- Artur Kotenko
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Artur Kotenko 
Personal information Full name Artur Kotenko Date of birth 20 August 1981 Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Free agent Youth career 1992–1993 FC Puuma Tallinn Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–1999 KSK Vigri Tallinn 9 (0) 1999 FC Lantana Tallinn 10 (0) 2000 Kauhajoen Karhu 9 (0) 2000 FC Maardu 5 (0) 2001 FC Levadia Pärnu 5 (0) 2001–2007 FC Levadia Tallinn 142 (1) 2008 Sandnes Ulf 27 (0) 2009–2010 Viking FK 2 (0) 2010–2011 AEP Paphos FC 6 (0) 2011 Ravan Baku FC 4 (0) National team‡ 2004– Estonia[1] 26 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2011Artur Kotenko (born 20 August 1981 in Tallinn) is an Estonian footballer, who currently is a free agent.
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Club career
Career in Estonia
On 24 October 2004, Kotenko scored FC Levadia Tallinn's second goal against JK Viljandi Tulevik in the penultimate round of 2004 Meistriliiga. The team won the match 4–1 and secured the title, ultimately making it the league winning goal.[2]
Having been frozen out of the Levadia side in 2007, after refusing to sign a contract extension with the club (a similar fate was suffered by teammates Konstantin Vassiljev and Ats Purje earlier that season), Kotenko joined the Norwegian First Division side Sandnes Ulf,[3] but was free to leave the club after less than a year because of a relegation release clause in his contract. In December 2008, Kotenko underwent a successful two-week trial at the English Championship side Nottingham Forest[4] and was expected to join the club in January. The deal, however, fell through when Colin Calderwood was sacked following a boxing day defeat to Doncaster Rovers.[5]
Viking FK
On 6 February 2009, he joined Tippeligaen club Viking.[6] The Estonian goalkeeper made his league debut for the Dark Blues more than eight months after the signing, on 25 October 2009. It ended after just 25 minutes, as he was sent off for handling the ball outside the 18-yard box.[7]
AEP Paphos FC
On 10 June 2010, he signed a 1-year deal with Cypriot team AEP Paphos F.C., with an option to extend it by another year,[8] joining compatriot Ats Purje. He failed to make an impact there and only appeared in 6 league matches, playing a second role to Latvia's Andrejs Pavlovs.
Ravan Baku FC
After an unsuccessful spell in Cyprus, Kotenko moved to Azerbaijan and joined a newly promoted Ravan Baku FC on a two year contract.[9] He made the debut on 6 August, in a 2–3 defeat against Kapaz PFC, where he failed to deal with two simple crosses late in the game when the team was leading 2–1.[10] The contract was mutually terminated in October 2011.[11]
International career
He is an Estonia national football team player with 26 caps to his name.
References
- ^ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid [All Estonian internationals]" (in Estonian). Eesti Jalgpalli Liit. http://jalgpall.ee/news.php?st=style_fp.css&news_id=726.
- ^ "FC Levadia tagas jalgpalli meistritiitli [FC Levadia secured football championship]" (in Estonian). Virumaa Nädalaleht. 24 October 2004. http://www.vnl.ee/sport.php?id=123. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Kotenko sõlmis lepingu Norra esiliiga klubiga [Kotenko signed with Norwegian first division team]" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 25 January 2008. http://uus.ohtuleht.ee/263842. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Nimekas Inglise klubi testib Artur Kotenkot [Notable English club tests Artur Konteko]" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 24 November 2008. http://uus.ohtuleht.ee/305640. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Calderwood sacked as Forest boss". BBC News. 26 December 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/7800688.stm. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ Artur Kotenkost sai Vikingi väravavaht (Estonian)
- ^ "Kotenko debüüt Norra meistriliigas lõppes punase kaardiga [Kontenko's debut in Norwegian Premier League ended with red card]" (in Estonian). Postimees. 25 October 2009. http://sport.postimees.ee/?id=179657. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ "Ο ΕΣΘΟΝΟΣ KOTENKO ΣΤΗΝ ΠΑΦΟ" (in Greek). AEP Paphos FC. 10 June 2010. http://www.pafosfc.com/news_detail.aspx?news_page_id=2&news_id=874. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
- ^ "Eesti jalgpallikoondise väravavaht siirdub Aserbaidžaani [Estonia's national team goalkeeper moves to Azerbaijan]" (in Estonian). Postimees. 30 June 2011. http://sport.postimees.ee/484846/. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Video: Kotenko eksis paari minuti jooksul kahe ülikauge löögi püüdmisel [Video: Kotenko makes two mistakes dealing with longshots in matter of minutes]" (in Estonian). Postimees. 8 August 2011. http://sport.postimees.ee/523536/. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Eesti jalgpallikoondise väravavaht lõpetas senise tööandjaga lepingu [Estonia's national team goalkeeper terminated contract with club]" (in Estonian). Postimees. 28 October 2011. http://sport.postimees.ee/614744/. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
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- Expatriate footballers in Finland
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- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Estonian expatriates in Norway
- Norwegian Premier League players
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- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
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- Estonian expatriates in Azerbaijan
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