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.

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.[1]

Club career

Early career

Born in Riga, Astafjevs started his professional career with Skonto Riga in 1992, shortly after Latvia had regained its independence from the Soviet Union. He played there for five seasons, until 1996, becoming a vital first eleven player. They won the league in each of his first four seasons. Twice, in 1995 and 1996, Astafjevs was named the Latvian footballer of the year. In 1995, atypically for a midfielder, he became the top scorer of the league with 19 goals in 28 matches. In 1996, he moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Austria Vienna in Austria. He played there just for a season and then, in 1997, returned to Skonto. He played there for three seasons, and won three more league titles. He went abroad again in 2000, this time joining Football League Division Two side Bristol Rovers in England.

Bristol Rovers

Astafjevs was signed for Rovers by Ian Holloway, who then managed to persuade authorities to issue him with a work permit. He arrived in the second half of the 1999-2000 season when the club were in second place. His fifth match was away to Oldham Athletic and saw him score and set up two more in an eventual 4–1 win, despite being stretchered off. Rovers fell to seventh by the end of the season, missing the play-offs. The following season had them relegated to the fourth tier for the first time in their history. He scored only twice during the 2001–02 season, but in the following campaign he scored four in the last six league matches to avoid a further relegation. He was then released by manager Ray Graydon.[2]

Later career

In 2003, after being released, he returned to Austria and joined Admira Wacker Mödling. In 2004, after the European Championship, having spent one season in Austria, Astafjevs joined the Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan. Once again he was one of the team's leaders there. Finishing the 2005 season, Astafjevs decided to join Skonto Riga again, where he became the Latvian champion 8 times (previous years of playing also included). In 2007, at the age of 36, he was once again named Latvian footballer of the year.

On 9 September 2008, alongside his teammate Marians Pahars, Astafjevs announced his retirement from professional football. After a few days Astafjevs declined this fact, stating he could play for a different club. After the new year it was announced that Astafjevs would play for Olimps/RFS and he would also be the assistant manager alongside Andrejs Štolcers and Mihails Koņevs, whilst the manager of the club would be the Dutch coach Anton Joore.[3] Olimps/RFS then hadn't secured themselves a place in the higher league yet, but there was a possibility if the club merged with another team from Riga. After a half season spent there he joined last season's champions Ventspils, who were completing their squad for the upcoming UEFA Europa League matches.[4] Appearing in the tournament's group stages, Astafjevs played only 5 matches there and was released in November 2009. In 2010 Astafjevs returned to Skonto Riga once again and became the Latvian champion with them. After the 2010 season Astafjevs retired from professional football.

International career

Astafjevs debuted for Latvia at the age of 21 on 26 August 1992, against then-European champions Denmark in qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. From that time he was a vital player in the national team, playing there for 18 years. Astafjevs scored his first international goal on 2 July 1993 on his 14th cap, a friendly 2–0 win over Estonia.[5]

In 1999, after the retirement of Vladimirs Babičevs, Astafjevs became the captain of the team. His first match as captain was his 58th in total, against Greece on 31 March in qualification for Euro 2000. On 31 March 2004, he became the first ever Latvian player to play 100 internationals, as they beat Slovenia in an away friendly. As the team's captain, he participated in the Euro 2004 championship in Portugal, playing in all three of Latvia's games. His last international appearance was a friendly match against China on 17 November 2010. There was a special ceremony after the game to honour him. After his retirement, defender Kaspars Gorkšs was elected to be the next captain of the team.[6]

Record

On 14 October 2009, in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Moldova, Astafjevs equalled the European record for the most matches in a national team; Astafjevs went level with the then-record holder Estonian Martin Reim on 157 caps.[7] On 15 November 2009, in a friendly match against Honduras, Astafjevs set a new European record with 158 caps. His European record of 167 caps was matched by Iker Casillas and Gianluigi Buffon in June 2016 and November 2016 respectively, and was later broken in March 2017 by Buffon.[1]

Coaching career

After his retirement from professional football, Astafjevs accepted an offer to become the assistant manager of Skonto Riga.[8] At the start of 2012 he was appointed as the manager of Skonto-2, but was later succeeded by Tamaz Pertia.[9] At the start of 2013 he was selected to be the assistant manager of Latvia national under-21 football team, coached by his former club and international team-mate Marians Pahars.[10] On 11 July 2013, Pahars became the manager of Latvia national football team[11] and chose Astafjevs to be one of his assistants.[12] On 4 June 2014, Astafjevs became the manager of FK Jelgava.[13] In April 2018 Astafjevs left the assistant manager's position of the Latvia national team, following the sacking of head coach Aleksandrs Starkovs.

In January 2019, Astafjevs was appointed as the new coach of the Pafos FC academy, taking charge of the U17 and U19 age groups.[14] In 2020, he returned to Latvia as the head coach of the Latvia U17 team as well as the assistant head coach of FK Auda.[15] In 2021, he again departed Latvia to return to Cyprus as assistant manager of Aris Limassol.[16]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year[17]
National team Year Apps Goals
Latvia 1992 7 0
1993 8 1
1994 8 3
1995 9 2
1996 6 0
1997 9 1
1998 9 0
1999 7 2
2000 7 0
2001 10 1
2002 8 0
2003 10 0
2004 12 1
2005 14 1
2006 5 0
2007 11 1
2008 10 2
2009 8 1
2010 9 0
Total 167 16
Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Astafjevs goal.
List of international goals scored by Vitālijs Astafjevs
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 Template:Dts Pärnu Rannastaadion, Pärnu, Estonia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Estonia flag alias = Flag of Estonia.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Estonia.svg link alias-naval = Estonian Navy flag alias-army=Flag of Estonian Land Forces.svg link alias-army=Estonian Land Forces flag alias-air force =Flag of the Estonia Air Force.png link alias-air force = Estonian Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Estonia.svg link alias-navy = Estonian Navy border-naval = size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

1–0 2–0 1993 Baltic Cup [18]
2 Template:Dts Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Malta flag alias = Flag of Malta.svg flag alias-1875 = Flag of Malta (1875–1898).svg flag alias-1898 = Flag of Malta (1898–1923).svg flag alias-1923 = Flag of Malta (1923–1943).svg flag alias-1943 = Flag of Malta (1943–1964).svg flag alias-unofficial-1943 = Flag of Malta (1943).svg flag alias-colonial = Flag of Malta (1943-1964).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Malta.svg link alias-naval = Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta link alias-navy = Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta flag alias-navy =Naval Jack of Malta.svg flag alias-1814 = 19th Century Flag of Malta.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

2–0 2–0 Friendly [19]
3 Template:Dts Latvijas Universitātes stadions, Riga, Latvia Template:Country data Georgia 1–1 1–3 Friendly [20]
4 Template:Dts Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius Lithuania {{ Template:Yesno alias = Estonia flag alias = Flag of Estonia.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Estonia.svg link alias-naval = Estonian Navy flag alias-army=Flag of Estonian Land Forces.svg link alias-army=Estonian Land Forces flag alias-air force =Flag of the Estonia Air Force.png link alias-air force = Estonian Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Estonia.svg link alias-navy = Estonian Navy border-naval = size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

1–0 2–0 1994 Baltic Cup [21]
5 Template:Dts Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Lithuania flag alias = Flag of Lithuania.svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Lithuania 1918-1940.svg flag alias-1988 = Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Lithuania.svg link alias-naval = Lithuanian Naval Force flag alias-military=Flag of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.png link alias-military=Lithuanian Armed Forces flag alias-army = Flag of the Lithuanian Army.svg link alias-army = Lithuanian Land Force flag alias-navy=Flag of Lithuania (state).svg link alias-navy = Lithuanian Naval Force flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Lithuania.svg link alias-air force=Lithuanian Air Force size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}}

2–0 2–0 1995 Baltic Cup [22]
6 Template:Dts Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland {{ Template:Yesno alias = Northern Ireland flag alias = Ulster Banner.svg flag alias-assembly = Flag of Northern Ireland Assembly.svg flag alias-saltire = St Patrick's saltire.svg flag alias-union = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying [23]
7 Template:Dts Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Austria flag alias = Flag of Austria.svg flag alias-empire = Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg flag alias-state = Flag of Austria (state).svg flag alias-1230 = Flag of Austria (1230–1934).svg flag alias-war = Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg flag alias-1934 = State flag of Austria (1934–1938).svg flag alias-1938 = Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg


flag alias-army = Flag of Austria (state).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of Austria (state).svg link alias-army = Austrian Land Forces flag alias-naval = Flag of Austria (state).svg link alias-naval = Austrian Navy link alias-air force = Austrian Air Force flag alias-navy = Flag of Austria (state).svg link alias-navy = Austrian Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

1–3 1–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [24]
8 Template:Dts Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania {{ Template:Yesno alias = Albania flag alias = Flag of Albania.svg flag alias-1914 = Flag of Albania (1914–1920).svg flag alias-1914a= Regentaschapalbanievlag.gif flag alias-1920 = Flag of Albania (1920–1926).svg flag alias-1926 = Flag of Albania (1926–1928).svg flag alias-1928 = Flag of Albania (1934–1939).svg flag alias-1939 = Flag of Albania (1939–1943).svg flag alias-1943 = Flag of Albania (1943–1944).svg flag alias-1944 = Flag of Albania 1944.svg flag alias-1946 = Flag of Albania (1946–1992).svg flag alias-1992 = Flag of Albania (1992–2002).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Albania.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Albania.svg link alias-naval = Albanian Naval Force link alias-army = Albanian Land Force flag alias-army=Albanian Land Forces insignia.svg border-army= flag alias-air force=Albanian Air Forces insignia.svg link alias-air force=Albanian Air Force border-air force= flag alias-navy=Albanian Naval Forces insignia.svg link alias-navy=Albanian Naval Force border-navy= link alias-military = Albanian Armed Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

1–0 3–3 Friendly [25]
9 2–1
10 Template:Dts Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Russia flag alias = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1668 = Flag of Russia (1668).svg flag alias-1696 = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1858 = Romanov Flag.svg flag alias-1918a=Flag of Russia (1918).svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Russia (1918–1920).svg flag alias-1925 = Flag of the Russian SFSR (1920-1937).svg flag alias-1937 = Flag of the Russian SFSR (1937-1954).svg flag alias-1954 = Flag of the Russian SFSR.svg flag alias-1991 = Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg flag alias-military = Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (obverse).svg link alias-military = Russian Armed Forces flag alias-army = Flag of the Russian ground forces.svg link alias-army = Russian Ground Forces flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Russia.svg link alias-naval = Russian Navy flag alias-VV MVD naval-1992 = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 1992.svg flag alias-VV MVD naval = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 2000.svg flag alias-NGF naval-2016 = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 2000.svg flag alias-NGF naval = Russia, Flag of ships and vessels of the National Guard.svg flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Russia.svg link alias-navy = Russian Navy flag alias-navy-1992 = Naval ensign of Russia (1992).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Air Force of the Russian Federation.svg link alias-air force = Russian Air Force flag alias-marines = Флаг Морской пехоты ВМФ России (2021).jpg link alias-marines = Russian Naval Infantry flag alias-space force = Russian military space troops flag.svg link alias-space force = Russian Space Forces flag alias-coast guard = Russia, Flag of border service 2008.svg link alias-coast guard = Russian Coast Guard flag alias-coast guard-1993 = Russia. Flag of ships of Border Guard Force 1993.svg link alias-coast guard-1993 = Russian Coast Guard flag alias-roc-olympics = Russian Olympic Committee flag.png flag alias-nbfr-badminton = Nbfr logo.png flag alias-rwf-wrestling = RWF logo.svg flag alias-tennis = Rtf tennis flag vector.svg flag alias-aerospace forces = Flag of the Russian Aerospace Forces.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

1–3 1–3 Friendly [26]
11 Template:Dts Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Estonia flag alias = Flag of Estonia.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Estonia.svg link alias-naval = Estonian Navy flag alias-army=Flag of Estonian Land Forces.svg link alias-army=Estonian Land Forces flag alias-air force =Flag of the Estonia Air Force.png link alias-air force = Estonian Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Estonia.svg link alias-navy = Estonian Navy border-naval = size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

1–0 2–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [27]
12 Template:Dts Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Russia flag alias = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1668 = Flag of Russia (1668).svg flag alias-1696 = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1858 = Romanov Flag.svg flag alias-1918a=Flag of Russia (1918).svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Russia (1918–1920).svg flag alias-1925 = Flag of the Russian SFSR (1920-1937).svg flag alias-1937 = Flag of the Russian SFSR (1937-1954).svg flag alias-1954 = Flag of the Russian SFSR.svg flag alias-1991 = Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg flag alias-military = Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (obverse).svg link alias-military = Russian Armed Forces flag alias-army = Flag of the Russian ground forces.svg link alias-army = Russian Ground Forces flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Russia.svg link alias-naval = Russian Navy flag alias-VV MVD naval-1992 = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 1992.svg flag alias-VV MVD naval = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 2000.svg flag alias-NGF naval-2016 = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 2000.svg flag alias-NGF naval = Russia, Flag of ships and vessels of the National Guard.svg flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Russia.svg link alias-navy = Russian Navy flag alias-navy-1992 = Naval ensign of Russia (1992).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Air Force of the Russian Federation.svg link alias-air force = Russian Air Force flag alias-marines = Флаг Морской пехоты ВМФ России (2021).jpg link alias-marines = Russian Naval Infantry flag alias-space force = Russian military space troops flag.svg link alias-space force = Russian Space Forces flag alias-coast guard = Russia, Flag of border service 2008.svg link alias-coast guard = Russian Coast Guard flag alias-coast guard-1993 = Russia. Flag of ships of Border Guard Force 1993.svg link alias-coast guard-1993 = Russian Coast Guard flag alias-roc-olympics = Russian Olympic Committee flag.png flag alias-nbfr-badminton = Nbfr logo.png flag alias-rwf-wrestling = RWF logo.svg flag alias-tennis = Rtf tennis flag vector.svg flag alias-aerospace forces = Flag of the Russian Aerospace Forces.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

1–0 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [28]
13 Template:Dts Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Moldova flag alias = Flag of Moldova.svg flag alias-1346 = Flag of Moldavia.svg flag alias-1917 = Flag of the Moldavian Democratic Republic.svg flag alias-1925 = Flag of Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1925-1932).svg flag alias-1937 = Flag of Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1937-1938).svg flag alias-1938 = Flag of Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.svg flag alias-1940 = Flag of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1941-1952).svg flag alias-1952 = Flag of Moldavian SSR.svg flag alias-1990 = Flag of Moldova (1990–2010).svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Armed Forces of Moldova.svg link alias-army = Moldovan Ground Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

1–1 1–2 Friendly [29]
14 Template:Dts Boris Paitchadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Template:Country data Georgia 3–0 3–1 Friendly [30]
15 Template:Dts Sheriff Arena, Tiraspol, Moldova {{ Template:Yesno alias = Moldova flag alias = Flag of Moldova.svg flag alias-1346 = Flag of Moldavia.svg flag alias-1917 = Flag of the Moldavian Democratic Republic.svg flag alias-1925 = Flag of Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1925-1932).svg flag alias-1937 = Flag of Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1937-1938).svg flag alias-1938 = Flag of Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.svg flag alias-1940 = Flag of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1941-1952).svg flag alias-1952 = Flag of Moldavian SSR.svg flag alias-1990 = Flag of Moldova (1990–2010).svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Armed Forces of Moldova.svg link alias-army = Moldovan Ground Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}}

2–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [31]
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2–1 2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [32]

Honours

Skonto

Latvia

Individual

See also

References

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