Juris Laizāns

Juris Laizāns embodies the pride of a small football nation. A Riga-born midfielder, he earned 113 caps for Latvia and scored 15 goals, which is a remarkable return for someone operating from the center of the park for a modest side. He spent much of his career abroad in Russia, and there is a particular loneliness in proving yourself far from home year after year. He carries no glittering trophy cabinet, but those 113 appearances are the real receipt of his commitment. I gravitate toward players who quietly shoulder the weight of their country, and Laizāns is precisely that sort of steadfast servant.

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Name (English)

Juris Laizāns

Name (Japanese)

ユリス・ライザンス

Reading

ゆりす・らいざんす

Born

January 6, 1979 (age 47)

Origin

Riga, Latvia

Height

186 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Goat

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juris%20Laiz%C4%81ns
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B6%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q520202

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.