Roberts Mežeckis (born 29 January 1981) is a retired

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n professional

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, currently the general manager and team coordinator of

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Career

Roberts Mežeckis was born in

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, the son of the former

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general manager Jānis Mežeckis. He signed for Cork City FC from F.K. Riga at the start of the 2009 season. Unfortunately Roberts' first team chances that season were limited due to ongoing injury problems. After the players were told they were effectively free agents, Mezeckis left the club on 30 July 2009. In September 2009 he announced his retirement from professional football, due to his long-term tendon of Achilles injury.

Post-football career

In 2012 Mežeckis was appointed as the general manager and team coordinator of

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Mezeckis released by Cork City
1981 births Living people Cork City F.C. players League of Ireland players Latvian men's footballers Latvia men's international footballers Footballers from Riga Latvian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Ireland Skonto FC players FK Rīga players Men's association football defenders {{Latvia-footy-bio-stub