Antanas Lingis (26 December 1905 – 6 June 1941) was a Lithuanian
footballer
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who played as a
forward for
LFLS Kaunas and the
Lithuania national team. For Lithuania he scored 12 goals in 33 appearances, which at the time was the record number of goals scored by an individual player for Lithuania. The first match he played for Lithuania was on 25 July 1928, a 3–0 loss against
Latvia. His last cap was on 11 June 1938, a 2–0 loss against
Estonia
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. At club level, Lingis won the Lithuanian
A Lyga
The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. The A Lyga is an abbreviation of Aukščiausia lyga meaning Highest League. It is organized by Lithuanian Football Federation LFF ( lt, Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija). The Auk ...
four times between 1922 and 1932 with LFLS Kaunas.
External links
RSSSF: Antanas Lingis - International Goals
1905 births
1941 deaths
Lithuanian footballers
Association football forwards
Lithuania international footballers
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