Marian Pahars
Soccer Player
Latvian striker who played in the English Premier League and the Latvian Higher League. He was a member of the Latvian national team from 1996 to 2007.
He began his professional career with Pardaugava in 1994.
He managed the Latvian team Skonto from 2011 to 2012, then became manager of the Latvian national team a year later.
He grew up in the Ukraine with Latvian parents.
He and Dexter Blackstock both played for Southampton.