scoring 1 goal. Regardless of Hščanovičs' small playing time, the club managed to reach its highest ever position in the league, finishing the season in the top four. In January 2014 Hščanovičs moved to FS METTA/Latvijas Universitāte, being described by the club's manager Andris Riherts as "a true professional with invaluable experience". At the beginning of the 2014 season he appeared in 5 league matches, later turning to work for his newly founded charity foundation "RH3 fonds". Hščanovičs stated that this does not mean his professional career is over as he still has the desire to play at the top level. International career On 7 October 2003 Hščanovičs debuted for the Latvia national under-17 football team in a 1–1 draw against Greece. He was also a member of Latvia U-19 and Latvia U-21 football teams, captaining the latter one in the 2008 Baltic Cup victory. On 12 November 2008 Hščanovičs was firstly called up to the Latvia national football team for a friendly match against Estonia. He remained an unused substitute. Personal life and charity work In February 2014 Raivis Hščanovičs launched the RH3 fonds - a charity foundation aimed to help children with oncological diseases. The foundation operates in a form of auctions, where popular sportspeople and organizations from all around the world are invited to donate their equipment with autographs and it is later sold to the highest bidder on the webpage. The financial resources are then transferred to the Children's Clinical University Hospital in Riga. Since the opening of the foundation such famous organizations and individuals as FC Barcelona, Shinji Kagawa, Mista, Anssi Jaakkola, Sandis Ozoliņš, Zemgus Girgensons, Alexander Frolov and many others have taken part with their donations. The name RH3 is composed by the initials of Raivis Hščanovičs and his squad number at FS METTA/Latvijas Universitāte. At the age of 7 Hščanovičs himself was diagnosed with cancer - a tumor in his left kidney. After a surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy he managed to beat the disease and later become a professional footballer. Honours Toronto FC Canadian Championship (1): 2010 References External links RH3 fonds webpage 1987 births Living people Footballers from Riga Latvian footballers Skonto FC players Toronto FC players Major League Soccer players Expatriate soccer players in Canada Latvian expatriate footballers FK Ventspils players FK Daugava (2003) players FS METTA/Latvijas Universitāte players Association football defenders