The Most Famous

SOCCER PLAYERS from Lithuania

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This page contains a list of the greatest Lithuanian Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 20 of which were born in Lithuania. This makes Lithuania the birth place of the 87th most number of Soccer Players behind Trinidad and Tobago, and Azerbaijan.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Lithuanian Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Lithuanian Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Lithuanian Soccer Players.

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1. Arminas Narbekovas (b. 1965)

With an HPI of 53.72, Arminas Narbekovas is the most famous Lithuanian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 27 different languages on wikipedia.

Arminas Narbekovas (born 28 January 1965 in Gargždai) is a former Lithuanian 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.

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2. Edgaras Jankauskas (b. 1975)

With an HPI of 52.79, Edgaras Jankauskas is the 2nd most famous Lithuanian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 29 different languages.

Edgaras Jankauskas (born 12 March 1975) is a Lithuanian football manager and former professional player. He is the manager of the Lithuania national team. A powerful forward during his playing career, Jankauskas excelled in the physical side of the game. Other than in his native Lithuania, he played professionally in nine countries, and represented the Lithuania national team for almost 20 years. Whilst with Porto, Jankauskas made history as the first Lithuanian footballer to win the Champions League, in 2004. Ten years later, he began working as a full-time manager, leading his nation in two spells.

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3. Tomas Danilevičius (b. 1978)

With an HPI of 50.02, Tomas Danilevičius is the 3rd most famous Lithuanian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 30 different languages.

Tomas Danilevičius (born 18 July 1978) is a Lithuanian footballer and former president of the Lithuanian Football Federation.

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4. Valdas Ivanauskas (b. 1966)

With an HPI of 49.76, Valdas Ivanauskas is the 4th most famous Lithuanian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Valdas Ivanauskas (born 31 July 1966) is a Lithuanian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He was one of the first Lithuanian players to succeed in top-level European leagues following the country's independence, notably at Austria Wien and Hamburger SV. Ivanauskas earned over 30 caps for the Lithuania national team after previously representing the Soviet Union. As a manager, he has led clubs in Scotland, Germany, Azerbaijan, and Eastern Europe, and served as head coach of the Lithuania national team. He is best remembered for guiding Heart of Midlothian to a Scottish Cup win and a second-place finish in the Scottish Premier League in 2005–06.

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5. Vyacheslav Sukristov (b. 1961)

With an HPI of 48.37, Vyacheslav Sukristov is the 5th most famous Lithuanian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Vyacheslavas Vasilyevich Sukristovas (Russian: Вячеслав Васильевич Сукристов; Lithuanian: Viačeslavas Sukristovas; born 1 January 1961 in Vilnius) is a former Soviet and Lithuanian footballer and a current manager.

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6. Marius Stankevičius (b. 1981)

With an HPI of 48.02, Marius Stankevičius is the 6th most famous Lithuanian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 29 different languages.

Marius Stankevičius (born 15 July 1981) is a Lithuanian professional football manager and former player who works as head coach of A Lyga club TransINVEST. A former defender, he was the Lithuanian player of the year in 2008 and 2009.

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7. Gintaras Staučė (b. 1969)

With an HPI of 47.41, Gintaras Staučė is the 7th most famous Lithuanian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Gintaras Staučė (born 24 December 1969) is a Lithuanian football coach and former player who is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Kazakhstan national team.

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8. Andrius Skerla (b. 1977)

With an HPI of 47.14, Andrius Skerla is the 8th most famous Lithuanian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

Andrius Skerla (born 29 April 1977) is a Lithuanian professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the manager of A Lyga club Hegelmann. He began his career in Lithuania with Žalgiris Vilnius, where his performances drew the attention of Dutch club PSV. After making only 25 appearances for PSV, Skerla was signed by Dunfermline Athletic in 2000. He spent five seasons with the club playing in almost 200 matches for the Pars, including the 2004 Scottish Cup Final where he scored in the 3–1 defeat against Celtic. After leaving Dunfermline in 2005, his later career saw him return east, playing for Russian side Tom Tomsk, Vėtra in Lithuania, Polish clubs Korona Kielce and Jagiellonia Białystok, before finishing his career with his home-town team, Žalgiris Vilnius. Skerla was Lithuania's most capped player of all time with 84 appearances, until he was surpassed by Saulius Mikoliūnas in September 2020.

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9. Deividas Šemberas (b. 1978)

With an HPI of 45.83, Deividas Šemberas is the 9th most famous Lithuanian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 30 different languages.

Deividas Šemberas (born 2 August 1978) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. Between 1996 and 2013, he earned 82 international caps for Lithuania.

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10. Žydrūnas Karčemarskas (b. 1983)

With an HPI of 43.26, Žydrūnas Karčemarskas is the 10th most famous Lithuanian Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Žydrūnas Karčemarskas (born 24 May 1983) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Between 2003 and 2013, he earned 66 caps with Lithuania national team.

People

Pantheon has 20 people classified as Lithuanian soccer players born between 1961 and 1994. Of these 20, 19 (95.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Lithuanian soccer players include Arminas Narbekovas, Edgaras Jankauskas, and Tomas Danilevičius. The most famous deceased Lithuanian soccer players include Marius Žaliūkas. As of April 2024, 20 new Lithuanian soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Arminas Narbekovas, Edgaras Jankauskas, and Tomas Danilevičius.

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