Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mihails Zemļinskis (Latvia) Mykhaylo Valeriyovych Zemlynsʹkyy (Ukraine) |
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Date of birth | 21 December 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back / Sweeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Latvia U-21 (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1985–1988 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1991 | Zvezda Ventspils | 0 | (0) |
1991–1997 | Skonto Riga | 120 | (29) |
1994 | BVSC Budapest | 6 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 17 | (0) |
1998–2005 | Skonto Riga | 132 | (28) |
National team | |||
1992–2005 | Latvia | 105 | (12) |
Teams managed | |||
2009–2011 | Latvia U-21 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Mihails Zemļinskis (Ukrainian: Михайло Валерійович Землинський; born 21 December 1969) is a Latvian politician and former international footballer.
Zemļinskis spent most of his career at Skonto FC except for short periods at FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, at BVSC Budapest and at Hapoel Kfar Saba. He was a skilled central defender and played for the Latvian national team after country regained its independence in 1991. He played 105 matches and scored 12 goals for the national team, and took part in the 2004 European Championships in Portugal. Zemļinskis wore the number 4 jersey. He eventually became a football coach at FC Daugava. He is also a former head coach of the Latvia U-21 team. Since 2011 he has been a member of the Saeima.