victory and a place in the semi-finals.[10] He scored in the 100th minute, beating his international team-mate Germans Māliņš in the BATE Borisov goal.

On 27 November 2014, Tarasovs signed a one-year contract with the Polish Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok, with an option to extend for two more seasons.[11]

On 7 July 2017, he moved to Śląsk Wrocław.[12]

On 9 August 2019, it was confirmed that Tarasovs had joined Spartaks Jūrmala.[13]

International career

Tarasovs was a regular player for Latvia U21 from 2008 to 2010. He scored once in eight appearances. Tarasovs was firstly called up for Latvia international squad for a friendly match against Angola on 3 March 2010.[14] He made his debut then coming on as a replacement for Vitālijs Astafjevs in the 73rd minute.[15]

International goals

Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first.[16]

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 7 October 2020 Friendly

Honours

Skonto Riga[17]

Ventspils[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Igors Tarasovs zawodnikiem Hutnika . . 12 February 2024 . pl . 12 February 2024.
  2. Web site: Player profile . National-Football-Teams.com . 13 August 2017 . 14 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200514190205/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/36563/Igors_Tarasovs.html . live .
  3. Web site: Official Skonto FC Website. 2 April 2014. 13 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170813114709/http://skontofc.com/komandas.php?idx2=1&idx=63. live.
  4. Web site: I.Tarasovs uz Azerbaidžānu, Karlsona "Inter" sakaujas ar "Sturm". 30 January 2012. 18 February 2012. 10 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610231457/http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/30012012-i_tarasovs_uz_azerbaidzanu_karlsona_baku_. live.
  5. Web site: Tarasovs pievienojas Rubinam Azerbaidžānā. 15 February 2012. 18 February 2012. 20 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120220103906/http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/15022012-tarasovs_pievienojs_rubinam_azerbaidzana. live.
  6. Web site: "Ventspils" sastāvu papildina Dubra un Tarasovs – Virslīga – Futbols – Sportacentrs.com . 2012-07-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729023232/http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/lmt_virsliga/26072012-ventspils_sastavu_papildina_dubra_un_tara . 29 July 2012.
  7. Web site: Tarasovs un Kozlovs centīsies iekļūt čehu "Banik" sastāvā. 4 January 2014. 29 March 2014. 7 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140107042811/http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/04012014-tarasovs_un_kozlovs_centisies_ieklut_cehu. live.
  8. Web site: Karlsons pārbaudē uz baltkrievu "Neman", Tarasovs - uz Norvēģiju. 21 January 2014. 29 March 2014. 7 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407104213/http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/21012014-karlsons_izies_parbaudi_baltkrievijas_cet. live.
  9. Web site: Lazdiņš pārbaudās Skotijā, Tarasovs un Karlsons paliks "Neman". 26 February 2014. 29 March 2014. 12 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140312184832/http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/26022014-lazdins_parbaudas_skotija_tarasovs_un_kar. live.
  10. Web site: Tarasovs izslēdz no kausa BATE (+video), Gorkšs uzvar, Maksimenko debitē. 22 March 2014. 29 March 2014. 6 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140406063225/http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/22032014-tarasovs_izsledz_no_kausa_bate_video_gork. live.
  11. Web site: Tarasovam 1+2 gadu līgums ar poļu "Jagiellonia". 27 November 2014. 13 December 2014. 16 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141216152008/http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/27112014-tarasovam_1_2_ligums_ar_polu_jagiellonia?is_mobile=0. live.
  12. Web site: Igors Tarasovs piłkarzem Śląska . 90minut . 7 July 2017 . 7 July 2017 . pl . 10 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170910075215/http://www.90minut.pl/news/278/news2789409-Igors-Tarasovs-pilkarzem-Slaska.html . live .
  13. https://gazetawroclawska.pl/igors-tarasovs-znalazl-klub-zagra-w-ojczyznie/ar/c2-14339031 Igors Tarasovs znalazł klub. Zagra w ojczyźnie
  14. Web site: Latvijas Futbola federācija . 18 February 2012 . 8 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108180104/http://www.lff.lv/lv/news/2010/februaris/54/ . live .
  15. Web site: Latvijas izlasei neizšķirts Angolā. 3 March 2010. 18 February 2012. 27 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160427052831/http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/latvijas_izlase/03032010-latvijas_izlasei_neizskirts_angola. live.
  16. Web site: NFT Profile. National Football Teams. 10 October 2017. 14 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200514190205/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/36563/Igors_Tarasovs.html. live.
  17. Web site: Igors Tarasovs . 90minut.pl . 12 February 2024 . pl.