Dainis Kazakevičs (born 30 March 1981) is a Latvian professional football manager who currently is the manager of the Latvian national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1981-03-30) 30 March 1981 (age 41) | ||
Place of birth | Bauska, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Latvia (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Jelgavas BJSS | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Dialogs | |||
Teams managed | |||
2001–2003 | Viola | ||
2004–2012 | Jelgava | ||
2013–2020 | Latvia U21 | ||
2020– | Latvia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kazakevičs began his career in the youth team of Jelgavas BJSS, later representing Jelgava-based club Dialogs in the 1995 edition of the Latvian First League.[1]
Following his playing career, Kazakevičs moved into coaching, coaching Viola's second team. In 2001, Kazakevičs was appointed head coach of Viola. Kazakevičs held the post until the club's demise in 2003, when they merged with RAF Jelgava to form FK Jelgava. Kazakevičs remained manager of the newly formed club. In 2009, Kazakevičs won the Latvian First League, guiding the club to the Latvian Football Cup a year later.[1] In 2013, following his departure from Jelgava, Kazakevičs was appointed Latvia's under-21 manager. Kazakevičs remained in the post for seven years.[2] On 20 January 2020, Kazakevičs was confirmed as Slaviša Stojanovič's successor as manager of Latvia.[3]
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Latvia U-21 | 14 August 2013 | December 2019 | 63 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 020.63 |
Latvia | 20 January 2020 | Present | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 034.48 |
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