Kristaps Grebis - best player in LMT Highier league 2009
(A.F.I. press foto) 

On Friday, December 18th in Latvian Football federation's organised "Gala evening of 2009 football season" were named winners in overall 18 nominations in Latvian football of the season 2009.

"Queens Park Rangers" and Latvian national team defender Kaspars Gorkšs has been named as the best player in Latvia, while forward Sintija Greijere from "SK Liepājas metalurgs" took the krown of the best female football player in 2009.

Latvian champions side "SK Liepājas metalurgs" forward Kristaps Grebis has been named the Latvian championship "LMT Virslīga" footballer of the season. Grebis took also the best forward award and best striker award after scoring a number of 30 goals this season - the third best result in Latvian championship history.

Latvian national team head coach Aleksandrs Starkovs after team's succesfull World Cup qualifying campaign was named as the best coach in Latvia in 2009.

Meanwhile national team captain Vitālijs Astafjevs recieved a special golden ring from LFF in gratitude of 158 games played in Latvian national team - current European record, as well.

Latvias Football federation
BEST nominees in football, season 2009

1) „Juris Docenko award” - best Youth coach in 2009 - Andis Rozītis (Smiltene)
2) „Ilmārs Liepiņs award”- best Latvian Youth player – Artūrs Karašausks (Olimps/RFS – 10 goals
in 18 matches this season in LMT Highier league)

3) Best football fotographer in 2009 – Zigismunds Zālmanis
4) Best football journalist in russian media – Mihails Koroļovs (uefa.com, insport.lv, fkventspils.lv)
5) Best football journalist in latvian media – Askolds Uldriķis (Sporta Avīze, NRA)
6) Best football media in 2009 – diena.lv

7) Best player in the "First league" championship – Igors Avanesovs ("FK Kauguri PBLC" – 24 goals)

8) Best match organisation (club) – FK Ventspils

9) Latvian best U21 player in LMT Virslīga – Jevgēņijs Kosmačovs (FK Ventspils and Latvian U21 team captain)

10) Best referee in Latvia – Andrejs Sipailo (Daugavpils)

Awards in LMT Virslīga, 2009:
11) Best goalkeeper - Viktors Spole (SK Liepājas metalurgs)
12) Best defender - Oskars Kļava (SK Liepājas metalurgs)
13) Best midfielder - Maksims Rafaļskis (SK Liepājas metalurgs)
14) Best forward - Kristaps Grebis (SK Liepājas metalurgs)
15) Best played – Kristaps Grebis (SK Liepājas metalurgs)

16) Latvian best coach in 2009.gadā – Aleksandrs Starkovs (National team)

17) Latvian best female football player in 2009 - Sintija Greijere (SK Liepājas metalurgs)
18) Latvian best football player in 2009 – Kaspars Gorkšs (National team and Queens Park Rangers (ENG))

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