Famous People with Name Eriks

Eriks Petersons            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Eriks Petersons: was Latvian footballer and hockey-player. In time between 1929-1939 he played 63 international matches and scored 21 goal for Latvia national team. He still is top-scorer of all time in Latvia national team. He also played in Latvian national ice hockey team, where he appeared in 8 matches. After World War II Petersons moved to United States.

Eriks Raisters            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Eriks Raisters: was a Latvian right-wing football forward who played 27 international matches for Latvia between 1934 and 1940.Raisters made his international début for Latvia on June 10, 1934 in a friendly match against Lithuania in Kaunas. However it was the single match he played for Latvia in 1934, he became a regular at the national team only in the following year. In his second match for Latvia (against Lithuania once again) on May 30, 1935 Raisters scored his first goal for the country.

Erikson Noguchipinto            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Erikson Noguchipinto: a Brazilian-Japanese footballer. He moved to Japan at age 10 and obtained his Japanese citizenship in 2003.