Māris Smirnovs (born 2 June 1976) is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a defender, and is currently the fitness coach of the manager of Latvia national team.

Māris Smirnovs
Personal information
Full name Māris Smirnovs
Date of birth (1976-06-02) 2 June 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Daugavpils, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Latvia (fitness coach)
Youth career
Dinaburg Daugavpils
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Dinaburg Daugavpils 25 (2)
1997 Daugavpils Lokomotīve 10 (0)
1999 Valmiera 22 (1)
2000–2004 Ventspils 104 (14)
2004–2006 Amica Wronki 8 (0)
2006 Ditton 25 (5)
2006–2007 Dinamo București 1 (0)
2007 Jurmala 15 (1)
2007–2009 Górnik Zabrze 29 (1)
2009–2010 FK Ventspils 5 (0)
2010 Tranzit 24 (2)
International career
2002–2006 Latvia 21 (0)
Managerial career
2012–2013 FK Ventspils-2 (assistant manager)
2013 FK Ventspils (assistant manager)
2022– Latvia (fitness coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Smirnovs has played 22 international matches for Latvia. He debuted in 2002, and played at the Euro 2004.

Smirnovs played for Dinaburg, Valmiera, Ventspils, Amica Wronki, Ditton, Dinamo București, Górnik Zabrze, Jūrmala and Tranzit. At the conclusion of the 2010 Latvian Higher League season, Smirnovs retired from professional football.

Before the start of the 2012 Latvian First League 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

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Ventspils[1]

Dinamo București

References

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  1. ^ a b "Māris Smirnovs". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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