In the 1930s he was the captain of Latvia national football team for which he made 55 appearances (second result in the pre-war Latvian team) and scored 2 goals.[1]
Lidmanis played of the football club Rīgas FK, the top Riga club of that era, and together with Ēriks Pētersons and Sergejs Maģers he made up the center midfield in the national team. One of his strengths was in the hands (he also played basketball and even played for Latvia in EuroBasket 1935), he also performed corner-kicks.
In 1944 Lidmanis together with his family immigrated to Germany and in 1949 to Australia. He died in Melbourne, Australia on 29 November 1986.
Referencesedit
^Mamrud, Roberto (16 December 2010). "Latvia – Record International Players". Rec.Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation.
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jānis, lidmanis, january, 1910, november, 1986, latvian, footballer, basketballer, possibly, 1935personal, informationborn18, january, 1910riga, russian, empiredied29, november, 1986, aged, melbourne, australiamedal, record, representing, latviaeuropean, champ. Janis Lidmanis 18 January 1910 29 November 1986 was a Latvian footballer and basketballer Janis LidmanisJanis Lidmanis possibly in 1935Personal informationBorn18 January 1910Riga Russian EmpireDied29 November 1986 aged 76 Melbourne AustraliaMedal record Representing LatviaEuropean Championships1935 Switzerland Team CompetitionCareer editIn the 1930s he was the captain of Latvia national football team for which he made 55 appearances second result in the pre war Latvian team and scored 2 goals 1 Lidmanis played of the football club Rigas FK the top Riga club of that era and together with Eriks Petersons and Sergejs Magers he made up the center midfield in the national team One of his strengths was in the hands he also played basketball and even played for Latvia in EuroBasket 1935 he also performed corner kicks In 1944 Lidmanis together with his family immigrated to Germany and in 1949 to Australia He died in Melbourne Australia on 29 November 1986 References edit Mamrud Roberto 16 December 2010 Latvia Record International Players Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Latvian basketball figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Latvian football is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Janis Lidmanis amp oldid 1164204957, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
