Ritus Krjauklis
Encyclopedia
Ritus Krjauklis is a football
defender
from Latvia
, currently playing for AZAL PFC Baku in Azerbaijan Premier League
.
. After a successful season there he was signed by FK Ventspils
in 2006, but didn't manage to prove his abilities there so he returned to Daugavpils
a year later. He played there for two years, becoming a vital player for the team. In 2009 Dinaburg FC
were relegated from the Latvian Higher League due to match fixing scandal and all the players were set free. Krjauklis then joined FK Ventspils
once again and this time was more successful than the previous one, as he played 25 matches through the season. At the start of 2011 Krjauklis went on trial with AZAL PFC Baku and signed a two year contract with them at the end of January 2011.
in a friendly against Bulgaria
on 12 August 2009. So far he has been capped 8 times, scoring no goals.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
from Latvia
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...
, currently playing for AZAL PFC Baku in Azerbaijan Premier League
Azerbaijan Premier League
-Attendance:- Records :Players in the Premier League compete for the Azerbaijan Premier League Golden Boot, awarded to the top scorer at the end of each season. Nazim Aliyev is the league's all-time top scorer with 183 goals, including 39 in the 1992 season.During the 1995–96 season he became the...
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Club career
Krjauklis started his professional career in 2005 with his home-town club Dinaburg FCDinaburg FC
Dinaburg FC was a Latvian football club, playing in the city of Daugavpils. In 2009 it merged with FK Daugava. The club plays at the Daugava Stadium . In October 2009 the club was eliminated from Virsliga and also from The Baltic League, because of suspicion about totalizator playing at the club...
. After a successful season there he was signed by FK Ventspils
FK Ventspils
FK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament....
in 2006, but didn't manage to prove his abilities there so he returned to Daugavpils
Dinaburg FC
Dinaburg FC was a Latvian football club, playing in the city of Daugavpils. In 2009 it merged with FK Daugava. The club plays at the Daugava Stadium . In October 2009 the club was eliminated from Virsliga and also from The Baltic League, because of suspicion about totalizator playing at the club...
a year later. He played there for two years, becoming a vital player for the team. In 2009 Dinaburg FC
Dinaburg FC
Dinaburg FC was a Latvian football club, playing in the city of Daugavpils. In 2009 it merged with FK Daugava. The club plays at the Daugava Stadium . In October 2009 the club was eliminated from Virsliga and also from The Baltic League, because of suspicion about totalizator playing at the club...
were relegated from the Latvian Higher League due to match fixing scandal and all the players were set free. Krjauklis then joined FK Ventspils
FK Ventspils
FK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament....
once again and this time was more successful than the previous one, as he played 25 matches through the season. At the start of 2011 Krjauklis went on trial with AZAL PFC Baku and signed a two year contract with them at the end of January 2011.
International career
Krjauklis made his debut for the 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 a friendly against Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
on 12 August 2009. So far he has been capped 8 times, scoring no goals.