Ādolfs Sīmanis
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (April 2010) |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 March 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Riga, Russian Empire | ||
| Date of death | 10 September 1979 (aged 70) | ||
| Position(s) |
Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1940 | Riga Vanderer | ||
| 1940 | FK Dinamo Rīga | ||
| International career | |||
| 1932–1940 | Latvia | 9 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ādolfs Sīmanis (11 March 1909 – 10 September 1979) was a Latvian
Biography
Sīmanis came from the Latvian countryside and when he joined the newly founder
Sīmanis played with Riga Vanderer from 1928 until the club's disillusion in 1940, over these years twice winning silver medals of the
In 1932 Sīmanis made his début for the national team. In total he made 9 appearances for Latvia until 1940 and won the Baltic Cup twice over these years. The only important trophy in Latvia he never won was the Latvian league title.
When Latvian sports club were disbanded in 1940, Sīmanis joined FK Dinamo Riga. In the autumn of 1940 he had his leg broken in a match in Moscow after which there were complications and Sīmanis did not return to football again. He later moved to the United States,[3] and died there in September 1979.[4]
References
- ^ "Ādolfs Sīmanis". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ Riga Vanderer club profile
- ^ Sports (in Latvian)
- ^ Person Details for Adolf Simanis