Kaspars Gorkšs

Kaspars Gorkšs is a defender of Reading. He was born on 6 November 1981 in Riga, Latvia.

Kaspars’s professional career took off in his native country team Auda Rīga. He began to perform for the club from the 1997/1998 season, but made rare appearances on the pitch. The footballer failed to become a regular during his entire spell, but gained priceless playing experience, which was only a start though.

In 2002 Öster made a tempting offer to Kaspars and the footballer did not hesitate for long. In the summer the same year, Gorkšs completed a move to the new club and netted one goal in 32 matches during two years and a half. At the beginning of 2005, the footballer transferred to Assyriska Föreningen and featured in 23 games of the new team during a half of the season.

In the summer 2005, the Latvian defender reinforced the defense line of Ventspils, where he performed during one extremely fruitful season. Kaspars continued his confident performance and steady development by firing five goals in 28 matches for the new club.

In 2006 Gorkšs left Baltic area and moved to England, penning a contract with Blackpool, where he made 51 appearances during two years of professional performance. That was one of the best results in the footballer’s career.

In 2008 London side QPR decided to secure the services of the defender and finalized a deal with him. The following three years were even more successful for the Latvian player, as he continued his steady performance in the starting XI, featured in 121 games and amassed six goals. In 2011 Kaspars ended his QPR spell with Reading move and the head coach of the new club put him in the starting line-up. The footballer made 41 appearances and kicked three goals for ‘The Royals’ during the 2011/2012 season.

In 2013 the Latvian was loaned to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

From 2001 till 2003, Gorkšs was capped 12 times for the Latvia national U-21 team. From 2005, he took part in 43 games and contributed four goals for the senior national squad.