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Jānis Lidmanis

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Jānis Lidmanis
Jānis Lidmanis, possibly in 1935
Personal information
Born18 January 1910
Riga, Russian Empire
Died29 November 1986 (aged 76)
Melbourne, Australia
Medal record
Representing  Latvia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1935 Switzerland Team Competition

Jānis Lidmanis (18 January 1910 – 29 November 1986) was a Latvian footballer and basketballer.

Career

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In the 1930s he was the captain of Latvia national football team for which he made 55 appearances (second result in the pre-war Latvian team) and scored 2 goals.[1]

Lidmanis played of the football club Rīgas FK, the top Riga club of that era, and together with Ēriks Pētersons and Sergejs Maģers he made up the center midfield in the national team. One of his strengths was in the hands (he also played basketball and even played for Latvia in EuroBasket 1935), he also performed corner-kicks.

In 1944 Lidmanis together with his family immigrated to Germany and in 1949 to Australia. He died in Melbourne, Australia on 29 November 1986.

References

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  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 December 2010). "Latvia – Record International Players". Rec.Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation.