Steponas Garbačiauskas

Steponas Garbačiauskas
Steponas Garbačiauskas
Born	17 April 1900; Riga, Russian Empire
Died	3 August 1983 (aged 83); Zürich, Switzerland
Resting place	Petrašiūnai Cemetery
Nationality	Lithuanian
Occupation(s)	Athlete, football player, sports journalist, diplomat
Spouse	Elena Kubiliūnaitė
Children	Rita Garbačiauskaitė
Position(s)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
19??–1923	LFLS Kaunas
1924–1925	KSK Kaunas
1926–19??	ŠŠ Kovas Kaunas
International career
1923–1926	Lithuania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steponas "Stepas" Garbačiauskas (17 April 1900 – 3 August 1983) was a Lithuanian record-holding athlete, football player, sports journalist, and 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,^[2] 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.^[3]

Garbačiauskas was buried at the Petrašiūnai Cemetery.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Garbačiauskas Stepas". LSE.lt. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
^ "Steponas Garbačiauskas". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ "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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[1] "Garbačiauskas Stepas". LSE.lt. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

[2] "Steponas Garbačiauskas". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

[3] "Stepas Garbačiauskas, player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

[4] Dobkevičius, Kazimieras. "Sugrįžo į gimtosios žemės glėbį". XXIamzius.lt. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

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