Aleksandrs Koliņko is a Latvian professional football coach and a former player. He is the manager of Latvian Higher League club Super Nova.
Koliņko with Baltika Kaliningrad in 2011
Latvian Higher League or Virslīga, known for sponsorship reasons as TonyBet Virslīga since 2024, is a professional football league and the top tier of association football in Latvia. Organised by the Latvian Football Federation, the Higher League is contested by 10 clubs.
Aleksandrs Starkovs has won 12 league titles since independence with Skonto as a manager.
Three times winner with Ventspils Ukrainian Roman Hryhorchuk is the first manager who reached Europa League group stage in Virslīga history.
First-ever Latvian who scored in Euros Māris Verpakovskis has won league titles with both Skonto and Liepāja.
Ukrainian born Marians Pahars has won 5 league titles before moving to Southampton.