Vīts Rimkus
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Rimkus playing for FK Ventspils | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Vīts Rimkus | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1973 | ||
| Place of birth |
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Latvia) | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993 | Pārdaugava Rīga | 14 | (2) |
| 1994 | DAG Rīga | 15 | (3) |
| 1995 | Amstrig Riga | 26 | (8) |
| 1995–1996 | FC Winterthur | 10 | (8) |
| 1996–1997 | 1. FC Nuremberg | 13 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 10 | (0) |
| 1998 | Skonto Riga | 15 | (11) |
| 1999–2000 | FK Valmiera | 38 | (6) |
| 2001–2004 | FK Ventspils | 100 | (70) |
| 2005 | FC Rostov | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | FK Ventspils | 109 | (66) |
| 2009-2010 | FK Ekranas | 26 | (15) |
| 2011–2012 | FC Jūrmala | 18 | (10) |
| 2012 | FK Spartaks Jūrmala | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | FB Gulbene | 23 | (20) |
| 2014 | AFA Olaine | 3 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1995–2008 | Latvia | 73 | (11) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2015. | |||
Vīts Rimkus (born 21 June 1973 in Riga) is a Latvian former football striker. He last played for AFA Olaine in the Latvian First League. Rimkus is of Lithuanian descent.[1]
Club career
Vīts Rimkus started his career in 1993 with Pārdaugava Rīga, scoring twice in 14 league appearances. After a promising start youngster was transferred to DAG Rīga in 1994. He played 15 league games for the team and scored 3 goals that season. He kept changing clubs and the next season was spent with another club from Riga - Amstrig Rīga. The 1995 season turned out to be a loud start of his career as he managed to net 8 times in 26 matches.
Several offers to go abroad appeared and the player chose to move to Switzerland, signing a contract with FC Winterthur. Scoring 8 goals in 10 matches that season, he moved to Germany in 1996, signing for 1. FC Nuremberg. Despite the loud boom in Switzerland, Rimkus couldn't prove himself in Nurnberg, so he was given away to another German club - FC Erzgebirge Aue. 10 matches with no goals made him return to Latvia then.
In 1998 he was signed by Skonto Riga. After a really successful season the player was given away to FK Valmiera, where he played for 2 years, showing great performance. In 2001 FK Ventspils signed Rimkus for free and had him playing there until 2004. Scoring 70 goals in 100 matches, he attracted attention from many Russian clubs and was signed by FC Rostov in 2005.[2] Staying goalless in 9 games he was soon released and taken back by FK Ventspils. In the next 5 seasons, as a player of FK Ventspils, Rimkus scored 66 league goals in 109 matches. In 2009 he left the club after rumors about betting on his own team results, but nothing was proved in the end, and later it turned out to be a serious conflict with the board of the club.[3]
In 2010 Rimkus moved to Lithuania, signing a one-year contract with FK Ekranas.[4] He became the highest scorer of the team that season with 15 goals in 26 matches respectively, just one goal behind the top scorer of the league Povilas Lukšys.[5] After the season Rimkus moved to Cyprus, signing a half-season contract with the Cypriot Fourth Division club Finikas Ayias Marinas Chrysochous.[6] In July 2011 he returned to Latvia and signed a contract with the Latvian Higher League new-comers FC Jūrmala.[7] Despite joining in mid-season, with 10 goals in 18 games he became the team's highest scorer in the league. In March 2012 Rimkus was signed by the Latvian Higher League new-comers FK Spartaks Jūrmala, but after just playing 1 match he was released.[8] In January 2013 Rimkus joined the Latvian First League club FB Gulbene.[9] With 20 goals in 23 matches during the 2013 season Rimkus became his club's second best top scorer. Despite Rimkus scoring a goal in the promotion/relegation play-offs, his team lost to FS METTA/Latvijas Universitāte 5-2 on aggregate and failed to secure a place in the Latvian Higher League for the 2014 season.[10] Prior to the 2014 Latvian First League season Rimlus moved to AFA Olaine.[11] Aged 40, he scored four goals in the first three league appearances for the club but then left the team to turn to playing indoor football.
International career
He has played 73 international matches and scored 11 goals for the Latvia national team. He debuted in 1995, and played at Euro 2004.[12]
Playing career
| 1993 |  Pārdaugava Rīga | Virsliga 1st level | 14/2* |
| 1994 | DAG Rīga | Virsliga 1st level | 15/3* |
| 1995 | Amstrig Rīga | Virsliga 1st level | 26/8* |
| 1995-96 |  FC Winterthur | Nationalliga B 2nd level | 10/8* |
| 1996-97 |  1. FC Nürnberg | Regionalliga Süd 3rd level | 13/2* |
| 1997-98 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | Regionalliga Nordost 3rd level | 10/0* |
| 1998 | Skonto FC | Virsliga 1st level | 15/11* |
| 1999 | FK Valmiera | Virsliga 1st level | 20/3* |
| 2000 | FK Valmiera | Virsliga 1st level | 18/3* |
| 2001 | FK Ventspils | Virsliga 1st level | 28/18* |
| 2002 | FK Ventspils | Virsliga 1st level | 26/17* |
| 2003 | FK Ventspils | Virsliga 1st level | 21/20* |
| 2004 | FK Ventspils | Virsliga 1st level | 25/15* |
| 2005 |  FC Rostov | Premier League 1st level | 9/0* |
| FK Ventspils | Virsliga 1st level | 12/6* | |
| 2006 | FK Ventspils | Virsliga 1st level | 27/9* |
| 2007 | FK Ventspils | Virsliga 1st level | 26/20* |
| 2008 | FK Ventspils | Virsliga 1st level | 25/14* |
| 2009 | FK Ventspils | Virsliga 1st level | 19/17* |
| 209-2010 |  FK Ekranas | A Lyga 1st level | 26/15* |
| 2010-2011 |  Finikas Ayias Marinas Chrysochous | Cypriot Fourth Division 4th level | ??/?? |
| 2011 | FC Jūrmala | Virsliga 1st level | 18/10* |
| 2012 | FK Spartaks Jūrmala | Virsliga 1st level | 1/0* |
| 2013 | FB Gulbene | 1. līga 2nd level | 23/20* |
| 2014 | AFA Olaine | 1. līga 2nd level | 3/4* |
* - played games and goals
Honours
- Champion of Latvia (4):
- 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008
- 2010
- Latvian Cup winner (4):
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
- Lithuanian Cup winner (1):
- 2010
- Lithuanian Supercup winner (1):
- 2010
- Virsliga Top Scorer (2):
- 2007, 2008
- CIS Cup Top Scorer (1):
- 2009
References
- ↑ ""Ekraną" sustiprino puolėjas iš Latvijos". Balsas.lt. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ "Apollo - Sports: Rimkus spēlēs Krievijas premjerlīgas klubā "Rostov"". Apollo.lv. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ "Apdraudēta totalizatoru skandālā iejauktā Vīta Rimkus vieta "Ekranas" klubā". Kasjauns.lv. 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ "Rimkus spēlēs "Ekranas", vairāki mūsējie cer palikt Baltkrievijā un Ukrainā". Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ http://f1.sportacentrs.com/futbols/citas_ligas/top/02112010-rimkus_rezultativakais_ekranas_lietuvas_c
- ↑ "Grebis un Rimkus karjeru turpinās Kiprā (labots) – Leģionāri – Futbols –". Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ "Pieredzējušais Rimkus karjeru turpinās FC "Jūrmala" komandā". Sarauj.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/lmt_virsliga/29032012-spartaks_pastiprinas_ar_rimku
- ↑ http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/1_liga/06042013-1_liga_sakas_ar_gulbenes_valmieras_skonto
- ↑ http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/17112013-kalninam_hat_trick_metta_lu_speles_virsli
- ↑ http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/1_liga/28032014-iepazistieties_1_liga_1_dala?is_mobile=0
- ↑ "Vits Rimkus > EURO 2004 Portugal". Worldfootball.net. 2004-06-15. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
External links
- Vīts Rimkus at National-Football-Teams.com
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