Artūrs Silagailis (born 3 May 1987) is a retired Latvian football defender. Currently he works as a youth coach at his hometown club Blāzma.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Artūrs Silagailis | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-05-03) 3 May 1987 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth |
Rēzekne, Latvian SSR, USSR (now Republic of Latvia) | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Blāzma | 55 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Ventspils (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Tirana | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Gomel | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Dnepr Mogilev | 27 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Latvia U21 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2009 | |||
Silagailis began his career in the local club Dižvanagi Rēzekne (later renamed SK Blāzma).
In February 2009 he signed a contract with FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.[1] He made his first-team debut in a league match against the famous FC Shakhtar Donetsk.[2]
He found it difficult to find a place in the starting line-up, so he left the team on loan to FK Ventspils in March 2010.[3]
In August 2010 he signed a contract with KF Tirana in Albanian Superliga.[4] Due to the delayed salary payment he left the team in December, the same year, signing a one-year contract with an option to extend it for another season with FC Gomel, playing in the Belarusian Premier League.[5]
Just 3 months after signing with FC Gomel, Silagailis left the club, signing for another Belarusian Premier League club Dnepr Mogilev.[6]
From 2007 to 2008 Silagailis played for Latvia U-21, but he hasn't been capped for the senior side.
His brother Guntars is also a professional footballer.