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Māris Smirnovs
Māris Smirnovs (born 2 June 1976, in Daugavpils) is a former Latvian football defender, currently the assistant manager of FK Ventspils, playing in the Latvian Higher League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Māris Smirnovs | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Daugavpils, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Latvia | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dinaburg Daugavpils | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Dinaburg Daugavpils | 25 | (2) |
| 1997 | Daugavpils Lokomotīve | 10 | (0) |
| 1999 | Valmiera | 22 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | Ventspils | 104 | (14) |
| 2004–2006 | Amica Wronki | 10 | (0) |
| 2006 | Ditton | 25 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Dinamo București | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Jurmala | 15 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Górnik Zabrze | 29 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | FK Ventspils | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Tranzit | 24 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2006 | Latvia | 21 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | FK Ventspils-2 (assistant manager) | ||
| 2013 | FK Ventspils (assistant manager) | ||
| 2022- | Latvia (Fitness coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2013 | |||
Smirnovs has played 22 international matches for Latvia national football team. He debuted in 2002, and played at the Euro 2004.
Māris Smirnovs played for Dinaburg FC, FK Valmiera, FK Ventspils, Amica Wronki, FC Ditton, Dinamo București, Górnik Zabrze, FK Jūrmala and FC Tranzit. After the 2010 Latvian Higher League season Smirnovs retired from professional football.
Before the start of the 2012 Latvian First League season Smirnovs was appointed as the assistant manager of FK Ventspils-2. In 2013, he became the assistant manager of FK Ventspils first team.
External links edit
- Latvian Football Federation (in Latvian)