Oļegs Blagonadeždins

Oļegs Blagonadeždins

Personal information
Date of birth	16 May 1973 (1973-05-16) (age 38)
Place of birth	Riga, USSR
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defender (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988–1991	FK Pārdaugava Rīga	1	(0)
1992–2006	Skonto FC	222	(19)
2003	FC Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz (loan)	4	(0)
2006–2007	FK Jūrmala	23	(0)
National team
1993–2004	Latvia	70	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Oļegs Blagonadeždins (born 16 May 1973 in Riga) is a former football defender from Latvia. As of October 2005 he has played 70 international matches and scored 2 goals for the Latvia national team. He debuted in 1992 when the national team was founded, and played at the Euro 2004. He started his career in Pārdaugava, then many years played for FC Skonto. He has also played for Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz. His last club was FK Jūrmala.

Honours

• Baltic Cup (2):

• 1993, 2001

• Latvian Champion (7):

• 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999

External references

• Latvian Football Federation (in Latvian)

Persondata
Name	Blagonadezdins, Olegs
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	16 May 1973
Place of birth	Riga, USSR
Date of death
Place of death