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Andrius Oleka-Žilinskas
Andrius is a Lithuanian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the English language name Andrew. People with the name Andrius include: * Andrius Algirdaitis (c.1325–1399), Duke of Pskov and Polotsk *Andrius Arlauskas (born 1986), Lithuanian footballer *Andrius Baltuška (born 1971), Lithuanian physicist *Andrius Gedgaudas (born 1978), Lithuanian footballer *Andrius Giedraitis (born 1973), Lithuanian basketball player *Andrius Gudžius (born 1991), Lithuanian discus thrower *Audrius Kšanavičius (born 1977), Lithuanian footballer *Andrius Kubilius (born 1956), Lithuanian politician, former Prime Minister of Lithuania *Andrius Mamontovas (born 1967), Lithuanian rock musician, songwriter, actor and record producer *Andrius Mažutis (born 1981), Lithuanian basketball player *Andrius Pojavis, (born 1983), Lithuanian pop singer and singer-songwriter *Andrius Puotkalis (born 1980), Lithuanian footballer *Andrius Šidlauskas (footballer) (born 1984), Lithuanian footballer *Andrius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest. It has a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west on the Baltic Sea. Lithuania covers an area of , with a population of 2.8 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian language, Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages. For millennia the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Balts, Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas, Monarchy of Lithuania, becoming king and founding the Kingdom of Lithuania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrius Mažutis
Andrius Mažutis (born April 21, 1981) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. Standing at is a 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in), Mažutis used to play as point guard The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the five Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position. Point guards are expected to run t .... ReferencesEurobasket.com – Andrius Mažutis 1981 births Living people ASK Riga players BC Donetsk players BC Neptūnas players BC Tsmoki-Minsk players Lithuanian men's basketball players MBC Mykolaiv players Samogitian Roman Catholics People from Mažeikiai Point guards {{Lithuania-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrius Velička
Andrius Velička (born 5 April 1979) is a Lithuanian retired professional association footballer who played as a striker for clubs in Russia, Kazakhstan, Scotland, England, Norway and Azerbaijan in addition to his homeland. He also played for the Lithuania national team. Club career FBK Kaunas Born in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union, Velička began his career at FBK Kaunas. He had spells on loan at Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala and Kazakhstani outfit Irtysh Pavlodar. During his time in Kaunas he played over 150 games and scored over one hundred goals for the club. Heart of Midlothian Velička joined Heart of Midlothian in the summer of 2006 in a loan deal and made his debut on 9 September 2006 in an SPL against St Mirren during a 1–0 defeat, coming on as a substitute for Neil McCann. On 15 October, Velička scored two goals in the Edinburgh derby against Hibernian, earning 10-man Hearts a draw. He also scored in the 1–1 draw with Dunfermline Athletic on 28 Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrius Upstas
Andrius Upstas (born 16 January 1969) is a retired Lithuanian international football midfielder. He obtained a total number of five caps for the Lithuania national football team, scoring one goal. He played for FK Inkaras Kaunas, FBK Kaunas and FK Kareda Kaunas during his professional career. Honours * Baltic Cup ** 1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ... References * 1969 births Living people Lithuanian footballers Lithuania international footballers Association football midfielders FK Inkaras Kaunas players FK Kareda Kaunas players {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrius Tapinas
Andrius Balys Tapinas (born 6 April 1977) is a Lithuanian journalist. Tapinas is the anchor of a long-running popular Lithuanian TV programme The Money Generation. He has also launched his own online TV channel on YouTube called "Freedom TV", which has proven to be a great success. Along with the "Freedom Group", Andrius has completed multiple fundraising campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the 2021 Lithuanian migration crisis. He hosted the "Freedom Chain" from Vilnius to Belarus border during 2020 Belarusian protests. Personal life Tapinas had been married to Rasa Tapinienė (divorced in 2019), a news anchor on LRT, and they have two children. Bibliography The Steam and Stone Saga # ''Hour of the Wolf'' # '' Day of the Plague'' # '' Hour of the Wolf. Sidabras'' (comic book, writer) Honours * : Knight Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2017) * : Order of Merit The Order of Merit (french: link=no, Ordre du Mérite) is an order of merit f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrius Šležas
Andrius Šležas (born February 4, 1975) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and basketball coach. During his playing career, he was best known as a 3-point specialist. Professional playing career Šležas was named the Lithuanian League's Finals MVP in 2006. Coaching career Šležas began his coaching Coaching is a form of development in which an experienced person, called a ''coach'', supports a learner or client in achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training and guidance. The learner is sometimes called a ''coa ... career in 2014. References *Andrius Šležas LKL (Lithuanian Basketball League). External linksEurobasket.com Profile 1975 births Living people BC Rytas players Lithuanian men's basketball players People from Joniškis Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards {{Lithuania-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrius Skerla
Andrius Skerla (born 29 April 1977) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a defender. 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. Club career Early career Born in Vilnius, Skerla started his career at local club Žalgiris Vilni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrius Šidlauskas (swimmer)
Andrius Šidlauskas (born 6th of April 1997) is a Lithuanian breaststroke swimmer. In 2015 Šidlauskas won gold and bronze in 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. In 2016 he qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 .... In 2019, he represented Lithuania at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. International championships (50 m) : Team Lithuania was disqualified in the heats References Lithuanian male breaststroke swimmers 1997 births Living people Swimmers at the 2015 European Games Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Lithuania European Games gold medalists for Lithuania European Games silver medalists for Lithuania European Games medalists in swimming Swimm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrius Šidlauskas (footballer)
Andrius Šidlauskas (born 30 October 1984) is a former Lithuanian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...er. External linksProfile* * 1984 births Living people Lithuanian footballers Association football midfielders Lithuanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belarus FC Šiauliai players FK Ekranas players FC Granit Mikashevichi players {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrius Puotkalis
Andrius Puotkalis (born 6 October 1980) is a Lithuanian professional footballer. He was playing the position of midfielder and is 1.84 m tall. He is a former member of the Lithuania national football team The Lithuania national football team ( lt, Lietuvos nacionalinė futbolo rinktinė) represents Lithuania in international football and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Lithuania. They play .... External links * 1980 births Living people FK Atlantas players FBK Kaunas footballers Lithuanian footballers Lithuania international footballers FK Kareda Kaunas players Association football midfielders FK Žalgiris players FK Inkaras Kaunas players {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrius Pojavis
Andrius Pojavis (born 25 November 1983) is a Lithuanian singer-songwriter. On 20 December 2012, he was selected to represent Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, which was held in Malmö, Sweden on 18 May 2013. Early career Pojavis began singing at a young age, and during high school he played in a band called "No Hero". After graduating from high school, Pojavis moved to Vilnius where he graduated History studies at Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences and played in a number of bands, including the "Hetero", who won the "EuroRock" competition in 2006. He later moved to Ireland, where he lived for one year, and began to write solo material. In 2012, Pojavis began to record his debut album in Massive Arts studio in Milan, Italy. The first single "Traukiniai" was later that year, ranking within the top twenty of the Lithuanian Singles Chart, and its music video was aired on national television. Following this success, Pojavis released his debut album "Aštuoni" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrius Mamontovas
Andrius Mamontovas (born 23 August 1967) is a Lithuanian rock musician. He is also a songwriter, actor, performer and record producer. He was one of the co-founders of the Lithuanian rock band Foje and the initiator of the LT United project. Personal life His father was Russian and mother Lithuanian. Since 1993, he has been a vegetarian. Career In 1983, Andrius Mamontovas began his musical quest by forming Foje, one of the most popular bands in Lithuania. From 1983 until 1997 the band released 14 successful albums and won every possible music award along with the national acclaim. Among their many accomplishments, Foje toured European and American clubs, and at the last show held in Vilnius, with an audience of 60,000. This farewell performance still holds the all-time record in Lithuania. After Foje was disbanded, Mamontovas began his solo career and has since been nominated and awarded best solo act in the national music awards. He currently holds 15 Bravo Awards (the Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
