Notable Players
There were several players from Union who played for Latvia national football team however out of those several stand out - Jānis Bebris was one of the all-time best Latvian goalkeepers who later played in the French Division 1 after World War II. Bebris played for Union for three years - from 1933 to 1935. Another significant footballer to play for Union was Vladimirs Bērziņš - one of the most capped pre-war Latvian footballers (he played with Union for 2 years - from 1925 to 1926). However the symbol of Union's football club was Ēriks Skadiņš who represented it through all the hardships of the clubs life, giving more than 15 years of his life to the side, representing it from 1922 to 1939.
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