Leonas Juozapaitis

Leonas Juozapaitis (18 January 1901 – 13 August 1980) was a Lithuanian footballer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Leonas Juozapaitis
Personal information
Date of birth (1901-01-18)18 January 1901
Place of birth Vilnius, Russian Empire
Date of death 13 August 1980(1980-08-13) (aged 79)
Place of death Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR
Playing position(s) Midfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–19?? LFLS Kaunas
National team
1924–1926 Lithuania 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Juozapaitis was a midfielder for LFLS Kaunas when he got called up to represent Lithuania in their first ever international in 1923 against Estonia, the next year he played at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, where they lost in the first round against Switzerland 0-9, his next two international matches also ended in defeat.[2]

He was also a keen athlete and was the Lithuanian 2km champion in 1922 and in the same year he played in the first Lithuanian basketball match.[3]

References
  1. "Leonas Juozapaitis, Bio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. "Leonas Juozapaitis, player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  3. "Juozapaitis, Leon". lse.it. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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