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Iļja Vestermans
Iļja Vestermans (28 September 1915 – 2005) was a Latvian football forward of Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ... origin. He was born in Riga. For most of his career he played with the Riga Jewish community sports club Hakoah Riga, Hakoah. He made his debut in the Latvia national football team in 1935 against Lithuania national football team, Lithuania and scored two goals in the match. In the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Vestermans scored in both matches as Latvia beat Lithuania national football team, Lithuania and scored the single goal for Latvia against Austria national football team, Austria in the decisive match for the World Cup spot. In his 23 matches for Latvia Vestermans scored 13 goals. He was the third-highest scorer in the Latvia na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rīga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2006 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, 2013 World Women's Curling Championship and the 2021 IIHF World Championship. It is home to the European Union's office of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). In 2017, it was named the European Region of Gastronomy. In 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
