Gints Freimanis

Gints Freimanis
	Freimanis playing for Jelgava in 2016
Personal information
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
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005	Ventspils
2006	Dižvanagi
2006–2007	Jelgava
2007	Jūrmala
2008	Rīga
2009	St Patrick's Athletic
2010–2011	Jelgava
2012	Pommern Greifswald
2013–2018	Jelgava
2018–2020	Spartaks Jūrmala
2020–2022	Saldus SS/Leevon
Total
International career
2014–2018	Latvia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gints Freimanis (9 May 1985 – 6 June 2023) was a Latvian professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Club career[edit]

Freimanis joined Saldus SS/Leevon in 2020.^[2]

International career[edit]

Freimanis 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[edit]

Freimanis 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]

List of international goals scored by Gints Freimanis
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	31 August 2017	Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	1–2	1–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[edit]

FK Jelgava

Latvian Football Cup: 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

Latvia

Baltic Cup: 2014, 2016

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

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[1] FK «Jelgava» atgriežas Gints Freimanis, jelgavniekiem.lv, 7 January 2010

[2] Freimanis pievienojas pirmās līgas jaunpienācējai no dzimtā Saldus, sportacentrs.com, 15 March 2020

[3] "LFF: Izlasē iekļauts Gints Freimanis". Arhivs.lff.lv. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

[death-4] "В возрасте 38 лет скончался бывший футболист сборной Латвии". Футбол (in Russian). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

[NFT-5] "Freimanis, Gints". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[6] "Krāšņā LFF Laureātu vakarā sveikti gada labākie Latvijas futbolā - Latvijas Futbola federācija". Lff.lv. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

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