Jānis Dreimanis

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Jānis Dreimanis (13 October 1949 - 20213

defender
.

In his career, he played 115 matches for

Daugava Rīga
, scoring four goals.

Playing career

Dreimanis' first steps in football were made with

Daugava Rīga
.

His best season with Daugava was in 1974 when Daugava played in the second division playoffs, and Dreimanis had a strong shot and often scored goals from a far distance. He also played well with the head but lacked speed to play on a higher level.

After five years with Daugava Dreimanis returned to the Latvian league where he played for

Latvian Cup
3 times and also won the league 3 times.

Coaching career

His first club as manager was Alfa Rīga where he previously had been a player. In 1985 with Dreimanis in command Alfa won the Latvian league title. After five years as the general manager of Alfa he worked as a coach of youth squads for

Pārdaugava Rīga and Gemma Rīga
.

Dreimanis has worked with all Latvia national youth football teams - from U16 to U21. In 2005, he was the manager of the

FK Jelgava, but on 2 January 2013 he suffered an attack caused by a stroke and was hospitalized.[2]
His assistant Sergejs Golubevs was appointed as the new manager of the club.

References

  1. ^ Latvian Football Federation Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Dreimanim insults, par "Jelgavas" galveno treneri iecelts Golubevs". 4 January 2013.

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