Arūnas Klimavičius
Arūnas Klimavičius (born 5 October 1982 in Panevėžys) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer and chairman of the Lithuanian Professional Footballers' Association.
| 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) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2017 | Lithuania | 43 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
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.
International career edit
Klimavičius played 8 games at UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.[2]
| 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 | Complexo Desportivo Municipal de Vila Real Santo António, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | Poland | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 10 August 2011 | Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania | Armenia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Post-playing career edit
After the 2019 season finished, Arūnas retired from professional football.[3] In January 2020, Klimavičius had been hired as a tennis coach.[4] On 28 January 2020, he also founded and became the president of the Association of Professional Footballers (PFA - Profesionalių futbolininkų asociacija). The association was established to unionize Lithuanian professional footballers, properly represent their interests and provide them with qualified assistance.[5]
Klimavičius covered the UEFA Euro 2020 as a studio analyst on LNK.[6] In November 2021, he became the host of the podcast about Lithuanian football "PadkaStas".
Personal life edit
He is the son of Albertas Klimavičius and the brother of Linas Klimavičius.
Honours edit
Ekranas
- A Lyga: 2005
- Lithuanian Supercup: 2006
Lithuania
References edit
- ^ . fc-tobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Klimavičius, Arūnas". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ 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 (in Lithuanian). 13 February 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Televizijos įdomybės: vyrai renkasi futbolą, o moterys – krepšinį" (in Lithuanian). LNK. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
External links edit
- (in Russian)
- (in Russian)
- Arūnas Klimavičius at National-Football-Teams.com