Playing career

At the age of 18 the talented forward who was previously coached by the legendary Latvian footballer Gunārs Ulmanis

Gunars Ulmanis

Gunārs Ulmanis was a Latvian football right wing midfielder, one of the most famous Latvian footballers of 1960s.-Biography:...

 joined FK Daugava Rīga

FK Daugava Riga

Previously FK Daugava 90 is a Latvian football club located in Riga and currently playing in Latvian First League. Formerly under the name Daugava the team was the headliner of Latvian football where played most of the countries top players but with the collapse of the Soviet Union the team ceased...

. In his first season for Daugava he played in just one game. Since he had to join the army, for several years Drupass played in army clubs – SKA Khabarovsk and CSKA Moscow but in 1986 he was back in Daugava (6 goals in 33 matches). In 1992 he played 2 games for FC Skonto, the Latvian champion. Drupass also made 4 international appearances for Latvia

Latvia national football team

The Latvian national football team is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia and represents the country in international football competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships. So far, they have never qualified for a FIFA World...

(including in the first international match for Latvia after regaining of independence). He died from a serious illness at the age of just 36 years.