Steponas Garbačiauskas
| Steponas Garbačiauskas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
April 17, 1900 Riga, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
August 3, 1983 (aged 83) Zürich, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Petrašiūnai Cemetery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Athlete, football player, sports journalist, diplomat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Elena Kubiliūnaitė | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Rita Garbačiauskaitė | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steponas "Stepas" Garbačiauskas (April 17, 1900 – August 3, 1983) was a Lithuanian record-holding athlete, football player, sports journalist, diplomat. He is regarded as one of the Lithuanian sports pioneers.[1]
Garbačiauskas was a forward and captain of the first Lithuanian footballing international in 1923 against Estonia, the following year he played in the 1924 Summer Olympics against Switzerland which they lost 0-9 and didn't advance any further, over the next couple of years he played four more ties for his country.[2]
Garbačiauskas was buried at the Petrašiūnai Cemetery.[3]
References
- ↑ "Garbačiauskas Stepas". LSE.lt. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "Stepas Garbačiauskas, player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ↑ Dobkevičius, Kazimieras. "Sugrįžo į gimtosios žemės glėbį". XXIamzius.lt. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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