Dzintars Zirnis
| Dzintars Zirnis | ||
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | April 25, 1977 | |
| place of birth | Riga , Latvian SSR , Soviet Union | |
| size | 1.80 m | |
| position | Defense | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| FK Flaminko Jūrmala | ||
| Kvadrāts Riga | ||
| Pārdaugava | ||
| 1996 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 23 (3) |
| 1997– | Liepājas Metalurgs | 301 (7) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1997– | Latvia | 58 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of April 22, 2011 |
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Dzintars Zirnis (born April 25, 1977 in Riga ) is a Latvian football player.
Zirnis played at the beginning of his career for FK Flaminko Jūrmala , Kvadrāts Riga and Pārdaugava . In 1997 the defender moved to Liepājas Metalurgs after a short intermezzo at the Russian club Baltika Kaliningrad . With Metalurgs he won the Latvian Championship in 2005. With this championship Liepājas Metalurgs broke the supremacy of Skonto Riga . Since Latvia regained independence in 1991, Skonto Riga had won all national championship titles up to 2004.
Zirnis made his debut for the Latvian national football team on August 19, 1997 against Azerbaijan . The game ended 0-0. He took part in the European Football Championship in 2004 and had a short stint here - in the game against Germany he was substituted on in the 92nd minute.
successes
- 2005 Latvian football champion
- 2007 winner of the Baltic League
- 2009 Latvian football champion
Web links
- Dzintars Zirnis in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- Dzintars Zirnis in the database of weltfussball.de
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Zirnis, dzintars |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Latvian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Riga , Latvian SSR |