Mihails Zemļinskis

Mihails Zemļinskis

Personal information
Full name	Mihails Zemļinskis (Latvia) Mykhaylo Valeriyovych Zemlynsʹkyy (Ukraine)
Date of birth	(1969-12-21) 21 December 1969
Place of birth	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height
Position(s)	Centre back / Sweeper
Team information
Current team	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)
International career
1992–2005	Latvia	105	(12)
Managerial career
2009–2011	Latvia U-21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Honours

• Baltic Cup (2):

1993, 1995

• Latvian Champion (11):

1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

• Latvian Footballer of the Year

1998

External links

• Latvian Football Federation (Latvian)
• Player's profile, national-football-teams.com