Dainis Kazakevičs

Dainis Kazakevičs (born 30 March 1981) is a Latvian professional football manager who currently is the manager of the Latvian national team.

Dainis Kazakevičs

Personal information
Date of birth	30 March 1981
Place of birth	Bauska, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Club information
Current team	Latvia (manager)
Youth career
	Jelgavas BJSS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Dialogs
Teams managed
2001–2003	Viola
2004–2012	Jelgava
2013–2020	Latvia U21
2020–	Latvia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Kazakevičs began his career in the youth team of Jelgavas BJSS, later representing Jelgava-based club Dialogs in the 1995 edition of the Latvian First League.[1]

Managerial career

Following his playing career, Kazakevičs moved into coaching, coaching Viola's second team. In 2001, Kazakevičs was appointed head coach of Viola. Kazakevičs held the post until the club's demise in 2003, when they merged with RAF Jelgava to form FK Jelgava. Kazakevičs remained manager of the newly formed club. In 2009, Kazakevičs won the Latvian First League, guiding the club to the Latvian Football Cup a year later.[1] In 2013, following his departure from Jelgava, Kazakevičs was appointed Latvia's under-21 manager. Kazakevičs remained in the post for seven years.[2] On 20 January 2020, Kazakevičs was confirmed as Slaviša Stojanovič's successor as manager of Latvia.[3]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 17 November 2020

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Latvia	20 January 2020	Present	8	2	5	1	025.00

References

1. "Curriculum vitae" (.pdf). Latvijas Futbola federācija (in Latvian). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
2. "Dainis Kazakevičs". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
3. "Dainis Kazakevičs apstiprināts par Latvijas izlases galveno treneri". Latvijas Futbola federācija (in Latvian). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.