Gints Freimanis (9 May 1985 – 6 June 2023) was a Latvian professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Club career Freimanis joined Leevon Saldus in 2020.Freimanis pievienojas pirmās līgas jaunpienācējai no dzimtā Saldus, sportacentrs.com, 15 March 2020
International career Freimanis first call-up to the senior Latvia national team squad came in May 2014 for the 2014 Baltic Cup, making his national team debut as a 94th-minute substitute in the final game against Lithuania, helping Latvia to win the trophy by a 1–0 scoreline.
Illness and death Freimanis was diagnosed with skin cancer in October 2021. He died on 6 June 2023, at the age of 38.
Career statistics Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Freimanis goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Gints FreimanisNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 31 August 2017 Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary 1–2 1–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours FK Jelgava Latvian Football Cup: 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
Latvia Baltic Cup: 2014, 2016
Individual Best defender of 2016 Latvian Higher League
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