Valdis Pultraks

He played for FC Riga Daugava and is considered one of the best Latvian goalkeepers in history.

[1] At the age of 14 Pultraks had already played for FK Ausma from Auce in the Latvian Cup quarterfinals.

Until the mid-1940s in addition to football Pultraks actively participated in athletics events - even in 1947 when he already played for FK Dinamo Rīga he won the bronze medal at the Latvian athletics championship in 100 meter run.

In the Soviet elite league Pultraks had a strong competition for the number one goalkeeper position in Daugava, but he succeeded at that, however when in 1952 Daugava was relegated from the top league, Pultraks left the club.

At the age of 36, he played for Daugava in their first postwar international match in Latvia, against Swedish club IK Sture.