Māris Smirnovs (born 2 June 1976) is a Latvian former professional

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who played as a defender, and is currently the fitness coach of the Latvia national team. Smirnovs has played 22 international matches for

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. He debuted in 2002, and played at the

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. Smirnovs played for

Dinaburg Daugavpils (see also other names) is a state city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city derives its name. The parts of the city to the north of the river belong to the historical Latvian region ...

Valmiera Valmiera () is the second largest city of the historical Vidzeme region, Latvia, with a total area of . As of 2002, Valmiera had a population of 27,323, and in 2020, it was at 24,879. It is a Administrative divisions of Latvia, state city, and ...

Ventspils Ventspils () is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country. At the beginning of 2020, Ventspils had a population of 33,906. It is situated on the Venta River and ...

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, Ditton,

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Jūrmala Jūrmala (; "seaside") is a state city in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, about west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and is sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River. It has a stretch of white-sand beach and is the ...

and Tranzit. At the conclusion of the

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season, Smirnovs retired from professional football. Before the start of the 2012

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season, Smirnovs was appointed as the assistant manager of FK Ventspils-2. In 2013, he became the assistant manager of FK Ventspils first team.

Honours

Ventspils *

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: 2003, 2004 Dinamo București *

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: 2006–07

References

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Latvian Football Federation
(in Latvian) 1976 births Living people Footballers from Daugavpils Men's association football defenders Latvian men's footballers Latvia men's international footballers FC Dinamo București players Amica Wronki players FK Ventspils players Dinaburg FC players Górnik Zabrze players FC Tranzit players Latvian Higher League players Ekstraklasa players Liga I players Latvian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Latvian people of Russian descent UEFA Euro 2004 players {{Latvia-footy-bio-stub