Aleksandrs Cauņa

Aleksandrs Cauņa
Personnel
birthday	January 19, 1988
place of birth	Daugavpils ,  Latvian SSR , Soviet Union
size	175 cm
position	Outside track
Juniors
Years	station
1995-2002	Dinaburg Daugavpils
2002-2006	Riga discount
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
2006-2011	Riga discount	79 (16)
2006	→  Olimps Riga  (loan)	? 0(5)
2009	→  Watford FC  (loan)	5 0(1)
2011-2017	CSKA Moscow	61 0(3)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals) 2
2007–	Latvia	45 (12)
1 Only league games are given. As of March 12, 2017 2 As of March 12, 2017

Aleksandrs Cauņa [ t͡sɑu'ɲɑ ] (born January 19, 1988 in Daugavpils ) is a Latvian football player . Most recently he was in Russia with CSKA Moscow .

Club career

Cauņa began his career in the youth of his home club Dinaburg Daugavpils . At the age of 14 he was signed by the Latvian record champions Skonto Riga . In Riga he went through all the youth teams of the club before he was awarded to the smaller Olimps Riga in 2006 in the second Latvian league . He had his breakthrough at Olimps. He scored five goals in a half-year and rose to the Virsliga with Olimps at the end of the season .

In the summer he was brought back from his home club, where he matured into a high performer. Despite three strong seasons of Cauņa he was denied a title win. In February 2009 he moved on loan to the Football League Championship at Watford FC . He had previously completed a trial session at Chelsea , which wanted to sign him for his reserve team. During the trial training he was noticed by the Watford officials who offered him the prospect of A-team football.

After his move, he had to wait until April 2009 before he was allowed to complete his first assignment from the start for Watford. In the game against Southampton FC , he scored a goal with a volley, which caused a stir in the English press. Previously, he said he had adjustment problems with the physical game in England, which meant that he only played a short stint for Watford until April. The 90 minute debut was followed by three short appearances. At the end of the loan period, the decision was made against a commitment from Cauņa - also because of a high demand for a cash discount.

Since there were no other offers, he returned to Latvia for the 2009/10 season.

On February 1, 2011, Cauņa signed a loan deal with CSKA Moscow .

National team

After strong performances at the club, Cauņa was appointed to the national team of Latvia for the first time in 2007 . He made his debut on June 2, 2007 in qualifying for the 2008 European Football Championship in a 2-0 defeat against Spain .

Most recently, he caused a sensation in the qualifying game for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, when he scored 1: 1 in the 2: 2 against Switzerland with a long shot.

successes

• 1 × champions: 1 league (second highest division): 2006 (with Olimps Riga )
• Russian champion 2016

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Aleksandrs Cauna's patience paying off at Watford .
2. ^ Rose and Cauna fighting it out for Cowie's spot against Southampton .
3. ↑ Cauna seeks Hornets stay .
4. ↑ Cork, Rose and Cauna look to have played their last game for the Hornets .
5. ↑ Cauņa spēlēs Maskavas "CSKA" . sportacentrs.com (Latvian)