Aivars Drupass (1963–1999) was a Latvian football forward.

Aivars Drupass
Personal information
Full name Aivars Drupass
Date of birth (1963-08-03)3 August 1963
Place of birth Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 1999 (aged 35–36)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982 FK Daugava Rīga 1 (0 49)
1984 SKA Khabarovsk 37 (8)
1985 CSKA Moscow 21 (1)
1986–1990 FK Daugava Rīga 177 (37)
1991 FC Karpaty Lviv 15 (4)
1992 FC Skonto 2 (0)
International career
1992 Latvia 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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At the age of 18 the talented forward who was previously coached by Latvian footballer Gunārs Ulmanis joined FK Daugava Rīga. In his first season for Daugava he played in just one game. Since he had to join the army, for several years Drupass played in army clubs – SKA Khabarovsk and CSKA Moscow but in 1986 he was back in Daugava (6 goals in 33 matches).[citation needed][1] In 1992, he played 2 games for FC Skonto, the Latvian champion. Drupass also made 4 international appearances for Latvia (including in the first international match for Latvia after regaining of independence). He died from a serious illness at the age of just 36 years.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Drupass statistics in Soviet leagues". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2008.