[1] Edvīns Bārda started his career in 1921 when he joined JKS Riga – the strongest Latvian football club at the time, he played with the side in 1921 and 1922, in 1922 he also took up coaching the team.
Later in 1922 he played briefly with ASK Riga until he ended up with the newly founded RFK – the leader in Latvian football in the years to follow, plus he actively participated in the formation of the club in its early years.
[2] Along with his brother Arvīds he was selected to play in the first ever international match for Latvia on 24 September 1922.
[3] The always battling for every inch on the pitch and goal hungry central forward was a fan favourite.
In 1926 Bārda took up coaching Hakoah Riga and a football club in Jelgava,[4] but in 1927 he played again on the field with Amatieris.