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Irmantas Stumbrys

Irmantas Stumbrys

Lithuanian footballer

Irmantas Stumbrys (30 May 1972 – 16 November 2000) was a Lithuanian football player who played as a midfielder. He has played for a number of first division Lithuanian teams and for some Russian sides including Zenit.

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Club career

He started his career at Ekranas Panevėžys and played for Kareda-Sakalas Šiauliai before moving abroad to join Russian giants Zenit St. Petersburg in 1997. He had just won promotion to the Russian Premier League with Torpedo-ZIL before his death.

International career

Stumbrys made his debut for Lithuania in a November 1991 Baltic Cup match against Latvia and earned a total of 37 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was an October 1999 European Championship qualifying match against Scotland.[1]

Death

He died in November 2000 after getting shot in his head in Panevėžys, Lithuania. His body was found in his car.[2] His death was considered suicide[3] after police investigations.[4]

He was survived by his wife and his son.[5]

Honours

References

  1. [1]
    Intl career stats – EUFootball
  2. [2]
    Blackburn-born Modena player in coma after post-match punch[dead link] – Independent
  3. [3]
    Gangland murders in 'Twin Peaks' draw government's attention – Baltic Times
  4. [4]
    Futbolininko našlė atsitvėrė tylos siena – DELFI (in Lithuanian)
  5. [5]
    Lithuanian star found dead – BBC


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