Oļegs Blagonadeždins is a former football defender from Latvia

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...

. As of October 2005 he has played 70 international matches and scored 2 goals for the Latvia national 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...

. He debuted in 1992 when the national team was founded, and played at the Euro 2004. He started his career in Pārdaugava, then many years played for FC Skonto. He has also played for Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz. His last club was FK Jūrmala

FK Jurmala

FK Jūrmala-VV is a Latvian football club, playing in the top division of Latvian football. They are from the city of Jūrmala.-History:FK Jūrmala was founded in 2003 and its goals included creating a club infrastructure, building a modern stadium in Sloka and popularization of sports among children...

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Honours

• Baltic Cup (2):
• 1993
  Baltic Cup 1993
  The 1993 Baltic Cup football competition took place from July 2 – July 4 at the Kalevi Stadium in Pärnu, Estonia. It was the third annual competition of the three Baltic states – Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia – since they regained their independence from the Soviet Union in...
  
  , 2001
  Baltic Cup 2001
  The 2001 Baltic Cup football competition took place from July 3 to July 5 at the Daugava Stadium in Riga, Latvia, after the tournament had not been staged for three years...
  
  

• Latvian Champion (7):
• 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999

External references

• Latvian Football Federation (in Latvian)