Valentīns Lobaņovs (; born 23 October 1971 in

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) is a former

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from

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. He has played 58 international matches and scored 1 goal for the Latvia national team. He debuted in 1994, and played at the

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. He started his career in

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and later played for Metallurg Lipetsk, Metallurg Krasnoyarsk, Shinnik Yaroslavl, Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, FK Venta. His last club was FK Jūrmala.

Honours

;Skonto *

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champion: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003 *

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winner: 1992, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001

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(in Latvian) 1971 births Living people Soviet men's footballers FK Liepājas Metalurgs players Latvian men's footballers Skonto FC players FC Metallurg Lipetsk players Latvian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Russia FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players Russian Premier League players FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk players FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players Ukrainian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine FK Daugava (2003) players Latvia men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2004 players Latvian people of Russian descent FK Venta players Men's association football midfielders {{Latvia-footy-bio-stub