Arūnas Klimavičius
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arūnas Klimavičius | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2007 | Ekranas | 168 | (18) |
| 2007–2008 | Dynamo Moscow | 23 | (2) |
| 2009 | Ural | 25 | (6) |
| 2010 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 11 | (1) |
| 2011 | Zhetysu | 27 | (6) |
| 2012 | Aktobe | 16 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Zhetysu | 53 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Tobol | 22 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Trakai | 57 | (7) |
| 2018 | Jonava | 6 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Kauno Žalgiris | 32 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2017 | Lithuania | 43 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Arūnas Klimavičius (born 5 October 1982 in Panevėžys) is a Lithuanian footballer.
Career[]
On 17 February, it was revealed on the Hearts website that he was having a trial with the Scottish Premier League side. On 8 December 2009 the 27-year-old Lithuanian defender has signed a two-year deal with Sibir. In 2011, he signed for Kazakhstani side FC Zhetysu.
In December 2014, Klimavičius moved to FC Tobol.[1]
After 2019 season was published, that player retired from professional football.[2] In January 2020 it was confirmed, that Klimavičius had been hired as a tennis coach.[3] On 28 January 2020, he also became the president and founder of the Association of Professional Footballers (PFA - Profesionalių futbolininkų asociacija). The association was established in order to bring together the largest community of Lithuanian professional footballers and to properly represent its interests and, in case of problems, to provide qualified assistance.[4]
International career[]
Klimavičius played 8 games at UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.[5]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 March 2008 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania |  Azerbaijan |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 7 February 2009 | , , Portugal |  Poland |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 10 August 2011 | Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania |  Armenia |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Personal life[]
He is the son of and the brother of Linas Klimavičius.
Honours[]
National Team
- Baltic Cup
- 2005
References[]
- ^ Арунас Климавичус в Тоболе. fc-tobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ A. Klimavičius: "Sprendimą priėmiau lygiai prieš metus", alyga.lt, 28 November 2019
- ^ Buvęs futbolininkas A.Klimavičius tapo teniso treneriu, sportas.lt, 20 January 2020
- ^ Lietuvoje veiklą pradeda profesionalių futbolininkų asociacija, 15min.lt, 13 February 2020
- ^ "Klimavičius, Arūnas". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
External links[]
- (in Russian) Rfpl stats
- (in Russian) FC Dynamo Moscow profile
- Arūnas Klimavičius at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Panevėžys
- Lithuanian footballers
- Lithuania international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Lithuanian expatriate footballers
- FK Ekranas players
- FK Riteriai players
- FC Dynamo Moscow players
- FC Ural Yekaterinburg players
- FC Sibir Novosibirsk players
- FC Zhetysu players
- FC Aktobe players
- FC Tobol players
- FK Jonava players
- FK Kauno Žalgiris players
- A Lyga players
- Russian Premier League players
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
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- Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan
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