Gints Freimanis (9 May 1985 – 6 June 2023) was a Latvian professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Freimanis playing for Jelgava in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 May 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Saldus, Latvian SSR, USSR | ||
Date of death | 6 June 2023 | (aged 38)||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Viola[1] | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | Ventspils | 0 | (0) |
2006 | Dižvanagi | 13 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Jelgava | 20 | (11) |
2007 | Jūrmala | 16 | (1) |
2008 | Rīga | 13 | (1) |
2009 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Jelgava | 28 | (1) |
2012 | Pommern Greifswald | 24 | (2) |
2013–2018 | Jelgava | 110 | (2) |
2018–2020 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 51 | (2) |
2020–2022 | Saldus SS/Leevon | 34 | (1) |
Total | 310 | (21) | |
International career | |||
2014–2018 | Latvia | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
editFreimanis joined Saldus SS/Leevon in 2020.[2]
International career
editFreimanis first call-up to the senior Latvia national team squad came in May 2014[3] for the 2014 Baltic Cup, making his national team debut as a 94th-minute substitute in the final game against Lithuania, helping Latvia to win the trophy by a 1–0 scoreline.[citation needed]
Illness and death
editFreimanis was diagnosed with skin cancer in October 2021.[4] He died on 6 June 2023, at the age of 38.[4]
Career statistics
edit- Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Freimanis goal.[5]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 31 August 2017 | Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editFK Jelgava
Latvia
Individual
- Best defender of 2016 Latvian Higher League[6]
References
edit- ^ FK «Jelgava» atgriežas Gints Freimanis, jelgavniekiem.lv, 7 January 2010
- ^ Freimanis pievienojas pirmās līgas jaunpienācējai no dzimtā Saldus, sportacentrs.com, 15 March 2020
- ^ "LFF: Izlasē iekļauts Gints Freimanis". Arhivs.lff.lv. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ a b "В возрасте 38 лет скончался бывший футболист сборной Латвии". Футбол (in Russian). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Freimanis, Gints". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Krāšņā LFF Laureātu vakarā sveikti gada labākie Latvijas futbolā - Latvijas Futbola federācija". Lff.lv. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
External links
edit- Gints Freimanis at Soccerway