A commanding presence at the back, he was the rock of the Latvian defence that upset the odds to qualify for Euro 2004. Career record: 105 caps and 12 goals for Latvia; club career at Skonto, Budapesti VSC, Hapoel Kfar Saba.
One rank above: Jānis Ikaunieks at #12.
One rank below: Raimonds Laizāns at #14.
Latvia's editorial top five: Māris Verpakovskis · Marians Pahars · Vitālijs Astafjevs · Aleksandrs Koļinko · Andris Vaņins.