Arminas Narbekovas

Arminas Narbekovas
Personal information
Full nameArminas Andreyevich Narbekovas
Date of birth28 January 1965
Place of birthGargždai, Lithuania
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionAttacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
None
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1983-1990Žalgiris Vilnius155(51)
1990Lokomotiv Moscow14(2)
1990-1996Austria Wien115(32)
1996-1998VfB Admira Wacker Mödling50(9)
1998-1999FCN St. Pölten??(?)
1999-2000VfB Admira Wacker Mödling20(4)
2000-2001SV Hundsheim??(??)
2001-2003Wiener SK11(0)
2003-2004White Star Brigittenau11(2)
2004-2005SV Weikersdorf23(9)
National team
1988-1990USSR0(0)
1990-2001Lithuania13(4)
Teams managed
2004-2005SV Weikersdorf
2006-2007Žalgiris Vilnius
2007-2009SV Donau Langlebarn
2009-2012FK Banga Gargždai
2010-Lithuania (assistant coach)
2012FK Spartaks Jūrmala
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Andreyevich and the family name is Narbekovas.

Arminas Andreyevich Narbekovas (born 28 January 1965 in Gargždai) 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
Men's football
Gold 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
1. 27 May 1990 Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic 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

  1. ↑ Austria Wien Career
  2. ↑ Arminas packt aus
  3. ↑ "Österreich ist Litauen mehr als zehn Jahre voraus"
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ Football PLAYER: Arminas Narbekovas
  6. ↑ UEFA.com - Lithuania's Golden Player
  7. ↑ Golden Players take centre stage

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