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Valerijs Semjonovs
Valerijs Semjonovs (born 7 August 1958) is a former Latvian footballer who for the most of his career played for FK Daugava Rīga. He played as a forward. Playing biography Semjonovs was offered to join Daugava after his superb performance in the youth tournament ''Pārceltuve'' (he was selected best forward of the tournament). In Daugava he played from 1978 to 1989 (for one season he played with FC Karpaty Lviv during army duty), scoring 48 goals in 302 matches. His strong sides were speed and good technique however he often failed to score from very good opportunities. His most successful seasons with Daugava were in 1979 (10 goals) and 1981 (16 goals), but later in the career his performance declined. In different stages of his career Semjonovs also played on different positions on the field - he started as a forward but also sometimes played in defense and as a half-back. After the end of playing on a professional level Semjonovs played football on amateur level in Riga, went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |