Māris Smirnovs [SEP] place of birth
Māris Smirnovs
Māris Smirnovs (born 2 June 1976 in Daugavpils) is a former Latvian football defender, currently the assistant manager of FK Ventspils, playing in the Latvian Higher League.
Smirnovs has played 22 international matches for Latvia national football team. He debuted in 2002, and played at the Euro 2004.
Māris Smirnovs played for Dinaburg FC, FK Valmiera, FK Ventspils, Amica Wronki, FC Ditton, Dinamo Bucureşti, Górnik Zabrze, FK Jūrmala and FC Tranzit. After the 2010 Latvian Higher League season Smirnovs
joined Czech First League side FK Dukla Prague in September 2015, signing a one-year contract.
International career.
Gorkšs has played for the Latvian Under-21 team and he made his debut for Latvia on 24 December 2005 against Thailand in the 36th annual King's Cup in Phang Nga, Thailand. On 11 October 2006, in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Northern Ireland, Gorkšs started the second half in place of Māris Smirnovs. In February 2007 he played for Latvia in the annual Cyprus International Football Tournament. On 6