Ritvars Rugins (born 17 October 1989]) is a Latvian footballer who most recently played for Riga FC in the Latvian Higher League and Latvia national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ritvars Rugins | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth |
Tukums, Latvian SSR, USSR (now Republic of Latvia) | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FK Tukums 2000 | |||
| FK Ventspils-2 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | FK Ventspils | 69 | (9) |
| 2012 | Illichivets Mariupol | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Skonto Riga | 72 | (5) |
| 2015–2019 | FK Ventspils | 97 | (6) |
| 2019–2022 | Riga | 63 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Latvia U-21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2010– | Latvia | 39 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2019 | |||
Club career
editEarly career and FK Ventspils
editRitvars Rugins started playing football at the age of 9 in his local club Tukums 2000. In 2007, he joined the Latvian Higher League club FK Ventspils. In 2008, he played his first league match for the team, it was his only appearance that season. In 2009, he played 14 games and scored twice. In 2010, he scored 3 goals in 22 games. Year 2011 saw him playing 29 matches and scoring 4 times. During that season Rugins was tried out in different positions, as the coach Sergei Podpaly faced a lack of defenders all season long. Ritvars usually plays as a midfielder, but periodically has also been part of the defensive and attacking lines, being described as a very universal player. Rugins is a three-time Latvian champion and has also won the Latvian Cup and Baltic League - each once respectively.
Illichivets Mariupol
editOn 9 January 2012 Rugins signed a contract with the Ukrainian Premier League club Illichivets Mariupol.[1] He made his league debut for the club on 10 March 2012, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute against Shakhtar Donetsk.[2]
Skonto Riga
editIn July 2012, Rugins returned to the Latvian Higher League, signing for Skonto Riga.[3]
Riga FC
editRugins signed with Riga FC on 7 January 2019.[4] Rugins departed the club at the end of the 2022 season.[5]
International career
editRugins played for Latvia U-21 until 2010, scoring once in 12 matches. He made his debut for the national team in a friendly match against China (0–1) on 17 November 2010.[6] As of August, 2012, Rugins has been capped 8 times for the national side.[7]
Honours
editFK Ventspils
edit- Latvian champion
- 2008, 2011
- Latvian Cup winner
- 2011, 2017
- Baltic League champion
- 2010
Riga FC
edit- Latvian champion
- 2019, 2020
National team
edit- Baltic Cup winner
- 2014, 2018
References
edit- ^ "Rugins pārceļas uz Ukrainas Premjerlīgas klubu "Illichivets"". sportacentrs.com. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Gorkšam 8. Uzvara pēc kārtas, Ruginam 20 minūtes pret "Shakhtar"". 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Lapa īslaicīgi nav pieejama".
- ^ "Ventspils" kapteinis Rugins pāriet uz "Riga", liepājnieku sastāvs zināms par 99%, sportacentrs.com, 7 January 2019
- ^ "Paldies, Ruga!" [Thank you, Ruga!]. rigafc.lv (in Latvian). 30 November 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "China 1–0 Latvia / Friendlies 2010". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Latvijas Futbola federācija". www.lff.lv. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
External links
edit- Ritvars Rugins at Soccerway
- Ritvars Rugins at National-Football-Teams.com