Rihards Butkus

{{short description|Latvian footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name= Rihards Butkus

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|8|25}}

| birth_place =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1=

| years1 = c. 1990

| clubs1 = FC Daugava Riga

| years2 = 1992–1993

| clubs2 = FK Pārdaugava

| years3 = 1994

| clubs3 = DAG Rīga

| years4 = 1995–1996

| clubs4 = Amstrig / Daugava Rīga

| years5 = 1999

| clubs5 = Policija Rīga

| years6 = 2000

| clubs6 = FK Rīga

| years7 = 2001

| clubs7 = FK Valmiera

| nationalyears1 = 1995–1996

| nationalteam1 = Latvia

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Rihards Butkus (born 25 August 1972) is a retired Latvian football defender.[https://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/rihards-butkus/ Weltfussball]{{NFT player|31045}}