Dzintars Zirnis
 Dzintars Zirnis | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dzintars Zirnis | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Riga, Latvia, USSR (now Republic of Latvia) | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Liepājas Metalurgs | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| FK Flaminko Jūrmala | |||
| Kvadrāts Riga | |||
| 1996-1997 | Pārdaugava | 0 | (0) |
| 1997- | Liepājas Metalurgs | 350 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997– | Latvia | 68 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 June 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Dzintars Zirnis (born 25 April 1977 in Riga) is a Latvian football defender, currently playing for FK Liepājas Metalurgs in the Latvian Higher League and Latvian national team.[1]
Club career
Zirnis played for FK Flaminko Jūrmala, Kvadrāts Riga, Pārdaugava and Baltika before joining FK Liepājas Metalurgs in 1997. In September 2004 he played in the UEFA Cup for Metalurgs in which the club beat Faroe Islands club, B36 Tórshavn 111-2 over two legs in the first qualifying round, then beat Swedish club Östers IF in the second qualifying round. Metalurgs were beaten by German club, FC Schalke 04 in the first round, 9-1 over two legs.[2] On 1 October 2005 Zirnis was part of the Metalurgs team that beat FK Ventspils 5-1 to seal the clubs first ever Virsliga championship
International career
Zirnis made his debut for Latvia on 19 August 1997 in a 0-0 draw with Azerbaijan.[3] In November 2003 he was a part of the Latvian team that beat Turkey over two legs to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2004 finals; the first time Latvia had qualified for a major international tournament.[4] and played at the finals in 2004.
He was sent off in the Baltic Cup final against Lithuania in Kaunas on 22 May 2005.[5]
On 17 November 2007 he scored an own goal to give Liechtenstein the lead in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group F match which Latvia eventually won 4-1.[6]
He has played 68 international matches for Latvia national team.
Honours
Club
- Virsliga Champions (1): 2005
- Virsliga Runners-up (3): 2003, 2004, 2006
- Latvian Cup Winners (1): 2006
- Baltic League Champions (1): 2007
References
- ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/dzintars-zirnis/leistungsdaten-verein/spieler_15406.html
- ↑ Korolev, Michael (2005-10-05). "The miracle man of Metalurgs". UEFA. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ↑ "Dzintars Zirnis". wldcup.com. 2004. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ↑ "Joyful Latvia make history". UEFA. 2003-11-19. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ↑ Gimbutas, Kestutis (2005-05-22). "Lithuania lift Baltic Cup". UEFA. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ↑ "Latvia save best till last". UEFA. 2007-11-17. Archived from the original on 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
External links
- Dzintars Zirnis career stats at Soccerbase
- Dzintars Zirnis at National-Football-Teams.com
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