Vitālijs Smirnovs
| Vitālijs Smirnovs | ||
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | June 28, 1986 | |
| place of birth | Riga , Latvian SSR | |
| size | 191 cm | |
| position | Defender | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| -2003 | Riga discount | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2004-2011 | Riga discount | 103 (3) |
| 2012-2014 | FK Ventspils | 60 (6) |
| 2014-2015 | FK Spartaks Jūrmala | 34 (1) |
| 2015– | Riga discount | 10 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2010– | Latvia | 7 (1) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Vitālijs Smirnovs (born June 28, 1986 in Riga ) is a Latvian football player who plays at FK Ventspils in Virslīga .
Career
society
Vitālijs Smirnovs started his career in his hometown Riga, the largest city in the Baltic States . In his youth he played for Skonto Riga , the record champions in Latvia, for whom he also made his professional debut in the 2004 season in Virslīga . Under Aleksandrs Starkovs he was able to win the championship title with the team in the same year. He won further titles in 2010/11 with the championship and victory in the Baltic League in the final against FK Ventspils . After eight seasons and over 100 league appearances as well as numerous European Cup matches, the tall Smirnovs moved to FK Ventspils at the beginning of the 2012 season . With the new club from the port city of the same name, he won the Latvian Cup in the second year of membership .
National team
Vitālijs Smirnovs made his debut in 2010 with Daniils Turkovs in the Latvian national soccer team against China . It was also the last international match of Vitālijs Astafjevs , the European record international . With the national team of his home country he took part in the Baltic Cup in 2012 and was able to win it after two victories against Lithuania and Finland . The defensive player was in the starting line-up in both games and scored a goal on penalties in the final.
successes
with discount Riga:
with FK Ventspils:
- Latvian Cup Winner : 2013
with Latvia:
Web links
- Vitālijs Smirnovs in the soccerway.com database
- Vitālijs Smirnovs in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Latvijas izlase pēdējās secondēs zaudē Ķīnai. delfi.lv, November 17, 2010, accessed August 30, 2013 (Latvian).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Smirnovs, Vitālijs |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smirnovs, Vitalijs |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Latvian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Riga , Latvian SSR |