A diligent anchorman, his screening of the defence and tough tackling were crucial to Latvia's midfield solidity. Career record: club career at FK Ventspils, FK Jelgava, Piast Gliwice.
One rank above: Raimonds Laizāns at #14.
One rank below: Ēriks Pētersons at #16.
Latvia's editorial top five: Māris Verpakovskis · Marians Pahars · Vitālijs Astafjevs · Aleksandrs Koļinko · Andris Vaņins.