Pauls Sokolovs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 July 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Riga, Russian Empire | ||
| Date of death | 20 April 1971 (aged 68) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1923-1925 | Torpedo Rīga | ||
| JKS Riga | |||
| Rīgas FK | |||
| International career | |||
| 1923-1925 | Latvia | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pauls Sokolovs (17 July 1902 – 20 April 1971)[1] was a Latvian footballer who competed for Latvia national football team at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Sokolovs started playing football with JKS Riga in the early years after World War I,[citation needed] then joined the newly founded RFK in 1923, where he played until the end of his football career.[4] He won three Latvian Higher League titles and became a two-time winner of the Riga Football Cup between 1923 and 1928[citation needed] and played 8 international matches for the Latvian national football team from 1923 to 1925,[4][5] including a participation at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[6] Sokolovs also played ice hockey, representing the Latvia national ice hockey team in several matches.[citation needed]
Honours[edit]
- Latvian Higher League: 1924, 1925, 1926 (RFK)
- Riga Football Cup: 1924, 1925 (RFK)
References[edit]
- ^ Pauls Sokolovs' obituary (in Latvian) [dead link]
- ^ "Pauls Sokolovs Biography and Statistics". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Pauls Sokolovs". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ a b Pauls Sokolovs at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "List of Latvia national football team caps". Periodika.lv.[dead link]
- ^ "Latvijas futbolisti piedalījās Berlines olimpiade?" [Latvia footballers to participate at the Berlin Olympic games?] (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 4 October 2011.
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