Steponas Garbačiauskas
Born(1900-04-17)17 April 1900
Riga, Russian Empire
Died3 August 1983(1983-08-03) (aged 83)
Zürich, Switzerland
Resting placePetrašiūnai Cemetery
NationalityLithuanian
Occupation(s)Athlete, football player, sports journalist, diplomat
SpouseElena Kubiliūnaitė
ChildrenRita Garbačiauskaitė
Association football career
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1923 LFLS Kaunas
1924–1925 KSK Kaunas
1926–19?? ŠŠ Kovas Kaunas
International career
1923–1926 Lithuania 6 (0)
*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

  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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