Grigorijs Kuzņecovs is a former Soviet

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-Latvia

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 midfielder

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 who played with 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...

 from 1967 to 1973.

His first steps in football Kuzņecovs made in the Crimea

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 where he was born - he started with Tavriya Simferopol, the moved to Volyn Lutsk but he made himself really known only when he moved to Daugava Rīga in 1967. Kuzņecovs was good in tackling and ball control, had a good technique, but his weaker side was thinking ahead and taking unexpected decisions. With Daugava he made 213 appearances scoring 19 goals. Later he played with Torpedo Rīga

Torpedo Riga

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