2007 Baltic League Final
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The 2007 Baltic League Final (officially known as the 2007 Triobet Baltic League Final) was the final of the first ever Baltic League
. It was played on November 8 and November 11, 2007 between Latvia
n teams FK Ventspils
and Liepājas Metalurgs
. Liepājas Metalurgs won the two matches 8–2 (3–1 and 5–1) on aggregate.
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LIEPĀJAS METALURGS:
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GK
31
Viktors Spole
DF
3
Oskars Kļava
DF
4
Dzintars Zirnis
DF
5
Antonio Ferreira
DF
6
Deniss Ivanovs
MF
8
Imants Bleidelis
MF
10
Andrejs Rubins
MF
15
Genādijs Soloņicins
MF
16
Darius Miceika
FW
20
Ģirts Karlsons
FW
22
Vladimirs Kamešs
Substitutes:
GK
1
Aleksejs Krucs
DF
2
Andrejs Žuravļovs
MF
11
Alexander Laktionov
MF
13
Pāvels Surņins
FW
7
Evgeni Kets
Manager:
Jurijs Andrejevs
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FK Ventspils:
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GK
16
Andris Vaņins
DF
2
Aleksejs Soleičuks
DF
12
Igors Savčenkovs
DF
22
Saša Cilinšek
DF
27
Deniss Kačanovs
MF
7
Sergei Zangareev
MF
24
Artis Lazdiņš
FW
6
Aleksandr Misikov
FW
11
Vladimirs Koļesņičenko
FW
15
Kristaps Grebis
FW
23
Andrejs Butriks
Substitutes:
GK
77
Pāvels Davidovs
DF
18
Vladimirs Bespalovs
DF
21
Artjoms Gončars
MF
3
Mihails Rjumšins
MF
5
Artūrs Zjuzins
MF
10
Zurab Menteshashvili
FW
13
Igors Sļesarčuks
Manager:
Roman Grigorshuk
Baltic League
The Baltic League is a Baltic football club tournament, launched in 2007 inspired by the now defunct Scandinavian tournament Royal League and by the Baltic Basketball League. The top four club sides from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania take part in the competition...
. It was played on November 8 and November 11, 2007 between Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n teams FK Ventspils
FK Ventspils
FK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament....
and Liepājas Metalurgs
FHK Liepajas Metalurgs
FK Liepājas Metalurgs is a Latvian football club, based in the city of Liepāja and playing in the Virslīga. They play at the Daugava Stadium...
. Liepājas Metalurgs won the two matches 8–2 (3–1 and 5–1) on aggregate.
Knockout Stage
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| FK Vėtra FK Vetra FK Vėtra was a Lithuanian football team from the capital city of Vilnius.- History :The club was founded in 1997 and was initially based in Rūdiškės, a settlement in Vilnius district, and moved in 2003 to Vilnius city with the purchase of its own stadium.... A 0–0 |
Quarter Finals First Leg |
Narva Trans  H 4–1 |
Kalonas Mindaugas Kalonas Mindaugas Kalonas is a Lithuanian football midfielder. His current club is FC Metalurh Zaporizhya.- Football career :... 19' 63' Karlsons Girts Karlsons Ģirts Karlsons is Latvian football striker currently playing for Azerbaijani club FC Inter Baku.-Club career:Karlsons started his career at FK Liepājas Metalurgs in 1998. He spent the next six season with the club... 72' Soloņicins Genadijs Solonicins Genādijs Soloņicins is a football midfielder from Latvia, currently playing for Liepājas Metalurgs in Latvia.-Club career:Soloņicins played for Liepājas Metalurgs for 12 years, making his debut in 1997... 77' |
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| FK Vėtra FK Vetra FK Vėtra was a Lithuanian football team from the capital city of Vilnius.- History :The club was founded in 1997 and was initially based in Rūdiškės, a settlement in Vilnius district, and moved in 2003 to Vilnius city with the purchase of its own stadium.... H 4–2 |
Koļesņičenko Vladimirs Kolesnicenko Vladimirs Koļesņičenko is a retired footballer from Latvia, currently the commercial director of Skonto Riga.- Career :... 23' Sernecki Serhij Sernecki Serhiy Mykolayovych Sernetskyi is a football striker from Ukraine. His current club is FK Ventspils.-Playing career:* - played games and goals-Facts:... 60' 90+6' Rimkus Vits Rimkus Vīts Rimkus is a football striker from Latvia, currently playing for Finikas Ayias Marinas Chrisohus in Cypriot Fourth Division, after being released by FK Ekranas in Lithuania.... 90' |
Second Leg | Narva Trans A 1–2 |
Soloņicins Genadijs Solonicins Genādijs Soloņicins is a football midfielder from Latvia, currently playing for Liepājas Metalurgs in Latvia.-Club career:Soloņicins played for Liepājas Metalurgs for 12 years, making his debut in 1997... 26' |
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| FBK Kaunas FBK Kaunas Kauno futbolo beisbolo klubas is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas, that currently plays in the A Lyga, the top level of Lithuanian football.- History :... A 0–0 |
Semi Finals First Leg |
FK Ekranas FK Ekranas Futbolo Klubas Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the town of Panevėžys.The club was founded in 1964.It has won Lithuanian championships in 1985 , 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 , 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010... H 6–1 |
Soloņicins Genadijs Solonicins Genādijs Soloņicins is a football midfielder from Latvia, currently playing for Liepājas Metalurgs in Latvia.-Club career:Soloņicins played for Liepājas Metalurgs for 12 years, making his debut in 1997... 4' Skrobas (og Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... ) Karlsons Girts Karlsons Ģirts Karlsons is Latvian football striker currently playing for Azerbaijani club FC Inter Baku.-Club career:Karlsons started his career at FK Liepājas Metalurgs in 1998. He spent the next six season with the club... 34' 86' Pogreban Serghei Pogreban Serghei Pogreban is a Moldova football Forward currently is unattached after end of contract with FK Ekranas.Pogreban made 13 appearances for the Moldova national football team from 2001 to 2004.-References:... (og Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... ) Kamešs 90' |
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| FBK Kaunas FBK Kaunas Kauno futbolo beisbolo klubas is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas, that currently plays in the A Lyga, the top level of Lithuanian football.- History :... H 1–0 |
Misikov Aleksandr Misikov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Mysikov is a football striker from Russia. His previous club was FK Ventspils. Now he plays for Dordoi Bishkek.-Playing career:* - played games and goals-References:... 61' |
Second Leg | FK Ekranas FK Ekranas Futbolo Klubas Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the town of Panevėžys.The club was founded in 1964.It has won Lithuanian championships in 1985 , 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 , 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010... A 2–2 |
Torres Cristián Torres Cristián Damián Torres is a football midfielder from Argentina. He currently plays for Ravan Baku in Azerbaijan.-Career:... 50' Karlsons Girts Karlsons Ģirts Karlsons is Latvian football striker currently playing for Azerbaijani club FC Inter Baku.-Club career:Karlsons started his career at FK Liepājas Metalurgs in 1998. He spent the next six season with the club... 64' |
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First leg
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| GK | 16 | Andris Vaņins Andris Vanins Andris Vaņins is a football goalkeeper from Latvia. He is a Latvian international. Since 2009 his club is FC Sion in the Swiss Super League.-FK Ventspils:... |
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| DF | 8 | Deniss Kačanovs Deniss Kacanovs Deniss Kačanovs is a football defender from Latvia, currently playing for Persema Malang in Indonesia Premier League.- Club Career :... |
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| DF | 17 |  Jéan-Paul NdekiJean-Paul Ndeki Jean-Paul Ndeki is a footballer who currently plays for AEP Paphos FC.-Playing career:-Personal:His brother, Edouard Oum Ndeki, was a professional footballer who played in Turkey and Greece.-References:... |
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| DF | 22 | Saša Cilinšek Saša Cilinšek Saša Cilinšek is a Serbian football player who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Évian.-Personal life:... |
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| MF | 4 | Zakhar Dubensky |
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| MF | 7 | Sergei Zangareev Sergei Zangareev Sergei Faritovich Zangareev is a football midfielder from Russia. Currently, he plays for FC Torpedo Armavir in the Russian Second Division.Zangareev previously played for Lisma-Mordoviya Saransk in the Russian First Division and FC Lada Togliatti in the Russian Second Division.-Playing career:* -... |
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| MF | 10 | Zurab Menteshashvili Zurab Menteshashvili Zurab Menteshashvili is a football midfielder from Georgia. His current club is FC Barcelona.Menteshashvili previously played for FC Spartak Alania, FC Shinnik Yaroslavl in the Russian Premier League and FK Ventspils in Virsliga.-Playing career:... |
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| MF | 14 | Mihails Ziziļevs Mihails Zizilevs Mihails Ziziļevs is a football midfielder from Latvia. He currently plays for FC Daugava.His last club was Dinaburg FC, but after the club's elimination from Virsliga in 2009, he became an unrestricted free agent and joined FC Daugava.... |
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| FW | 9 | Vits Rimkus Vits Rimkus Vīts Rimkus is a football striker from Latvia, currently playing for Finikas Ayias Marinas Chrisohus in Cypriot Fourth Division, after being released by FK Ekranas in Lithuania.... |
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| FW | 13 | Igors Sļesarčuks Igors Slesarcuks Igor Slesarchuk is a Latvian-Russian football striker, currently playing for FC Vitebsk in Belarus.Previously he played for FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk in the Russian First Division, for Skonto Riga, FK Venta and FK Ventspils in Latvia and other clubs from Belarus, Russia and Estonia.Despite being... |
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| FW | 23 | Andrejs Butriks Andrejs Butriks Andrejs Butriks is a Latvian football forward, currently playing for Anagennisi Epanomi in the Greek Football League.-Club career:... |
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| GK | 77 | Pāvels Davidovs Pavels Davidovs Pāvels Davidovs is a football goalkeeper from Latvia, currently playing for Mash'al Mubarek in the Uzbek League.- Club Career :... |
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| DF | 2 | Aleksejs Soleičuks Aleksejs Soleicuks Aleksejs Soleičuks is a football defender from Latvia. His current club is FC Tranzīts.Previously he played for FK Ventspils.Soleičuks appeared in FK Ventspils's loss to Amica Wronki the first round of the UEFA Cup 2004-05.... |
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| DF | 12 | Igors Savčenkovs Igors Savcenkovs Igors Savčenkovs is a football defender from Latvia, currently playing for FK Ventspils in Virsliga.His previous club was FK Jelgava on loan from FK Ventspils. In 2010 he played 12 matches in the LMT Virsliga, scoring twice. After the season he was released by the club and it was stated that he... |
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| DF | 21 | Artjoms Gončars |
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| MF | 24 | Artis Lazdiņš Artis Lazdiņš Artis Lazdiņš is a Latvian footballer, who currently plays for Virsliga club FK Jelgava in Latvia and Latvia national football team.-Early Career:... |
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| FW | 15 | Kristaps Grebis Kristaps Grebis Kristaps Grebis is a Latvian footballer, currently playing for FK Simurq Zaqatala in Azerbaijan Premier League.- Club career :... |
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| FW | 25 | Vladimirs Koļesņičenko Vladimirs Kolesnicenko Vladimirs Koļesņičenko is a retired footballer from Latvia, currently the commercial director of Skonto Riga.- Career :... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Roman Grigorshuk Assistant referees: Jaanus Mutli Sten KlaasenFourth official: Vadims Direktorenko |
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Viktors SpoleViktors Spole
Viktors Spole is a football goalkeeper from Latvia. He currently plays for FK Liepājas Metalurgs.-Career:...
Oskars KļavaOskars Klava
Oskars Kļava is a Latvian football defender, currently playing for FC Khimki on loan from FC Anzhi Makhachkala.-Club career:As a youth player Kļava played for FK Liepājas Metalurgs youth team, making his first-team debut in 2002...
Dzintars ZirnisDzintars Zirnis
Dzintars Zirnis is a Latvian football defender, currently playing for FK Liepājas Metalurgs and the Latvian national team.-Club career:...
Antonio FerreiraAntonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior
Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior is a football defender from Brazil. He currently plays for FC Terek Grozny.-Career:...
Deniss IvanovsDeniss Ivanovs
Deniss Ivanovs is a football defender from Latvia who currently plays for FK Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League.-Club career:Ivanovs has played all his career at Metalurgs where he made his debut in 2001...
Imants BleidelisImants Bleidelis
Imants Bleidelis is a former football midfielder from Latvia. He last played for FK Liepājas Metalurgs. He has made 106 appearances for the Latvia national team.-Club career:...
Andrejs RubinsAndrejs Rubins
Andrejs Rubins is a football midfielder from Latvia. He currently plays for FK Simurq Zaqatala in Azerbaijan. He also plays for the Latvia national team.-Club career:...
Genādijs SoloņicinsGenadijs Solonicins
Genādijs Soloņicins is a football midfielder from Latvia, currently playing for Liepājas Metalurgs in Latvia.-Club career:Soloņicins played for Liepājas Metalurgs for 12 years, making his debut in 1997...
Darius MiceikaDarius Miceika
Darius Miceika is a professional footballer from Lithuania, currently playing for FC Khimki. He has played for Lithuanian national team for whom he scored on his debut, just four minutes after being brought on against Scotland.-Club career:Miceika started his career at Polonija Vilnius in 2000...
Ģirts KarlsonsGirts Karlsons
Ģirts Karlsons is Latvian football striker currently playing for Azerbaijani club FC Inter Baku.-Club career:Karlsons started his career at FK Liepājas Metalurgs in 1998. He spent the next six season with the club...
Vladimirs Kamešs Aleksejs Krucs Andrejs Žuravļovs Alexander Laktionov Pāvels SurņinsPavels Surnins
Pāvels Surņins is a football midfielder from Latvia. He currently plays for FK Liepājas Metalurgs.-Club career:...
Evgeni KetsEvgeni Kets
Evgeni Kets is a football midfielder from Russia. He had played in FC Baltika Kaliningrad and Latvian football club FHK Liepājas Metalurgs. Current he is free agent.-Playing career:* - played games and goals-References:...
Jurijs AndrejevsJurijs Andrejevs
Jurijs Andrejevs is a former footballer who is currently the sporting director of Liepājas Metalurgs.Previously he was the manager of the team but was released in 2008 after an unsuccessful season....
Second leg
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | Liepājas Metalurgs: | |||
| GK | 31 | Viktors Spole Viktors Spole Viktors Spole is a football goalkeeper from Latvia. He currently plays for FK Liepājas Metalurgs.-Career:... |
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| DF | 3 | Oskars Kļava Oskars Klava Oskars Kļava is a Latvian football defender, currently playing for FC Khimki on loan from FC Anzhi Makhachkala.-Club career:As a youth player Kļava played for FK Liepājas Metalurgs youth team, making his first-team debut in 2002... |
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| DF | 4 | Dzintars Zirnis Dzintars Zirnis Dzintars Zirnis is a Latvian football defender, currently playing for FK Liepājas Metalurgs and the Latvian national team.-Club career:... |
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| DF | 5 | Antonio Ferreira Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior is a football defender from Brazil. He currently plays for FC Terek Grozny.-Career:... |
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| DF | 6 | Deniss Ivanovs Deniss Ivanovs Deniss Ivanovs is a football defender from Latvia who currently plays for FK Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League.-Club career:Ivanovs has played all his career at Metalurgs where he made his debut in 2001... |
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| MF | 8 | Imants Bleidelis Imants Bleidelis Imants Bleidelis is a former football midfielder from Latvia. He last played for FK Liepājas Metalurgs. He has made 106 appearances for the Latvia national team.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 9 | Tomas Tamošauskas Tomas Tamošauskas Tomas Tamošauskas is a football midfielder from Lithuania. He currently plays for Liepājas Metalurgs in Latvia. Since summer 2009 he is captain of Liepājas Metalurgs.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 15 | Genādijs Soloņicins Genadijs Solonicins Genādijs Soloņicins is a football midfielder from Latvia, currently playing for Liepājas Metalurgs in Latvia.-Club career:Soloņicins played for Liepājas Metalurgs for 12 years, making his debut in 1997... |
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| MF | 16 | Darius Miceika Darius Miceika Darius Miceika is a professional footballer from Lithuania, currently playing for FC Khimki. He has played for Lithuanian national team for whom he scored on his debut, just four minutes after being brought on against Scotland.-Club career:Miceika started his career at Polonija Vilnius in 2000... |
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| FW | 20 | Ģirts Karlsons Girts Karlsons Ģirts Karlsons is Latvian football striker currently playing for Azerbaijani club FC Inter Baku.-Club career:Karlsons started his career at FK Liepājas Metalurgs in 1998. He spent the next six season with the club... |
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| FW | 22 | Vladimirs Kamešs |
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| GK | 1 | Aleksejs Krucs |
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| DF | 2 | Andrejs Žuravļovs |
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| MF | 10 | Andrejs Rubins Andrejs Rubins Andrejs Rubins is a football midfielder from Latvia. He currently plays for FK Simurq Zaqatala in Azerbaijan. He also plays for the Latvia national team.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 11 | Alexander Laktionov |
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| MF | 13 | Pāvels Surņins Pavels Surnins Pāvels Surņins is a football midfielder from Latvia. He currently plays for FK Liepājas Metalurgs.-Club career:... |
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| FW | 21 | Evgeni Kets Evgeni Kets Evgeni Kets is a football midfielder from Russia. He had played in FC Baltika Kaliningrad and Latvian football club FHK Liepājas Metalurgs. Current he is free agent.-Playing career:* - played games and goals-References:... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Jurijs Andrejevs Jurijs Andrejevs Jurijs Andrejevs is a former footballer who is currently the sporting director of Liepājas Metalurgs.Previously he was the manager of the team but was released in 2008 after an unsuccessful season.... Assistant referees: Arūnas Šeskus Darius MiklovasFourth official: Haralds Gudermanis |
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Andris VaņinsAndris Vanins
Andris Vaņins is a football goalkeeper from Latvia. He is a Latvian international. Since 2009 his club is FC Sion in the Swiss Super League.-FK Ventspils:...
Aleksejs SoleičuksAleksejs Soleicuks
Aleksejs Soleičuks is a football defender from Latvia. His current club is FC Tranzīts.Previously he played for FK Ventspils.Soleičuks appeared in FK Ventspils's loss to Amica Wronki the first round of the UEFA Cup 2004-05....
Igors SavčenkovsIgors Savcenkovs
Igors Savčenkovs is a football defender from Latvia, currently playing for FK Ventspils in Virsliga.His previous club was FK Jelgava on loan from FK Ventspils. In 2010 he played 12 matches in the LMT Virsliga, scoring twice. After the season he was released by the club and it was stated that he...
Saša CilinšekSaša Cilinšek
Saša Cilinšek is a Serbian football player who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Évian.-Personal life:...
Deniss KačanovsDeniss Kacanovs
Deniss Kačanovs is a football defender from Latvia, currently playing for Persema Malang in Indonesia Premier League.- Club Career :...
Sergei ZangareevSergei Zangareev
Sergei Faritovich Zangareev is a football midfielder from Russia. Currently, he plays for FC Torpedo Armavir in the Russian Second Division.Zangareev previously played for Lisma-Mordoviya Saransk in the Russian First Division and FC Lada Togliatti in the Russian Second Division.-Playing career:* -...
Artis LazdiņšArtis Lazdiņš
Artis Lazdiņš is a Latvian footballer, who currently plays for Virsliga club FK Jelgava in Latvia and Latvia national football team.-Early Career:...
Aleksandr MisikovAleksandr Misikov
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Mysikov is a football striker from Russia. His previous club was FK Ventspils. Now he plays for Dordoi Bishkek.-Playing career:* - played games and goals-References:...
Vladimirs KoļesņičenkoVladimirs Kolesnicenko
Vladimirs Koļesņičenko is a retired footballer from Latvia, currently the commercial director of Skonto Riga.- Career :...
Kristaps GrebisKristaps Grebis
Kristaps Grebis is a Latvian footballer, currently playing for FK Simurq Zaqatala in Azerbaijan Premier League.- Club career :...
Andrejs ButriksAndrejs Butriks
Andrejs Butriks is a Latvian football forward, currently playing for Anagennisi Epanomi in the Greek Football League.-Club career:...
Pāvels DavidovsPavels Davidovs
Pāvels Davidovs is a football goalkeeper from Latvia, currently playing for Mash'al Mubarek in the Uzbek League.- Club Career :...
Vladimirs BespalovsVladimirs Bespalovs
Vladimirs Bespalovs is a Latvian footballer who currently plays for Virsliga club FK Ventspils and Latvia national football team....
Artjoms Gončars Mihails Rjumšins Artūrs ZjuzinsArturs Zjuzins
Artūrs Zjuzins is a Latvian football midfielder, currently playing for the Russian First Division club FC Baltika Kaliningrad.- Club career :...
Zurab MenteshashviliZurab Menteshashvili
Zurab Menteshashvili is a football midfielder from Georgia. His current club is FC Barcelona.Menteshashvili previously played for FC Spartak Alania, FC Shinnik Yaroslavl in the Russian Premier League and FK Ventspils in Virsliga.-Playing career:...
Igors SļesarčuksIgors Slesarcuks
Igor Slesarchuk is a Latvian-Russian football striker, currently playing for FC Vitebsk in Belarus.Previously he played for FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk in the Russian First Division, for Skonto Riga, FK Venta and FK Ventspils in Latvia and other clubs from Belarus, Russia and Estonia.Despite being...
Roman Grigorshuk