Steponas Garbačiauskas Explained

Steponas Garbačiauskas
Birth Date:	17 April 1900
Birth Place:	Riga, Russian Empire
Death Place:	Zürich, Switzerland
Resting Place:	Petrašiūnai Cemetery
Nationality:	Lithuanian
Occupation:	Athlete, football player, sports journalist, diplomat
Spouse:	Elena Kubiliūnaitė
Children:	Rita Garbačiauskaitė
Module:	Embed: yes Position: Forward Years1: 19??–1923 Years2: 1924–1925 Years3: 1926–19?? Nationalyears1: 1923–1926 Nationalteam1: Lithuania Nationalcaps1: 6 Nationalgoals1: 0

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Garbačiauskas Stepas. LSE.lt. 13 September 2015.
2. Web site: Steponas Garbačiauskas . Olympedia . 25 August 2021.
3. Web site: Stepas Garbačiauskas, player. eu-football.info. 28 May 2018.
4. Web site: Dobkevičius. Kazimieras. Sugrįžo į gimtosios žemės glėbį. XXIamzius.lt. 13 September 2015.