Aivars Drupass
{{short description|Latvian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name= Aivars Drupass
| image =
| fullname = Aivars Drupass
| birth_date = {{birth date|1963|8|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
| death_date = 1999 (aged 35–36)
| height = {{height|meter=1.75}}
| position = Forward
| years1 = 1982
| years2 = 1984
| years3 = 1985
| years4 = 1986–1990
| years5 = 1991
| years6 = 1992
| clubs1 = FK Daugava Rīga
| clubs2 = SKA Khabarovsk
| clubs3 = CSKA Moscow
| clubs4 = FK Daugava Rīga
| clubs5 = FC Karpaty Lviv
| clubs6 = FC Skonto
| caps1 = 1
| caps2 = 37
| caps3 = 21
| caps4 = 177
| caps5 = 15
| caps6 = 2
| goals1 = 0 49
| goals2 = 8
| goals3 = 1
| goals4 = 37
| goals5 = 4
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1992
| nationalteam1 = Latvia
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}
Aivars Drupass (1963–1999) was a Latvian football forward.
Playing career
At the age of 18 the talented forward who was previously coached by Latvian footballer Gunārs Ulmanis joined FK Daugava Rīga. In his first season for Daugava he played in just one game. Since he had to join the army, for several years Drupass played in army clubs – SKA Khabarovsk and CSKA Moscow but in 1986 he was back in Daugava (6 goals in 33 matches).{{Citation needed|reason=Statement based on a single source – klisf.info, which is down for long time|date=May 2017}}{{Cite web |url=http://klisf.info/numeric/index.app?cmd=ln&lang=ru&id=042361510984891 |title=Drupass statistics in Soviet leagues |access-date=7 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719075529/http://klisf.info/numeric/index.app?cmd=ln&lang=ru&id=042361510984891 |archive-date=19 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} In 1992, he played 2 games for FC Skonto, the Latvian champion. Drupass also made 4 international appearances for Latvia (including in the first international match for Latvia after regaining of independence). He died from a serious illness at the age of just 36 years.
Honours
- Latvian Champion (1):
- 1992
References
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Category:Latvian men's footballers
Category:Soviet men's footballers
Category:FC Daugava Riga players
Category:Latvia men's international footballers
Category:PFC CSKA Moscow players
Category:FC Karpaty Lviv players
Category:Footballers from Riga
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:FC SKA-Khabarovsk players
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