Aleksejs Auziņš
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksejs Karlis Auziņš |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Born | 7 August 1910 Jelgava, Russian Empire |
| Died | 25 April 1997 (aged 86) Riga, Latvia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | |
| Updated on 27 September 2012. | |
Aleksejs Karlis Auziņš (7 August 1910, in
football midfielder, manager and also an ice hockey
player.
Football playing career
Auziņš was born in the provincial city of
Latvian Cup[2] (in the first year when its name had been changed from Riga Football Cup
) and another time in 1938. With the Latvia national team Auziņš played seven matches in 1935.
Auziņš played with
Riga Vanderers until 1939, then retired from active football only to return to it during World War II. In 1941 during the German occupation of Latvia he played with the Students football club, and from 1942 to 1944 – with US Riga
.
Ice hockey playing career
In
Coaching career
Auziņš was the director of the Lokomotīve football stadium in Riga for more than three decades – from 1947 to 1980 but in addition to it he also worked as a football and ice hockey coach. In football, he worked with the senior squad of Lokomotive Riga (from 1956 to 1959) and with its youth squad. The most notable footballers whom he coached include Vilnis Straume and Leonards Andžāns.
References
- ^ "RV stats". Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
- ^ "RV wins the Latvian Cup". periodika.lv. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Latvia at the 1936 Winter Olympics". periodika.lv. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksejs Auziņš". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
External links
- Aleksejs Auziņš at Olympedia
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Aleksejs Auziņš at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
