A driving force in midfield, his industry and forward thrust helped power Latvia during their golden era in the early 2000s. Career record: 106 caps and 10 goals for Latvia; club career at Viborg FF, Grazer AK, FK Liepājas Metalurgs.
One rank above: Andrejs Prohorenkovs at #10.
One rank below: Jānis Ikaunieks at #12.
Latvia's editorial top five: Māris Verpakovskis · Marians Pahars · Vitālijs Astafjevs · Aleksandrs Koļinko · Andris Vaņins.