| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arkādijs Pavlovs | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire | ||
| Date of death | 26 June 1960 (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1922 | Marss Riga | ||
| 1923 | Amatieris | ||
| 1924–1934 | RFK | ||
| 1935–1939 | Kružoks Riga | ||
| International career | |||
| 1924–1933 | Latvia | 37 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arkādijs Pavlovs (2 February 1903, in Riga – 26 June 1960, in Riga) [1] was a Latvian footballer and football manager, a five-time champion of Latvia. [2]
Biography
Pavlovs began playing football while in refuge during World War I in Yekaterinoslav. After returning to Latvia he played with Marss Riga and Amatieris for a short period but in 1924 Pavlovs joined the most important club of his career - RFK. Playing with RFK Pavlovs won five Latvian Higher League titles and became a two-time winner of the Riga Football Cup. From 1924 to 1933 he played for the Latvia national football team in total making 37 appearances and scoring 9 goals . Palvovs was a member of the Latvian football team at the 1924 Summer Olympics. [3] Pavlovs scored the first goal in the history of the Baltic Cup and won the first tournament with Latvia in 1928. [4]
After the 1934 football season Pavlovs joined the lower league club Kružoks Riga with which he played until 1939. In 1938 Pavlovs was a member of the Kružoks squad that earned promotion to the Latvian Higher League. [5] In Kružoks Palvovs was the most experienced footballer and the informal leader of the club both on the field and off it.
Honours
Club Titles
- Latvian Higher League: 1924, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931 (RFK)
- Riga Football Cup: 1924, 1925 (RFK)
National Team
- Baltic Cup: 1928
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arkādijs Pavlovs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Arkādijs Pavlovs". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Latvia footballers to participate at the Berlin Olympic games?
- ^ "Baltic Cup overview". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ Kružoks - first league champion[ dead link]
External links
- Arkādijs Pavlovs at Olympics.com
- Arkādijs Pavlovs at Olympic.org (archived)
- Arkādijs Pavlovs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) ( English translation, archive)
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