Aleksandrs Abrams
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Aleksandrs Ābrams was a Latvia
n football forward who used to play with Rīgas FK
, the most successful Latvian football club of 1920s and 1930s.
and Arnolds Tauriņš
Ābrams joined RFK
as it went on to its first Latvian league title. Ābrams went on to winning two more league titles with RFK in 1925 and 1926. At the end of the 1927 season Ābrams was one of several RFK main squad footballers (together with Arvīds Jurgens
, Voldemārs Plade
, Česlavs Stančiks
and others) to leave the team for the newly founded Riga Vanderer
club which became a strong rival for RFK in the following years (RFK was usually the stronger side on field, but there was always a high tension surrounding the derby between these two sides). In 1928 RV with Ābrams as one its key players won the Riga
Class B tournament to progress to Class A which it won the following year.
In 1930 Ābrams returned together with Vanderer to the top tier of Latvian football, winning the bronze medals of Virslīga. He retired from top level football in 1931. In later years Ābrams played in football tournaments for clerks as a member of the squad of the Latvian customs
office.
in the period from 1924 to 1927, scoring two goals - in friendly matches against Estonia
and Lithuania
in 1924. He played for Latvia for the last time on 29 May 1927 as Latvia suffered a devastating 0-12 loss against Sweden
.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n football forward who used to play with Rīgas FK
Rigas FK
Riga FK was a Latvian football club which was founded December 14, 1923. It was the strongest and most popular Latvian football club in 1920s and 1930s, it was also the base team for Latvia national football team in its early years...
, the most successful Latvian football club of 1920s and 1930s.
Club playing career
The first club that Ābrams played with was Amatieris for which he played in 1923. In 1924 along with two other notable Amatieris footballers - Arkādijs PavlovsArkadijs Pavlovs
Arkādijs Pavlovs was a Latvian footballer and football manager, a five-time champion of Latvia.-Biography:Pavlovs began playing football while in refuge during World War I in Yekaterinoslav...
and Arnolds Tauriņš
Arnolds Taurinš
Arnolds Tauriņš was a Latvian footballer, a seven-time champion of Latvia in 1920s-1930s.-Biography:...
Ābrams joined RFK
Rigas FK
Riga FK was a Latvian football club which was founded December 14, 1923. It was the strongest and most popular Latvian football club in 1920s and 1930s, it was also the base team for Latvia national football team in its early years...
as it went on to its first Latvian league title. Ābrams went on to winning two more league titles with RFK in 1925 and 1926. At the end of the 1927 season Ābrams was one of several RFK main squad footballers (together with Arvīds Jurgens
Arvids Jurgens
Arvīds Jurgens was a Latvian footballer, ice hockey, basketball and bandy player who play played for Latvia national teams in all four of these sports...
, Voldemārs Plade
Voldemars Plade
Voldemārs Plade was a Latvian football forward and manager, the most notable of four Plade brothers who played for Latvia national football team.-Biography:...
, Česlavs Stančiks
Ceslavs Stanciks
Česlavs Stančiks was a Latvian footballer. In 1939 he resettled in Germany as part of resettlement of all Baltic Germans.-Club playing career:...
and others) to leave the team for the newly founded Riga Vanderer
Riga Vanderer
Riga Vanderer was a Latvian football club that was founded in 1927, disbanded in 1940, restored a year later and disbanded again in 1944.-Founding:...
club which became a strong rival for RFK in the following years (RFK was usually the stronger side on field, but there was always a high tension surrounding the derby between these two sides). In 1928 RV with Ābrams as one its key players won the Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
Class B tournament to progress to Class A which it won the following year.
In 1930 Ābrams returned together with Vanderer to the top tier of Latvian football, winning the bronze medals of Virslīga. He retired from top level football in 1931. In later years Ābrams played in football tournaments for clerks as a member of the squad of the Latvian customs
Customs
Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods including animals, transports, personal effects and hazardous items in and out of a country...
office.
National team playing career
Ābrams played 8 international matches for Latvia national football teamLatvia 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...
in the period from 1924 to 1927, scoring two goals - in friendly matches against Estonia
Estonia national football team
The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....
and Lithuania
Lithuania national football team
The national football team of Lithuania is under the auspices of the Lithuanian Football Federation. It played its first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match as a new nation against Georgia on...
in 1924. He played for Latvia for the last time on 29 May 1927 as Latvia suffered a devastating 0-12 loss against Sweden
Sweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
.