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vitālijs astafjevs 2014-10-11 2014-10-11 riga , latvian ssr , soviet union 1.80 m ftin on 200px 2010-2014 2012 2013 2013 - 2014 - 3 april 1971 skonto -lrb- assistant manager -rrb- latvia -lrb- assistant manager -rrb- fk riga jelgava -lrb- assistant manager -rrb- skonto-2 latvia u-21 vitalijs astafjevs.jpg vitālijs astafjevs
 vitālijs astafjevs
vitālijs astafjevs

vitālijs astafjevs -lrb- born 3 april 1971 in riga -rrb- is a former latvian football midfielder .
currently he is the manager of fk jelgava in the latvian higher league and the assistant manager of latvia national football team .
in his playing career , he won eight latvian championships with skonto riga .
he also played abroad for clubs in austria , england and russia .
astafjevs currently holds the european record for the most international matches played , with 167 caps for latvia .
he also captained the country at euro 2004 .
