Aleksejs Auziņš

Aleksejs Karlis Auziņš (7 August 1910, in Jelgava, Russian Empire – 25 April 1997, in Riga, Latvia) was a Latvian football midfielder, manager and also an ice hockey player.

Auziņš was born in the provincial city of Jelgava, but he made his first serious steps in football in Riga where he joined the Latvia Higher League side Amatieris in 1927.

Auziņš played with Riga Vanderers until 1939, then retired from active football only to return to it during World War II.

In 1941 during the German occupation of Latvia he played with the Students football club, and from 1942 to 1944 – with US Riga.

He played with Latvia national ice hockey team at the 1936 Winter Olympics.