Kaspars Vanins

Striker - Spartaks
20 Sep 2026
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Marked for Kaspars Vanins

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The Spartaks Post

14 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad14 Sep 2026

Eduards Fertovs breaks a bone — 64 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 64 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Transfer targets14 Sep 2026

Jelgava tell Spartaks: Nikita Kamess is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Squad14 Sep 2026

A falling-out at Spartaks

Aleksandrs Ciganovs and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad14 Sep 2026

Spartaks count the cost of losing Raivis Savalnieks

25 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.

Squad14 Sep 2026

A row about effort at Spartaks

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Alvis Jurkovskis was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout14 Sep 2026

Kaspars Vanins gets picked when it counts

Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Kaspars Vanins is on it.

In brief

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The Spartaks Post

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match19 Aug 2026

Spartaks bow out of the cup

Liepaja go through and Spartaks go home, 1‑3 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.

Market24 Aug 2026

Aleksandrs Ciganovs asks to leave Spartaks

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Squad24 Aug 2026

A one-man rearguard from Pavels Savalnieks

There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Spartaks

Gatis Stolcers was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Transfer targets24 Aug 2026

No deal for Gatis Zjuzins at that price

Spartaks offered $11.0K; Jelgava said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.

Transfer targets24 Aug 2026

Flora tell Spartaks: Taaniel Usta is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

The dugout24 Aug 2026

The manager makes an example of Pavels Savalnieks

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad24 Aug 2026

A row about effort at Spartaks

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Alvis Jurkovskis was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Market24 Aug 2026

Daugavpils join the queue for Davis Cauna

Add another name to the list: Daugavpils have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Davis Cauna. The answer from Spartaks has not changed — yet.

In brief

1 Edition

The Spartaks Post

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market3 Aug 2026

Davis Savalnieks puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Spartaks, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad3 Aug 2026

A falling-out at Spartaks

Gatis Stolcers and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad3 Aug 2026

A row about effort at Spartaks

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Davis Savalnieks was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Transfer targets3 Aug 2026

Door shut on Klāvs Bethers

Spartaks asked and Catania said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Market3 Aug 2026

Eyes on Vladimirs Laizans again

The phone has started ringing about Vladimirs Laizans again, and this time the name on the line is Daugavpils. Spartaks are listening politely and promising nothing.

Transfer targets3 Aug 2026

A loan move for Jānis Grīnbergs is in the works

Spartaks have made the call to Liepaja. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.

Transfer targets3 Aug 2026

Spartaks ask about Iļja Korotkovs

A loan enquiry to Liepaja: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.

Market3 Aug 2026

Kristaps Bulvitis is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Spartaks has been clear about where Kristaps Bulvitis stands, which is more than many ever get.

The dugout3 Aug 2026

Davis Savalnieks knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Davis Savalnieks trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

In brief