06/01/2010 - On Friday, December 18th in Latvian Football federation’s organised "Gala evening of 2009 football season" were named winners in overall 18 nominations in Latvian football of the season 2009.
"Queens Park Rangers" and Latvian national team defender Kaspars Gorkšs has been named as the best player in Latvia, while forward Sintija Greijere from "SK Liepâjas metalurgs" took the krown of the best female football player in 2009.
Latvian champions side "SK Liepâjas metalurgs" forward Kristaps Grebis has been named the Latvian championship "LMT Virslîga" footballer of the season. Grebis took also the best forward award and best striker award after scoring a number of 30 goals this season - the third best result in Latvian championship history.
Latvian national team head coach Aleksandrs Starkovs after team’s succesfull World Cup qualifying campaign was named as the best coach in Latvia in 2009.
Meanwhile national team captain Vitâlijs Astafjevs recieved a special golden ring from LFF in gratitude of 158 games played in Latvian national team - current European record, as well.
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Latvias Football federation
BEST nominees in football, season 2009
1) „Juris Docenko award” - best Youth coach in 2009 - Andis Rozîtis (Smiltene)
2) „Ilmârs Liepiòs award”- best Latvian Youth player – Artûrs Karašausks (Olimps/RFS – 10 goals
in 18 matches this season in LMT Highier league)
3) Best football fotographer in 2009 – Zigismunds Zâlmanis
4) Best football journalist in russian media – Mihails Koroïovs (uefa.com, insport.lv, fkventspils.lv)
5) Best football journalist in latvian media – Askolds Uldriíis (Sporta Avîze, NRA)
6) Best football media in 2009 – diena.lv
7) Best player in the "First league" championship – Igors Avanesovs ("FK Kauguri PBLC" – 24 goals)
8) Best match organisation (club) – FK Ventspils
9) Latvian best U21 player in LMT Virslîga – Jevgçòijs Kosmaèovs (FK Ventspils and Latvian U21 team captain)
10) Best referee in Latvia – Andrejs Sipailo (Daugavpils)
Awards in LMT Virslîga, 2009:
11) Best goalkeeper - Viktors Spole (SK Liepâjas metalurgs)
12) Best defender - Oskars Kïava (SK Liepâjas metalurgs)
13) Best midfielder - Maksims Rafaïskis (SK Liepâjas metalurgs)
14) Best forward - Kristaps Grebis (SK Liepâjas metalurgs)
15) Best played – Kristaps Grebis (SK Liepâjas metalurgs)
16) Latvian best coach in 2009.gadâ – Aleksandrs Starkovs (National team)
17) Latvian best female football player in 2009 - Sintija Greijere (SK Liepâjas metalurgs)
18) Latvian best football player in 2009 – Kaspars Gorkšs (National team and Queens Park Rangers (ENG))
