Kristaps Grebis

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kristaps Grebis

| image = Kristaps Grebis.jpg

| upright = 1.2

| caption = Grebis playing for Liepājas Metalurgs

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|12|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Liepāja, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Republic of Latvia)

| height = 1.88 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2000

| years2 = 2001

| years3 = 2002–2006

| years4 = 2006–2007

| years5 = 2007

| years6 = 2008–2010

| years7 = 2011

| years8 = 2011–2012

| years9 = 2012–2013

| years10 = 2013

| years11 = 2013

| years12 = 2014–2018

| clubs1 = Liepājas Metalurgs

| clubs2 = FK Rīga

| clubs3 = Liepājas Metalurgs

| clubs4 = Oxford United

| clubs5 = FK Ventspils

| clubs6 = Liepājas Metalurgs

| clubs7 = FK Gence

| clubs8 = Simurq Zaqatala

| clubs9 = Viktoria 1889

| clubs10 = Daugava Rīga

| clubs11 = FC Jūrmala

| clubs12 = FK Liepāja

| caps1 = 7

| caps2 = 20

| caps3 = 112

| caps4 = 4

| caps5 = 11

| caps6 = 75

| caps7 = 5

| caps8 = 13

| caps9 = 5

| caps10 = 9

| caps11 = 14

| caps12 = 93

| goals1 = 1

| goals2 = 3

| goals3 = 45

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 55

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 1

| goals9 = 0

| goals10 = 1

| goals11 = 0

| goals12 = 28

| nationalyears1 = 2008–2011

| nationalteam1 = Latvia

| nationalcaps1 = 13

| nationalgoals1 = 2

}}

Kristaps Grebis (born 13 December 1980) is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Liepāja, Grebis started his professional career in 2000 with Liepājas Metalurgs. Making seven appearances and scoring one goal in his first season, he later had a short spell with FK Rīga, returning to Liepāja in 2002. This time playing there for four consecutive seasons, in 2006 he left for Oxford United.{{cite web|url=http://www.liepajniekiem.lv/sports/futbols/kristaps-grebis-speles-anglijas-5-liga-4442|title=Kristaps Grebis spēlēs Anglijas 5.līgā|website=liepajniekiem.lv|accessdate=8 November 2018|archive-date=9 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109112150/https://www.liepajniekiem.lv/sports/futbols/kristaps-grebis-speles-anglijas-5-liga-4442|url-status=dead}} Grebis had his contract with Oxford United cancelled by mutual consent in March 2007, as this period of his career was not the best.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/6453825.stm|title=Oxford let striker Grebis depart|work=BBC Sport|date=15 March 2007|accessdate=18 March 2007}} Later on he joined FK Ventspils, but in 2008 came back to his home land team Liepājas Metalurgs. He played there for two years, until 2008, making 63 appearances and scoring 48 goals. In 2009, he was the best scorer of the Virsliga championship with 30 goals in one season.{{cite web|url=http://www.lff.lv/lv/news/2009/nov/20/|title=Latvijas Futbola federācija|website=www.lff.lv|accessdate=8 November 2018}} This was definitely the best period in his career, while playing in Latvia. In February 2011 he joined AEL Limassol, after being on trial with them for two weeks.{{Cite web|url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/02022011-grebis_un_rimkus_karjeras_turpinas_kipras|title = Grebis un Rimkus karjeru turpinās Kiprā (Labots)|date = 2 February 2011}} His stay in Cyprus was short. After four days on the squad, the club may have used a ruse of undiagnosed heart problems found during the medical tests. Grebis maintained he had none. It was speculated a reason for his release needed to be found.{{cite web|url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/04022011-ael_lauz_ligumu_ar_grebi|title="AEL" lauž līgumu ar Grebi (labots)|website=sportacentrs.com|date=4 February 2011|accessdate=8 November 2018}} A week later he signed a contract with FK Gence, playing in the Azerbaijan Premier League. In July 2011 Grebis moved to Simurq Zaqatala. In August 2012 he was signed by the German NOFV-Oberliga Nord club Viktoria 1889. He left the club in February 2013, having played five league matches, and returned to the Latvian Higher League, signing with Daugava Rīga. Grebis played nine matches for Daugava, marking one goal to his name, before joining FC Jūrmala in July 2013.{{cite web|url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/25072013-rigas_daugava_pret_jurmalu|title="Jūrmala" ar Grebi sastāvā pret Rīgas "Daugavu"|website=sportacentrs.com|date=26 July 2013|accessdate=8 November 2018}} Prior to the 2014 season Grebis returned to his home-town Liepāja and signed a contract with the newly established club FK Liepāja, led by his former international teammate Māris Verpakovskis. He scored on his debut for the club.{{cite web |url=http://futbolavirsliga.lv/index.php/jaunumi/jaunakas-zinas/item/1878-fk-liepaja-debite-ar-uzvaru-par-fs-metta-lu.html |title=FK Liepāja debitē ar uzvaru pār FS METTA/Latvijas Universitāte - Futbola virslīga |accessdate=17 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117200443/http://futbolavirsliga.lv/index.php/jaunumi/jaunakas-zinas/item/1878-fk-liepaja-debite-ar-uzvaru-par-fs-metta-lu.html |archivedate=17 January 2015 }}

Grebis retired after the 2018 season.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

International career

Grebis made his debut for Latvia in 2008. He has collected 13 appearances and scored 2 international goals.{{cite web|url=http://www.lff.lv/lv/aizlase/speletaji/grebis/|title=Latvijas Futbola federācija|website=www.lff.lv|accessdate=8 November 2018}}