Māris Smirnovs

Māris Smirnovs
Personal information
Full name Māris Smirnovs
Date of birth 2 June 1976 (1976-06-02) (age 35)
Place of birth Daugavpils, Soviet Union
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club FC Tranzīts
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Dinaburg Daugavpils 25 (2)
1997 Lokomotiv Daugavpils 10 (0)
1999 Valmiera 22 (1)
2000–2004 Ventspils 104 (14)
2004–2006 Amica Wronki 8 (0)
2006 Ditton 25 (5)
2006–2007 Dinamo Bucureşti 1 (0)
2007 Jurmala 16 (1)
2007–2009 Górnik Zabrze 29 (1)
2009–2010 FK Ventspils 5 (0)
2010– FC Tranzīts 4 (1)
National team
2002– Latvia 22 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 September 2009

Māris Smirnovs (born 2 June 1976 in Daugavpils) is a football defender from Latvia currently playing for FC Tranzīts.

As of 6 July 2009 he has played 22 international matches for the Latvia national team. He debuted in 2003, and played at the Euro 2004.

He has played for Dinaburg FC, FK Ventspils, Amica Wronki, FC Ditton, Dinamo Bucureşti and Górnik Zabrze.

After the 2008/2009 season his club Górnik Zabrze was relegated from the Polish Ekstraklasa and did not extend the contract with him.

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