Kristaps Grebis
 Grebis playing for FK Liepājas Metalurgs | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristaps Grebis | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth |
Liepāja, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Republic of Latvia) | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK Liepāja | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 7 | (1) |
| 2001 | FK Rīga | 20 | (3) |
| 2002–2006 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 112 | (45) |
| 2006–2007 | Oxford United | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | FK Ventspils | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 75 | (55) |
| 2011 | FK Gence | 5 | (0) |
| 2011-2012 | Simurq Zaqatala | 13 | (1) |
| 2012-2013 | Viktoria 1889 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | Daugava Rīga | 9 | (1) |
| 2013 | FC Jūrmala | 14 | (0) |
| 2014- | FK Liepāja | 35 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2011 | Latvia | 13 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2015 | |||
Kristaps Grebis (born 13 December 1980 in Liepāja) is a Latvian footballer, currently playing for FK Liepāja in the Latvian Higher League.
Club career
Grebis started his professional career in 2000 with FK Liepājas Metalurgs. Making 7 appearances and scoring one goal in his first season, he later had a short spell with FK Rīga, returning to Liepāja in 2002. This time playing there for 4 straight years, in 2006 he left for Oxford United.[1] Grebis had his contract with Oxford United cancelled by mutual consent in March 2007, as this period of his career wasn't the best.[2] Later on he joined FK Ventspils, but in 2008 came back to his home land team Liepājas Metalurgs.[2] He played there for two years, until 2008, making 63 appearances and scoring 48 goals. In 2009 he was the best scorer of the Virsliga championship with 30 goals in one season.[3] This was definitely the best period in his career, while playing in Latvia. In February 2011 he joined AEL Limassol, after being on trial with them for 2 weeks.[4] His stay in Cyprus didn't last for long, as the club decided to release him just 4 days after joining, pointing that Grebis had been diagnosed heart problems in the medical tests. Later on it was said that there were no problems with Grebis's heart, but the club had needed to find a reason to release Grebis, as the new coach hadn't wanted to keep him in the squad.[5] A week later he signed a contract with FK Gence, playing in the Azerbaijan Premier League. In July 2011 Grebis moved to FK Simurq Zaqatala. In August 2012 he was signed by the German NOFV-Oberliga Nord club Viktoria 1889. He left the club in February 2013, having played 5 league matches, and returned to the Latvian Higher League, signing with Daugava Rīga. Grebis played 9 matches for Daugava, marking 1 goal to his name, before joining FC Jūrmala in July 2013.[6] Prior to the 2014 season Grebis returned to his home-town Liepāja and signed a contract with the newly established club FK Liepāja, led by his former international teammate Māris Verpakovskis. He scored on his debut for the club.[7]
International career
Grebis made his debut for Latvia in 2008. He has collected 13 appearances and scored 2 international goals.[8]
Honours
- Latvian Higher League champion (3): 2005, 2007, 2009
- Latvian Football Cup winner (2): 2006, 2007
- Baltic League champion (1): 2007
References
- ^ http://www.liepajniekiem.lv/sports/futbols/kristaps-grebis-speles-anglijas-5-liga-4442
- ^ a b "Oxford let striker Grebis depart". BBC Sport. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2007.
- ^ http://www.lff.lv/lv/news/2009/nov/20/
- ^ http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/02022011-grebis_un_rimkus_karjeras_turpinas_kipras
- ^ http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/04022011-ael_lauz_ligumu_ar_grebi
- ^ http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/25072013-rigas_daugava_pret_jurmalu
- ^ http://futbolavirsliga.lv/index.php/jaunumi/jaunakas-zinas/item/1878-fk-liepaja-debite-ar-uzvaru-par-fs-metta-lu.html
- ^ http://www.lff.lv/lv/aizlase/speletaji/grebis/
External links
- Kristaps Grebis at Soccerbase
- Kristaps Grebis at Soccerway
- Kristaps Grebis at National-Football-Teams.com
- Use dmy dates from December 2010
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Liepāja
- Latvian footballers
- Association football forwards
- FHK Liepājas Metalurgs players
- FK Rīga players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- FK Ventspils players
- FK Simurq Zaqatala players
- FK Daugava (2003) players
- FC Jūrmala players
- FK Liepāja players
- National League (English football) players
- Latvian expatriate footballers
- Latvia international footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Latvian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan
- Latvian expatriates in Azerbaijan
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Latvian expatriates in Germany