Aleksandrs Kulakovs is a former Latvian football

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 goalkeeper who played for the biggest part of his career for Daugava Rīga.

At the age of 15 Kulakovs was the first goalkeeper for Spartak Lukhovitsy

Lukhovitsy

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. After having seen him play for the Russian SFSR team Konstantin Beskov

Konstantin Beskov

Konstantin Ivanovich Beskov was a Soviet/Russian football player and manager.Beskov was born in Moscow. He played for Dynamo Moscow as forward, scoring 126 goals, and after finishing his playing career he became a successful manager who coached Dynamo and their rivals Spartak as well as the USSR...

 offered Kulakovs to move to the reserves squad for FC Dynamo Moscow

FC Dynamo Moscow

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. In 1974 he moved to VEF Rīga

FK VEF Riga

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 in Latvia

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 and won the Latvian championship in 1974 and 1975.

In 1976 he moved to Daugava Rīga, the top club in Soviet Latvia

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 which at the time played in the second division of Soviet football. In the first seasons he had to battle for his position on the field with Laimonis Laizāns

Laimonis Laizans

Laimonis Laizāns is a former Soviet Latvian football goalkeeper who played for FK Daugava Rīga and Torpedo Moscow. He is considered one of the best Latvian goalkeepers of all time.-Playing biography:...

 and Rolands Žagars but soon he became the undisputed number one goalie for Daugava. From 1977 to 1989 he played in 330 for Daugava and was succeeded by Oļegs Karavajevs

Olegs Karavajevs

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 in the club. In 1991 with Forums Skonto

Skonto FC

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 Kulakovs won the Latvian league. Kulakovs also played in a one international game for Latvia

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 in 1992.

Upon retiring from playing Kulakovs moved to coaching, he currently is the goalkeeper coach for FC Skonto and Latvian national team.