Kristaps Grebis
 Grebis playing for FK Liepājas Metalurgs | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristaps Grebis | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Liepāja, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Republic of Latvia) | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 7 | (1) |
| 2001 | FK Rīga | 20 | (3) |
| 2002–2006 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 112 | (45) |
| 2006–2007 | Oxford United | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | FK Ventspils | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 75 | (55) |
| 2011 | FK Gence | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Simurq Zaqatala | 13 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Viktoria 1889 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | Daugava Rīga | 9 | (1) |
| 2013 | FC Jūrmala | 14 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | FK Liepāja | 93 | (28) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Latvia | 13 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 March 2019 | |||
Kristaps Grebis (born 13 December 1980 in Liepāja) is a retired Latvian footballer.
Club career
[edit]Grebis started his professional career in 2000 with FK Liepājas Metalurgs. Making 7 appearances and scoring one goal in his first season, he later had a short spell with FK Rīga, returning to Liepāja in 2002. This time playing there for 4 consecutive seasons, in 2006 he left for Oxford United.[1] Grebis had his contract with Oxford United cancelled by mutual consent in March 2007, as this period of his career was not the best.[2] Later on he joined FK Ventspils, but in 2008 came back to his home land team Liepājas Metalurgs.[2] He played there for two years, until 2008, making 63 appearances and scoring 48 goals. In 2009, he was the best scorer of the Virsliga championship with 30 goals in one season.[3] This was definitely the best period in his career, while playing in Latvia. In February 2011 he joined AEL Limassol, after being on trial with them for 2 weeks.[4] His stay in Cyprus was short. After four days on the squad, the club may have used a ruse of undiagnosed heart problems found during the medical tests. Grebis maintained he had none. It was speculated a reason for his release needed to be found.[5] A week later he signed a contract with FK Gence, playing in the Azerbaijan Premier League. In July 2011 Grebis moved to FK Simurq Zaqatala. In August 2012 he was signed by the German NOFV-Oberliga Nord club Viktoria 1889. He left the club in February 2013, having played 5 league matches, and returned to the Latvian Higher League, signing with Daugava Rīga. Grebis played 9 matches for Daugava, marking 1 goal to his name, before joining FC Jūrmala in July 2013.[6] Prior to the 2014 season Grebis returned to his home-town Liepāja and signed a contract with the newly established club FK Liepāja, led by his former international teammate Māris Verpakovskis. He scored on his debut for the club.[7]
Grebis retired after the 2018 season.[8]
International career
[edit]Grebis made his debut for Latvia in 2008. He has collected 13 appearances and scored 2 international goals.[9]
Honours
[edit]- Latvian Higher League champion (3): 2005, 2007, 2009
- Latvian Football Cup winner (2): 2006, 2007
- Baltic League champion (1): 2007
References
[edit]- ^ "Kristaps Grebis spēlēs Anglijas 5.līgā". liepajniekiem.lv. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Oxford let striker Grebis depart". BBC Sport. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2007.
- ^ "Latvijas Futbola federācija". www.lff.lv. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Grebis un Rimkus karjeru turpinās Kiprā (Labots)". 2 February 2011.
- ^ ""AEL" lauž līgumu ar Grebi (labots)". sportacentrs.com. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ ""Jūrmala" ar Grebi sastāvā pret Rīgas "Daugavu"". sportacentrs.com. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "FK Liepāja debitē ar uzvaru pār FS METTA/Latvijas Universitāte - Futbola virslīga". Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ Profile at Footballdatabase, footballdatabase.eu
- ^ "Latvijas Futbola federācija". www.lff.lv. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
External links
[edit]- Kristaps Grebis at Soccerbase
- Kristaps Grebis at Soccerway
- Kristaps Grebis at National-Football-Teams.com
