Arminas Narbekovas
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| Full name | Arminas 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 | ||||||||||
| 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 | Soviet Union Olympic | 7 | (2) | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Lithuania (assistant coach) | ||||||||||
| 2012 | FK Spartaks Jūrmala | ||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Lithuania U-21 | ||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Arminas Narbekovas (born 28 January 1965 in
footballer who played as a midfielder. In 2003, he was selected by UEFA as his country's Golden Player, the greatest player of the past 50 years.[2]
Personal life
Arminas Narbekovas was born to a Tatar father Andrey Narbekov and a Lithuanian mother.[3]
Career
Narbekovas made his debut in 1983 with Žalgiris Vilnius, Lithuania's sole representative in the
Admira Wacker and a number of other lower division clubs.[6]
International career
Although he never received a FIFA-sanctioned cap for the
extra time one in the semifinals against Italy, helping the Soviets to a 3–2 victory. Also, he represented USSR in 1987 Summer Universiade.[7] 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.
Honours
Club
Austria Wien
- Austrian Football Bundesliga (3): 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93
- Austrian Cup (2): 1991–92, 1993–94
International
- Summer Olympic Games
- Gold medal: 1988
- Universiade
- Gold medal: 1987
Individual
- Lithuanian Player of the Year: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
- UEFA Jubilee Awards Lithuanian Golden Player representative
- Summer Universiade: 1987 top scorer
International goals
Lithuania
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[8] | |||||||||||
Soviet Union Olympic team
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 September 1988 | Seoul |  United States |
2–0 | 4–2 | Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | 27 September 1988 | Seoul |  Italy |
2–1 | 3–2 | Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics |
Honours
Narbekovas was named Lithuania's footballer of the year four times, from 1985 to 1988.[9] 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.[10]
References
- ^ https://nailtimler.com/people_page/people_13n/narbekovas_arminas_andriyovych.html Narbekov Arminas Andreyevich
- ^ "Golden Players take centre stage". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 November 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ https://nailtimler.com/people_page/people_13n/narbekovas_arminas_andriyovych.html Narbekov Arminas Andreyevich
- ^ Austria Wien Career
- ^ Arminas packt aus Archived 10 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Österreich ist Litauen mehr als zehn Jahre voraus"
- ^ "Universiade 1987". Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ Football PLAYER: Arminas Narbekovas
- ^ 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
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