Marius_Stankevičius
Marius Stankevičius
Lithuanian footballer
Marius Stankevičius (born 15 July 1981) is a Lithuanian football manager and former player who works as head coach of the Lithuania U-21. A former defender, he was the Lithuanian player of the year in 2008 and 2009.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1981-07-15) 15 July 1981 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lithuania U-21 (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Ekranas | 87 | (3) |
| 2001–2008 | Brescia | 157 | (12) |
| 2002–2003 | → Cosenza (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Sampdoria | 44 | (3) |
| 2010 | → Sevilla (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Valencia (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Lazio | 26 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Gaziantepspor | 29 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Hannover 96 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Córdoba | 37 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Robur Siena | 27 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Crema | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2013 | Lithuania | 65 | (5) |
| 2018 | Padania | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Crema | ||
| 2020–2021 | Lumezzane | ||
| 2021–2022 | Lithuania U-21 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stankevičius has also played as a defender for the Lithuania national team. In the past, he represented Lithuania at under-21 level. He was captain of the Lithuanian side during the 2012–13 qualifying campaign due to Tomas Danilevičius's retirement, but has not made an appearance since the September 2013 loss to Latvia.
Due to playing in northern Italy, Stankevičius received a call-up for the Padania national team ahead of the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.[1]
On 17 November 2018, Stankevičius was appointed as manager of Crema following the departure of Massimiliano Bressan, during a season, where he was supposed to function as a player.[2] He left the club at the end of the season.
In January 2020 he was presented as the new U-17 coach of the Lithuania national football team and Valdas Urbonas's assistant for the senior team.[3]
In July 2020 he was named new head coach of Italian Eccellenza amateurs Lumezzane, while still keeping his coaching position with the Lithuanian national teams.[4][5] Following his appointment as new head coach of the Lithuania national under-21 football team, Stankevičius left Lumezzane in July 2021.[6]
In October 2022, Stankevičius obtained a UEFA Pro coaching license after successfully passing the yearly course organized by the Italian Football Federation.[7]
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ekranas (loan) | 2001 | A Lyga | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Brescia | 2001–02 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 3 | ||||
| 2005–06 | Serie B | 33 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 6 | |||
| 2006–07 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 3 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 157 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 12 | ||
| Cosenza (loan) | 2002–03 | Serie B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Sampdoria | 2008–09 | Serie A | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 42 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | ||
| Sevilla (loan) | 2009–10 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |
| Valencia (loan) | 2010–11 | La Liga | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 2 | ||
| Lazio | 2011–12 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Gaziantepspor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| Hannover 96 | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hannover 96 II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Córdoba | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Siena | 2016–17 | Lega Pro | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 356 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 408 | 17 | ||
International
- Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stankevičius goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 March 2005 | Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 6 September 2008 | Gruia stadium, Cluj-Napoca, Romania |  Romania | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 10 October 2009 | Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck, Austria |  Austria | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 14 October 2009 | Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė, Lithuania |  Serbia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 29 March 2011 | S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania |  Spain | 1–1 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
Ekranas
- Lithuanian Cup: 1998, 2000
- Lithuanian Super Cup: 2000
Sampdoria
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2008–09
Sevilla
Lazio
Individual
- Lithuanian Footballer of the Year: 2008, 2009
- "Paddy Power CONIFA World Football Cup 2018 Team List" (PDF). CONIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- Crema 1908, squadra affidata a Stankevicius, laprovinciacr.it, 17 November 2018
- "Marius Stankevičius grįžta į Lietuvą – treniruos U-17 futbolininkus, padės Urbonui vyrų rinktinėje" (in Lithuanian). LRT.lt. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- "Stankevicius al Lumezzane. La panchina senza confini" (in Italian). Bresciaoggi. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- "Stankevicius in stile Football Manager: "Alleno sia il Lumezzane che la Lituania"" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- "Addio tra Lumezzane e Stankevicius" (in Italian). Sprintesport.it. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- "UEFA Pro, ecco i nomi di tutti i neoallenatori abilitati: tra di loro anche Gilardino e Demichelis" (in Italian). FIGC.it. 6 October 2022.
- Marius Stankevičius at Soccerway
- Marius Stankevičius at FootballDatabase.eu
- Marius Stankevičius at WorldFootball.net
- Marius Stankevičius at BDFutbol
- Marius Stankevičius – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Marius Stankevičius at Soccerway
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