 Rimkus playing for FK Ventspils | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1973-06-21)21 June 1973 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Riga,Latvian SSR,Soviet Union (now Latvia) | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993 | Pārdaugava Rīga | 14 | (2) |
| 1994 | DAG Rīga | 15 | (3) |
| 1995 | Amstrig Riga | 26 | (8) |
| 1995–1996 | FC Winterthur | 10 | (8) |
| 1996–1997 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 13 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Erzgebirge Aue | 10 | (0) |
| 1998 | Skonto Riga | 15 | (11) |
| 1999–2000 | FK Valmiera | 38 | (6) |
| 2001–2004 | FK Ventspils | 100 | (70) |
| 2005 | FC Rostov | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | FK Ventspils | 109 | (66) |
| 2009–2010 | FK Ekranas | 26 | (15) |
| 2011–2012 | FC Jūrmala | 18 | (10) |
| 2012 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | FB Gulbene | 23 | (20) |
| 2014 | AFA Olaine | 3 | (4) |
| 2016 | Skonto FC | 19 | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2008 | Latvia | 73 | (11) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vīts Rimkus (born 21 June 1973) is a Latvian former professionalfootballer who played as astriker.
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Born inRiga, Vīts Rimkus started his career in 1993 withPārdaugava Rīga, scoring twice in 14 league appearances. After a promising start youngster was transferred toDAG Rīga in 1994. He played 15 league games for the team and scored three goals that season. He kept changing clubs and the next season was spent with another club fromRiga,Amstrig Rīga. The 1995 season turned out to be a loud start of his career as he managed to net eight times in 26 matches.
Several offers to go abroad appeared and the player chose to move to Switzerland, signing a contract withFC Winterthur. Scoring eight goals in ten matches that season, he moved to Germany in 1996, signing for1. FC Nürnberg. Despite the loud boom in Switzerland, Rimkus could not prove himself in Nürnberg, so he was given away to another German club,Erzgebirge Aue. Ten matches with no goals made him return to Latvia then.
In 1998, he was signed bySkonto Riga. After a really successful season the player was given away toFK Valmiera, where he played for two years, showing great performance. In 2001FK Ventspils signed Rimkus for free and had him playing there until 2004. Scoring 70 goals in 100 matches, he attracted attention from many Russian clubs and was signed byFC Rostov in 2005.[1] Staying goalless in nine games he was soon released and he returned to FK Ventspils. In the next five seasons, as a player of FK Ventspils, Rimkus scored 66 league goals in 109 matches. In 2009, he left the club after rumors about betting on his own team results, but nothing was proved in the end, and later it turned out to be a serious conflict with the board of the club.[2]
In 2010 Rimkus moved to Lithuania, signing a one-year contract withFK Ekranas.[3] He became the highest scorer of the team that season with 15 goals in 26 matches respectively, just one goal behind the top scorer of the leaguePovilas Lukšys.[4] After the season Rimkus moved to Cyprus, signing a half-season contract with theCypriot Fourth Division club Finikas Ayias Marinas Chrysochous.[5] In July 2011 he returned to Latvia and signed a contract with theLatvian Higher League newcomersFC Jūrmala.[6] Despite joining in mid-season, with ten goals in 18 games he became the team's highest scorer in the league. In March 2012 Rimkus was signed by the Latvian Higher League newcomersSpartaks Jūrmala, but after just playing one match he was released.[7]
In January 2013 Rimkus joined theLatvian First League clubFB Gulbene.[8] With 20 goals in 23 matches during the 2013 season Rimkus became his club's second best top scorer. Despite Rimkus scoring a goal in the promotion/relegation play-offs, his team lost toFS METTA/Latvijas Universitāte 5–2 on aggregate and failed to secure a place in the Latvian Higher League for the 2014 season.[9] Prior to the 2014 Latvian First League season Rimlus moved toAFA Olaine.[10] Aged 40, he scored four goals in the first three league appearances for the club, but then left the team turning to playing indoor football.
Before the start of the2016 Latvian First League season Rimkus returned to association football at the age of 42, joiningSkonto FC. Throughout the season Rimkus participated in 19 league matches, scoring 13 goals.[11]
Rimkus has played 73 international matches and scored 11 goals for theLatvia national team. He debuted in 1995, and played atEuro 2004.[12]
Rimkus is of Lithuanian descent.[13]
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