Eriks Raisters
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Ēriks Raisters was a Latvia
n right-wing football
forward who played 27 international matches for Latvia
between 1934 and 1940.
for which he played until 1940. Over the years he played with RFK Raisters won three Latvian league titles and the Latvian Cup two times (in 1937 and 1939).
After Latvia was taken over by the Soviet Union
and the formers sports clubs were disbanded Raisters was selected to play for FK Dinamo Riga in 1940, the next year he played for Dynamo Minsk. Raisters died on 25 May 1942 on the front.
in Kaunas
. However it was the single match he played for Latvia in 1934, he became a regular at the national team only in the following year. In his second match for Latvia (against Lithuania
once again) on 30 May 1935 Raisters scored his first goal for the country. In total he played 4 matches for Latvia in 1935, two in 1936, eight in 1937, eight in 1938, three in 1939 and one in 1940 - in the last international match for Latvia before 1992. With 27 appearances (and six scored goals) for Latvia national football team
Raisters was the 11th most capped footballer in the pre-war country.
International Titles
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n right-wing football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
forward who played 27 international matches for Latvia
Latvia national football team
The Latvian national football team is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia and represents the country in international football competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships. So far, they have never qualified for a FIFA World...
between 1934 and 1940.
Club playing career
Raisters' first senior club was JKS Riga, a club most known for raising young players which always left it for bigger and stronger sides. Raisters joined the side in 1931 and in his first year the club earned promotion back to the Latvian Higher League. Raisters played two more years for JKS as it finished 5th in Virsliga both years and before the 1934 he joined the most titled Latvian club - RFKRigas FK
Riga FK was a Latvian football club which was founded December 14, 1923. It was the strongest and most popular Latvian football club in 1920s and 1930s, it was also the base team for Latvia national football team in its early years...
for which he played until 1940. Over the years he played with RFK Raisters won three Latvian league titles and the Latvian Cup two times (in 1937 and 1939).
After Latvia was taken over by the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and the formers sports clubs were disbanded Raisters was selected to play for FK Dinamo Riga in 1940, the next year he played for Dynamo Minsk. Raisters died on 25 May 1942 on the front.
National team playing career
Raisters made his international début for Latvia on June 10, 1934 in a friendly match against LithuaniaLithuania national football team
The national football team of Lithuania is under the auspices of the Lithuanian Football Federation. It played its first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match as a new nation against Georgia on...
in Kaunas
Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
. However it was the single match he played for Latvia in 1934, he became a regular at the national team only in the following year. In his second match for Latvia (against Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
once again) on 30 May 1935 Raisters scored his first goal for the country. In total he played 4 matches for Latvia in 1935, two in 1936, eight in 1937, eight in 1938, three in 1939 and one in 1940 - in the last international match for Latvia before 1992. With 27 appearances (and six scored goals) for Latvia national football team
Latvia national football team
The Latvian national football team is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia and represents the country in international football competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships. So far, they have never qualified for a FIFA World...
Raisters was the 11th most capped footballer in the pre-war country.
Honours
Club Titles- Latvian Higher League: 1934, 1935, 1940 (RFKRigas FKRiga FK was a Latvian football club which was founded December 14, 1923. It was the strongest and most popular Latvian football club in 1920s and 1930s, it was also the base team for Latvia national football team in its early years...
) - Latvian Cup: 1937, 1939
International Titles
- Baltic Cup: 1936, 1937