Aleksandrs Koļinko

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Aleksandrs Koļinko
Personal information
Full name Aleksandrs Koļinko
Date of birth June 18, 1975 (1975-06-18) (age 32)
Place of birth    Rīga, Latvia, USSR (now Republic of Latvia)
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1994
1995
1996-2000
2000-2003
2003-2004
2005-2007		 FK Interskonto
Skonto-Metals
Skonto Riga
Crystal Palace
FC Rostov
Rubin Kazan		 22 (0)
25 (0)
61 (0)
65 (0)
27 (0)
69 (0)   
National team2
1997- Latvia 73 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of June 1, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of March 29, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Aleksandrs Koļinko (born June 18, 1975 in Rīga, Latvia) is a professional footballer currently playing for Rubin Kazan.

Koļinko, a goalkeeper, made his name in the football world during a short spell at English club Crystal Palace, where his appearances were limited due to his inconsistent form. He could make brilliant saves one moment, but terrible blunders the next. Reportedly, he was dismissed from the team after, while in the substitutes' bench, laughed at a goal his own team had conceded. He has also played for Rostov.

As of April 2007 Koļinko has 74 caps for the Latvian national team, making his international debut against Estonia on 9 July 1997. He was the starting goalkeeper for Latvia at Euro 2004.


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Latvia squad - UEFA Euro 2004
1 Koļinko • 2 Stepanovs • 3 Astafjevs • 4 Zemļinskis • 5 Laizāns • 6 Blagonadeždins • 7 Isakovs • 8 Bleidelis  • 9 Verpakovskis • 10 Rubins • 11 Prohorenkovs • 12 Piedels • 13 Pučinsks • 14 Lobaņovs • 15 Smirnovs • 16 Zirnis • 17 Pahars • 18 Korabļovs • 19 Štolcers • 20 Pavlovs • 21 Miholaps • 22 Zakreševskis • 23 Rimkus • Coach: Starkovs
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