Full name Arturs Silagailis Current team Retired Name Arturs Silagailis Height 1.85 m | Playing position Years Team Role Football player Position Defender | |
Date of birth (1987-05-03) 3 May 1987 (age 28) Place of birth Rezekne, Latvian SSR, USSR
(now Republic of Latvia) | ||
Artūrs Silagailis (born 3 May 1987) is a retired Latvian football defender. Currently he works as a youth coach at his hometown club Blāzma.
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Club career
Silagailis began his career in the local club Rēzeknes Dižvanagi (later renamed SK Blāzma).
In February 2009 he signed a contract with FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. He made his first-team debut in a league match against the famous FC Shakhtar Donetsk.
He found it difficult to find a place in the starting line-up, so he left the team on loan to FK Ventspils in March 2010.
In August 2010 he signed a contract with KF Tirana in Albanian Superliga. Due to the delayed salary payment he left the team in December, the same year, signing a one-year contract with an option to extend it for another season with FC Gomel, playing in the Belarusian Premier League.
Just 3 months after signing with FC Gomel, Silagailis left the club, signing for another Belarusian Premier League club Dnepr Mogilev.
International career
From 2007 to 2008 Silagailis played for Latvia U-21, but he hasn't been capped for the senior side so far.
Family
His brother Guntars is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Ahva Arraba F.C. in Israel.