Ilmārs Verpakovskis

Ilmārs Verpakovskis (born 15 October 1958) is a Latvian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent the bulk of his career with the Latvian club FK Liepājas Metalurgs, and is the father of the Latvia's all-time top scorer, Māris Verpakovskis.[2]

Ilmārs Verpakovskis
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-10-15) October 15, 1958
Place of birth Riga, Latvian SSR[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1989 FK Liepājas Metalurgs 271 (62)
1989–1990 FC Daugava Riga 16 (3)
1990–1992 RAF Jelgava 32 (13)
1992–1995 FK Liepājas Metalurgs 50 (13)
National team‡
1991–1992 Latvia 3 (0)
Teams managed
1994 FK Liepājas Metalurgs
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 January 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 January 2018

International career

Verpakovskis made 3 appearances for the Latvia national football team from 1991–1992. His first two appearances were in the unofficial 1991 Baltic Cup.[3] His final appearance was in Latvia's first ever FIFA recognized match, a 2–0 friendly loss to Romania on 8 April 1992.[4]

Personal life

Verpakovskis is the father of Māris Verpakovskis, who became a renowned Latvian footballer. Verpakovskis managed his son in his brief stint as player-manager for FK Liepājas Metalurgs in 1994.[5] Verpakovskis are the only father-son pair to both play for the Latvia national football team.[6]

References
  1. "Ilmars Verpakovskis". worldfootball.net.
  2. "Verpakovskis sestdien dosies laukumā, lai aizvadītu pēdējo spēli futbolista karjerā".
  3. "International Matches 1991 – Europe, July–December". www.rsssf.com.
  4. "International Matches 1992 – Europe, January–June". www.rsssf.com.
  5. "Марис Верпаковскис: "Хочешь играть в "основе" – будь лучшим в тренировках" – ПРО ФУТБОЛ". www.profootball.ua.
  6. "Verpakovskis: Vislabākais veids, kā noslēgt karjeru, ir mājās". Sports.
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