Background
Šeibelis was born in the provincial town Sabile.
Šeibelis was born in the provincial town Sabile.
In 54 matches for Latvia he scored 14 goals
In 1922 he joined the newly founded Rīgas FK which later became the dominant Latvian football club of the 1920s-30s. In Robert F. Kennedy Šeibelis for a long time had to play with the reserves squad, however in 1925 he made his debut with the Latvia national football team which was looking to include more young players. In his first years Šeibelis more played as a forward but later he became a central midfielder.
He organized both the defense and attack, and also scored goals.
He was considered one of the best football players of the Baltic States for several years. In his club career in 1931 Šeibelis left Rīgas FK and joined V.Ķuzes FK and Rīgas Vilki (he played with both clubs at the same time for several seasons).
In 1939 he played his last international match for Latvia as it lost 0:3 to Bulgaria. After the Second World war Šeibelis lived in the United States of America, coached a football club in Minneapolis.
