Aleksandrs Stankus (13 July 1913 – 23 December 1944)[1] was a Latvian footballer who played for Olimpija Liepāja and Latvia national team between 1930 and 1937.
In football, he made his debut with Olimpija at the age of 18 by scoring goals in international friendlies against the champions of East Prussia and Estonia.
He was never as popular as his teammates in attack - Ludvigs Dudaņecs, Voldemārs Žins or Fricis Dambrēvics although in one season he was the second best goalscorer of his club.
In the first half of 1930s Stankus became a regular player with the Latvia national football team for which he made in total 17 appearances.
During German occupation of Latvia in World War II, Stankus was drafted in the Latvian Legion of the Waffen-SS.