Arvīds Bārda (24 November 1901 – 11 November 1940) was a

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 ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

, brother of

Edvīns Bārda Edvīns Bārda (19 April 1900 in Riga – 28 September 1947 in Liverpool) was a Latvian footballer and manager, the elder and most popular of four football playing Bārda brothers. Biography Edvīns Bārda started his career in 1921 when h ...

Rūdolfs Bārda Rūdolfs Bārda (20 February 1903, Riga – 24 January 1991, Riga) was a Latvian footballer, brother of Edvīns Bārda, Arvīds Bārda and Oskars Bārda. Biography Rūdolfs Bārda began his football career in 1922 when he joined JKS Riga - the ...

and Oskars Bārda. He was born and died in

Riga 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 Ba ...

Biography

Bārda started his football career in 1921 when he along with his brothers joined JKS Riga - the strongest Latvian football club at the time, he played with the side in 1921 and 1922. In early 1923 Bārda joined the newly founded RFK - the leader in Latvian football in the years to follow. Along with his brother

Edvīns Edvīns is a Latvian masculine given name which may refer to: * Edvīns Bārda (1900–1947), Latvian footballer and manager * Edvīns Bietags (1908–1983), Latvian wrestler *Edvīns Ķeņģis Edvīns Ķeņģis (born 12 April 1959, in ...

he was selected to play in the first ever international match for Latvia on 24 September 1922. In total between 1922 and 1924 Arvīds played seven international matches for Latvia scoring two goals. He was a member of Latvia football team at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. Bārda played with RFK from 1923 to 1926 winning three Latvian league titles. After retiring from playing he continued to participate in football matches as a referee. In 1933 Bārda participated in a match of club veterans against the RFK youth squad to celebrate the 10th anniversary of RFK.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barda, Arvids 1901 births 1940 deaths Footballers from Riga People from Kreis Riga Latvian footballers Latvia men's international footballers Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Latvia Men's association football forwards