Māris Smirnovs

Māris Smirnovs

Smirnovs playing for Tranzit
Personal information
Full nameMāris Smirnovs
Date of birth2 June 1976
Place of birthDaugavpils, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefender (retired)
Club information
Current team
FK Ventspils (assistant manager)
Youth career
Dinaburg Daugavpils
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1997Dinaburg Daugavpils25(2)
1997Daugavpils Lokomotīve10(0)
1999Valmiera22(1)
2000–2004Ventspils104(14)
2004–2006Amica Wronki10(0)
2006Ditton25(5)
2006–2007Dinamo Bucureşti1(0)
2007Jurmala15(1)
2007–2009Górnik Zabrze29(1)
2009–2010FK Ventspils5(0)
2010Tranzit24(2)
National team
2002–2006Latvia21(0)
Teams managed
2012-2013FK Ventspils-2 (assistant manager)
2013-FK Ventspils (assistant manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 January 2013

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 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.

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