Pavels Surnins
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Pāvels Surņins is a republican city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea directly at 21°E. It is the largest city in the Kurzeme Region of Latvia, the third largest city in Latvia after Riga and Daugavpils and an important ice-free port...
, Latvia) is a football midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
from 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...
. He currently plays for FK Liepājas Metalurgs.
Club career
Surņins played for FK Liepājas Metalurgs-2FK Liepajas Metalurgs-2
Liepājas Metalurgs-2 is a Latvian football team from Liepāja city. It is a farm-team of FHK Liepājas Metalurgs.-FHK Liepājas Metalurgs reserves team squad:...
in 2005 in the 1.līga, the second tier in Latvian football, scoring five goals, as well as making seven appearances for FK Liepājas Metalurgsin the Virslīga
Virsliga
-Past Virslīga winners:-Top scorers:-Riga football league winners:* 1910 Union Riga* 1911 British FC Riga* 1912 Union Riga* 1913 British FC Riga* 1914 British FC Riga* 1915 British FC Riga-Champions of Latvia before Virslīga:* 1922 Ķeizarmežs...
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In the 2006 season he played 28 games for Liepājas Metalurgs in the Virslīga as well as one game in the Latvian Cup
Latvian football Cup
The Latvian Football Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Latvian football. It started in 1937 replacing the previous knockout tournament – Riga Football Cup.The competition is a knockout tournament....
, the semi-final match against FC Skonto which they won 2-1. He made two substitute appearances in both legs of the 2007 Baltic League Final
2007 Baltic League Final
The 2007 Baltic League Final was the final of the first ever Baltic League. It was played on November 8 and November 11, 2007 between Latvian teams FK Ventspils and Liepājas Metalurgs...
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International career
Surņins has played for the Latvian Under-21Latvia national under-21 football team
The Latvia national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Latvia and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body of football in Latvia. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
's. In September 2006 he was called ino the Latvian
Latvia national football team
The Latvian national football team is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia and represents the country in international football competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships. So far, they have never qualified for a FIFA World...
squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers against Iceland
Iceland national football team
The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition....
and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
by national coach, 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....
. He made his international debut in 2007.
Honours
Club- VirsligaVirsliga-Past Virslīga winners:-Top scorers:-Riga football league winners:* 1910 Union Riga* 1911 British FC Riga* 1912 Union Riga* 1913 British FC Riga* 1914 British FC Riga* 1915 British FC Riga-Champions of Latvia before Virslīga:* 1922 Ķeizarmežs...
runner-up: (2) 2006, 2007 - Latvian Cup winner (1) 2006
- Baltic LeagueBaltic LeagueThe 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...
winner: (1) 2007Baltic League 2007The 2007 season of Baltic League was the first edition of the Baltic League. The competition was won by Liepājas Metalurgs of Latvia, who beat fellow Latvians FK Ventspils 8–2 on aggregate in the final, which was spread over two legs on 8 November 2007 and 11 November 2007.-Group A:1 Dinaburg FC...