Famous People with Name Dainis

Dainis Andersons            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Dainis Andersons: was a Latvian football (soccer) player and manager, one of the most famous footballers from Valmiera.Andersons started playing football in with the Valmiera youth team which was coached by Evgenijs Katajevs. Later when Katajevs took over the senior club Gauja Valmiera and with it earned promotion to the top LSSR league, Andersons went up together with Katajevs. In 1983 Andersons together with his Valmiera teammate Janis Ozols earned an invitation to join Daugava Riga - the best Latvian club which played in the 1st Soviet league.

Dainis Deglis            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Dainis Deglis: is a former Latvian football defender who was called the Latvian rifleman when he played for FK Daugava Riga.Almost his entire senior football career Deglis played for Daugava Riga, capping more than 350 appearances for the team, quite often being the only Latvian origin player on the field (thus - the Latvian rifleman).

Dainis Ivan            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Dainis Ivan: is a Latvian journalist and politician.He has worked as a journalist since 1979 and gained the public attention in 1986, by opposing construction of another hydro-electric dam on Daugava river, near the city of Daugavpils. Ivans pointed out the loss of landscapes and the need for relocation of numerous villages and cities, in the case if the dam is constructed. As a result of media campaign led by Ivans, the construction of the dam was cancelled.