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Pāvels Surņins
Pāvels Surņins (born 4 August 1985 in Liepāja, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Latvia) is a Latvian former professional Association football, football midfielder, who spent all his career with FK Liepājas Metalurgs in the Latvian Higher League. Club career Surņins played for FK Liepājas Metalurgs-2 in 2005 in the Traffic 1. līga, 1.līga, the second tier in Latvian football, scoring five goals, as well as making seven appearances for FK Liepājas Metalurgs in the Virslīga. In the LMT Virslīga 2006, 2006 season he played 28 games for Liepājas Metalurgs in the Virslīga as well as one game in the Latvian Football Cup, Latvian Cup, the semi-final match against FC Skonto which they won 2–1. He made two substitute appearances in both legs of the 2007 Baltic League Final. Surņins retired from professional football before the start of 2013 due to long-term injury problems. In March 2016 he signed for Hyde United. International career Surņins played for the Latvia n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liepāja
Liepāja () (formerly: Libau) is a Administrative divisions of Latvia, state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest city in the Courland region and the third-largest in the country after Riga and Daugavpils. It is an important ice-free port. In the 19th and early 20th century, it was a favourite place for sea-bathers and travellers, with the town boasting a fine park, many pretty gardens and a theatre. Liepāja is however known throughout Latvia as the "City where the wind is born", likely because of the constant sea breeze. A song of the same name () was composed by Imants Kalniņš and has become the anthem of the city. Its reputation as the windiest city in Latvia was strengthened with the construction of the largest wind farm in the nation (33 Enercon wind turbines) nearby. Liepāja is chosen as the European Capital of Culture in 2027. Names and toponymy The name is derived from the Livonian language, Livonian word ''Liiv,'' which means "sand" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
