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.
 Smirnovs playing for Tranzit | |||
| 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) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FK Ventspils (assistant manager) | ||
| 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 Bucureşti | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Jurmala | 15 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Górnik Zabrze | 29 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | FK Ventspils | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Tranzit | 24 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2006 | Latvia | 21 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2013 | FK Ventspils-2 (assistant manager) | ||
| 2013– | FK Ventspils (assistant manager) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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 Bucureşti, 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
- Latvian Football Federation (in Latvian)
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