Arminas Narbekovas
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arminas Andreyevich Narbekovas | ||
Date of birth | 28 January 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Gargždai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | None | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1990 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 155 | (51) |
1990 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 14 | (2) |
1990–1996 | Austria Wien | 115 | (32) |
1996–1998 | VfB Admira Wacker Mödling | 50 | (9) |
1998–1999 | FCN St. Pölten | ?? | (?) |
1999–2000 | VfB Admira Wacker Mödling | 20 | (4) |
2000–2001 | SV Hundsheim | ?? | (??) |
2001–2003 | Wiener SK | 11 | (0) |
2003–2004 | White Star Brigittenau | 11 | (2) |
2004–2005 | SV Weikersdorf | 23 | (9) |
International career | |||
1988–1990 | USSR | 0 | (0) |
1990–2001 | Lithuania | 13 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
2004–2005 | SV Weikersdorf | ||
2006–2007 | Žalgiris Vilnius | ||
2007–2009 | SV Donau Langlebarn | ||
2009–2012 | FK Banga Gargždai | ||
2010– | Lithuania (assistant coach) | ||
2012 | FK Spartaks Jūrmala | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arminas Andreyevich Narbekovas (born 28 January 1965 in Gargždai[citation needed]) is a former Lithuanian football player. In 2003, he was selected by UEFA as his country's greatest player of the past 50 years.
Career
Narbekovas made his debut in 1983 with Žalgiris Vilnius, Lithuania's sole representative in the Soviet Top League, at the age of 18. In 1987, he finished second in league scoring with 16 goals while leading his club to a third-place finish, their best in history. Zalgiris would then participate in the UEFA Cup for the first time, losing to Austria Vienna.[1] Austria would become Narbekovas' destination after Lithuanian players were allowed to move abroad. Arminas moved there in 1990 after a short stint with Lokomotiv Moscow, since Lithuania was not a part of UEFA yet and players from its clubs were not permitted to transfer.[2] Narbekovas would spend the rest of his club career in Austria, with Austria Vienna until 1995 and then with Admira Wacker and a number of other lower division clubs.[3]
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's football | ||
1988 Seoul | Team |
International career
Although he never received a FIFA-sanctioned cap for the USSR national team, he did play for them, and win the Gold Medal, at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Narbekovas scored two goals in the tournament, including an extra time one in the semifinals against Italy, helping the Soviets to a 3–2 victory. Also, he represented USSR in 1987 Summer Universiade.[4] Arminas first played for Lithuania in its first ever game as a newly independent country, on 27 May 1990 against Georgia, and scored the first goal in the 2–2 tie. Unfortunately, injuries limited his career to just 13 caps and four goals for his country.
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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1. | 27 May 1990 | Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | Georgia | 2–2 | Draw | Friendly | |||||
2. | 28 April 1992 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 2–2 | Draw | 1994 World Cup qualifier | |||||
3. | 25 May 1994 | Bazaly Stadium, Ostrava, Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 5–3 | Loss | Friendly | |||||
4. | 9 October 1996 | Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | Liechtenstein | 2–1 | Win | 1998 World Cup qualifier | |||||
Correct as of 1 December 2014[5] |
Honours
Narbekovas was named Lithuania's footballer of the year four times, from 1985 to 1988.[6] In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's jubilee, he was selected by the Lithuanian Football Federation as the country's Golden Player – the greatest player of the last 50 years.[7]
References
- ^ Austria Wien Career
- ^ Arminas packt aus Archived 10 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Österreich ist Litauen mehr als zehn Jahre voraus"
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
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- ^ UEFA.com - Lithuania's Golden Player[permanent dead link]
- ^ Golden Players take centre stage Archived 19 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Arminas Narbekovas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Use dmy dates from June 2011
- Lithuanian footballers
- Lithuania international footballers
- UEFA Golden Players
- FK Žalgiris Vilnius players
- FK Žalgiris Vilnius managers
- Soviet footballers
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
- Olympic footballers of the Soviet Union
- Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Lithuanian expatriates in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- Lithuanian expatriates in Austria
- FK Austria Wien players
- FC Admira Wacker Mödling players
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Olympic medalists in football
- People from Gargždai
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Association football midfielders