Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 January 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2000 | FBK Kaunas | 105 | (13) |
2001 | Torpedo-ZIL | 10 | (0) |
2001–2004 | Skonto FC | 79 | (8) |
2004–2009 | Spartak Moscow | 42 | (3) |
2010 | Salyut Belgorod | 7 | (0) |
2011–2012 | FK Ekranas | 59 | (6) |
2013–2019 | Kauno Žalgiris | 94 | (5) |
2020 | FC Hegelmann | ||
International career | |||
1997–2010 | Lithuania | 47 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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