Vīts Rimkus
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 June 1973 | ||
Place of birth |
Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Latvia) | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993 | Pārdaugava Rīga | 14 | (2) |
1994 |
DAG Rīga | 15 | (3) |
1995 |
Amstrig Riga | 26 | (8) |
1995–1996 | FC Winterthur | 10 | (8) |
1996–1997 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 13 | (2) |
1997–1998 | Erzgebirge Aue | 10 | (0) |
1998 | Skonto Riga | 15 | (11) |
1999–2000 |
FK Valmiera | 38 | (6) |
2001–2004 | FK Ventspils | 100 | (70) |
2005 | FC Rostov | 9 | (0) |
2005–2009 | FK Ventspils | 109 | (66) |
2009–2010 | FK Ekranas | 26 | (15) |
2011–2012 | FC Jūrmala | 18 | (10) |
2012 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 1 | (0) |
2013 | FB Gulbene | 23 | (20) |
2014 | AFA Olaine | 3 | (4) |
2016 | Skonto FC | 19 | (13) |
International career | |||
1995–2008 | Latvia | 73 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vīts Rimkus (born 21 June 1973) is a Latvian former professional
Club career
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Born in
Several offers to go abroad appeared and the player chose to move to Switzerland, signing a contract with FC Winterthur. Scoring eight goals in ten matches that season, he moved to Germany in 1996, signing for 1. FC Nürnberg. Despite the loud boom in Switzerland, Rimkus couldn't prove himself in Nürnberg, so he was given away to another German club, FC Erzgebirge Aue. Ten matches with no goals made him return to Latvia then.
In 1998, he was signed by
In 2010 Rimkus moved to Lithuania, signing a one-year contract with FK Ekranas.[4] He became the highest scorer of the team that season with 15 goals in 26 matches respectively, just one goal behind the top scorer of the league Povilas Lukšys.[5] After the season Rimkus moved to Cyprus, signing a half-season contract with the Cypriot Fourth Division club Finikas Ayias Marinas Chrysochous.[6] In July 2011 he returned to Latvia and signed a contract with the Latvian Higher League newcomers FC Jūrmala.[7] Despite joining in mid-season, with ten goals in 18 games he became the team's highest scorer in the league. In March 2012 Rimkus was signed by the Latvian Higher League newcomers FK Spartaks Jūrmala, but after just playing one match he was released.[8]
In January 2013 Rimkus joined the
Before the start of the 2016 Latvian First League season Rimkus returned to association football at the age of 42, joining Skonto FC. Throughout the season Rimkus participated in 19 league matches, scoring 13 goals.[12]
International career
Rimkus has played 73 international matches and scored 11 goals for the
Honours
- CIS Cuptop goalscorer: 2009 (shared)
References
- ^ ""Ekraną" sustiprino puolėjas iš Latvijos". Balsas.lt. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Apollo - Sports: Rimkus spēlēs Krievijas premjerlīgas klubā "Rostov"". Apollo.lv. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Apdraudēta totalizatoru skandālā iejauktā Vīta Rimkus vieta "Ekranas" klubā". Kasjauns.lv. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Rimkus spēlēs "Ekranas", vairāki mūsējie cer palikt Baltkrievijā un Ukrainā". Sportacentrs.com. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ http://f1.sportacentrs.com/futbols/citas_ligas/top/02112010-rimkus_rezultativakais_ekranas_lietuvas_c[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Grebis un Rimkus karjeru turpinās Kiprā (labots) – Leģionāri – Futbols –". Sportacentrs.com. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Pieredzējušais Rimkus karjeru turpinās FC "Jūrmala" komandā". Sarauj.com. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Lapa īslaicīgi nav pieejama".
- ^ "1. Līga sākas ar "Gulbenes", "Valmieras", "Skonto-2" un LM-2 uzvarām". 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Kalniņam "hat-trick", "Metta/LU" spēlēs Virslīgā arī nākamgad". 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Iepazīstieties - 1. Līga! (1. Daļa)". 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Official Skonto FC Website".
- ^ "Vits Rimkus > EURO 2004 Portugal". Worldfootball.net. 15 June 2004. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
External links
- Vīts Rimkus at National-Football-Teams.com