Irmantas Stumbrys Explained

Irmantas Stumbrys
Birth Date:1972 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Tauragė, Lithuanian SSR,
Soviet Union
Death Place:Panevėžys, Lithuania
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1991–1994
Years2:1995–1997
Years3:1997
Years4:1998
Years5:1999
Years6:1999–2000
Clubs1:Ekranas Panevėžys
Clubs2:Kareda-Sakalas Šiauliai
Clubs3:Zenit St. Petersburg
Clubs4:→ Ekranas Panevėžys (loan)
Clubs5:Zenit St. Petersburg II
Clubs6:Torpedo-ZIL
Caps1:76
Caps2:51
Caps3:15
Caps4:22
Caps5:5
Caps6:52
Goals1:20
Goals2:9
Goals3:1
Goals4:4
Goals5:0
Goals6:7
Totalcaps:221
Totalgoals:41
Nationalyears1:1995–1999
Nationalteam1:Lithuania
Nationalcaps1:37
Nationalgoals1:2

Irmantas Stumbrys (30 May 1972 – 16 November 2000) was a Lithuanian football player who played as a midfielder. He has played for a number of first division Lithuanian teams and for some Russian sides including Zenit.

Club career

He started his career at Ekranas Panevėžys and played for Kareda-Sakalas Šiauliai before moving abroad to join Russian giants Zenit St. Petersburg in 1997. He had just won promotion to the Russian Premier League with Torpedo-ZIL before his death.

International career

Stumbrys made his debut for Lithuania in a November 1991 Baltic Cup match against Latvia and earned a total of 37 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was an October 1999 European Championship qualifying match against Scotland.[1]

Death

He died in November 2000 after getting shot in his head in Panevėžys, Lithuania. His body was found in his car.[2] His death was considered suicide[3] after police investigations.[4]

He was survived by his wife and his son.[5]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=20324 Intl career stats
  2. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/internationals/blackburnborn-modena-player-in-coma-after-postmatch-punch-624869.html Blackburn-born Modena player in coma after post-match punch
  3. http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/3424/ Gangland murders in 'Twin Peaks' draw government's attention
  4. http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/futbolininko-nasle-atsitvere-tylos-siena.d?id=118737 Futbolininko našlė atsitvėrė tylos siena
  5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/1026806.stm Lithuanian star found dead