Summary
Vitalij Lux (Kyrgyz: Виталий Люкс, romanized: Vitaliy Lyuks; German pronunciation: [lʊks];[1][2] born 27 February 1989) is a professional footballer who last played as a forward for Landesliga Bayern-Südost club TuS Geretsried and the Kyrgyzstan national team. Lux holds both German and Kyrgyz citizenship, and has represented Kyrgyzstan internationally since 2015.
 Lux with SpVgg Unterhaching in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vitalij Lux | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kara-Balta, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2009 | FV Weißenhorn 1920 | ||
| 2009–2010 | TSG Thannhausen | ||
| 2010–2014 | FV Illertissen | 102 | (42) |
| 2014–2015 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 26 | (10) |
| 2016–2018 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 42 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | SSV Ulm | 35 | (3) |
| 2020 | Türkspor Neu-Ulm | 2 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | TuS Geretsried | 19 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2019 | Kyrgyzstan | 32 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life edit
Lux was born in Kara-Balta, Soviet Union, but was raised in Ulm, Germany, where he moved to when he was six years old.[3][4]
Club career edit
Lux scored his first goal for SpVgg Unterhaching, in a 6–0 win against FC Augsburg II.
He helped Unterhaching get to the final of the 2015–16 Bavarian Cup, scoring a brace in the quarter-finals against Seligenporten,[5] and another two goals in the semifinals against Jahn Regensburg.[6]
International career edit
Lux was called up in May 2015 by Aleksandr Krestinin to represent Kyrgyzstan national football team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Bangladesh and Australia.[7] He made his debut in a 3–1 victory against Bangladesh, playing the full match.[8]
Lux helped Kyrgyzstan reach their first major tournament, the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, where they reached the Round of 16.[9]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of match played 16 January 2019[10]
| Kyrgyzstan national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | 1 |
| 2016 | 8 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 |
| Total | 30 | 8 |
International goals edit
- Score and Result lists Kyrgyzstan goals first.[10]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 October 2015 | Spartak Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |  Bangladesh |
1–0 |
2–0 |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 29 March 2016 | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |  Tajikistan |
1–0 |
1–0 |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 6 September 2016 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |  Philippines |
1–2 |
1–2 |
Friendly |
| 4. | 14 November 2017 | Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau |  Macau |
2–0 |
4–3 |
2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 5. | 22 March 2018 | Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon, South Korea |  Myanmar |
4–0 |
5–1 |
2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 6. | 16 January 2019 | Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Philippines |
1–0 |
3–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
| 7. | 2–0
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| 8. | 3–0
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References edit
- ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. p. 569. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
- ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. p. 713. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
- ^ Der WM-Traum eines Weißenhorners (in German) fupa.net, published: 27 June 2015, accessed: 30 June 2015
- ^ "Über Bahrain nach Jordanien: Die Abenteuer des Vitalij Lux". fupa.net. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "SV Seligenporten 1:2 SpVgg Unterhaching". spvggunterhaching.de. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "SSV Jahn Regensburg 1:5 SpVgg Unterhaching". spvggunterhaching.de. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ Состав Национальной сборной Кыргызстана (in Russian). ffkr.kg. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Bangladesh 1–3 Kyrgyzstan". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Kyrgyz Heartthrob Lux - The Asian Cup's Reluctant Sex Symbol". nationthailand.com.
- ^ a b "Vitalij Lux". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
External links edit
- Vitalij Lux at National-Football-Teams.com
- Vitalij Lux at Soccerway
