Edgars Gauračs

Ascoli

Until summer 2006 he played for Blāzma Rēzekne, but after training in Italy with teams like Milan, Sampdoria and Lazio, he signed with Ascoli. He was released from the Italian club in 2009.

Ventspils

FK Ventspils signed him before the UEFA Europa League matches in 2009. He appeared for FK Ventspils in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stages. He scored a goal against Hertha BSC in the first match 1–1 draw. During the winter transfer period in 2009 after several great performances many clubs from Romania and Greece showed their interest in signing him during the winter transfer window. Gauračs finally signed a contract with FC Rapid București in Romania and he joined the club on loan from Ventspils until the end of the season. The club's owner, George Copos, confidently announced that the player had a bright future ahead of him at his new club, where he would have stayed for 4 more years if Rapid had activated its option for a permanent deal in the summer. Rapid paid 50,000 € for the loan. Edgars made his debut for Rapid on 28 February 2010 in a league match against Unirea Urziceni, coming on as a substitute. Unfortunately, Edgars had to fight with his injuries all season long, appearing only in six team matches without scoring a single goal. In June 2010 he returned to FK Ventspils but was released in July.

Sheriff Tiraspol

In August 2010, after treating his injuries, he went on trial with FC Sheriff Tiraspol from Moldova. This trial was…

From 2007 till 2010, Gauračs played for Latvia U-21. He scored 10 goals in 12 games and is still the all-time top scorer for the U-21 side. Gauračs made his senior debut for Latvia in the EURO 2012 qualification match against Israel on 4 June 2011, coming on as a substitute. Gauračs helped Latvia win the 2012 Baltic Cup, scoring 3 goals in 2 matches and becoming the top scorer of the tournament.

Gauračs is married to Jūlija Gaurača and has a son Enriko, born in 2008. Gauračs has several tattoos across his body that represent important events of his personal life. He is locally famous for his stylish image and similarities in looks with the former English football superstar David Beckham. Gauračs speaks six languages – Latvian, English, Russian, Polish, Romanian and Italian. His all-time favourite football player is Andriy Shevchenko. Gauračs is an active user of Twitter and Instagram.