Ilmārs Verpakovskis (15 October 1958 – 6 February 2022) was a Latvian footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent the bulk of his career with the Latvian club FK Liepājas Metalurgs, and was the father of the Latvia national team's all-time top scorer, Māris Verpakovskis.[2]

International career

Verpakovskis made three appearances for the Latvia national team from 1991–1992. His first two appearances were in the unofficial 1991 Baltic Cup.[3] His final appearance was in Latvia's first ever FIFA recognized match, a 2–0 friendly loss to Romania on 8 April 1992.[4]

Personal life and death

Verpakovskis was the father of Māris Verpakovskis, who became a renowned Latvian footballer. Verpakovskis managed his son in his brief stint as player-manager for FK Liepājas Metalurgs in 1994.[5] The Verpakovskis were the only father-son pair to both play for the Latvia national football team.[6] He died on 6 February 2022, at the age of 63.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Ilmars Verpakovskis". worldfootball.net.
  2. ^ "Verpakovskis sestdien dosies laukumā, lai aizvadītu pēdējo spēli futbolista karjerā".
  3. ^ "International Matches 1991 – Europe, July–December". RSSSF.
  4. ^ "International Matches 1992 – Europe, January–June". RSSSF.
  5. ^ "Марис Верпаковскис: "Хочешь играть в "основе" – будь лучшим в тренировках" – ПРО ФУТБОЛ". www.profootball.ua. 22 August 2005.
  6. ^ "Verpakovskis: Vislabākais veids, kā noslēgt karjeru, ir mājās". Sports. 2 November 2015.
  7. ^ Ilmārs Verpakovskis (1958–2022) (in Latvian)
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilm%C4%81rs_Verpakovskis
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