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

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Club career

He started his career at Ekranas Panevėžys and played for Kareda-Sakalas Šiauliai before moving abroad to join Russian giants

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in 1997. He had just won promotion to the

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with Torpedo-ZIL before his death.

International career

Stumbrys made his debut for

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in a November 1991 Baltic Cup match against

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and earned a total of 37 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was an October 1999 European Championship qualifying match against

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Death

He died in November 2000 after getting shot in his head in

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, Lithuania. His body was found in his car. His death was considered suicide after police investigations. He was survived by his wife and his son.Lithuanian star found dead
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Honours

* Baltic Cup **

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* 1972 births 2000 deaths Lithuanian footballers Lithuanian expatriate footballers Lithuania men's international footballers FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players FC Moscow players Expatriate footballers in Russia Russian Premier League players Stumbrys FK Kareda Kaunas players Men's association football midfielders Suicides by firearm in Lithuania 2000 suicides FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg players {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub