Manfredas Ruzgis (born 5 January 1997) is a
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who plays as a
striker for German club
SC Wiedenbrück. Born in Germany, he represents
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 ...
at international level. His father
Kęstutis Ruzgys
Kęstutis Ruzgys (born 15 September 1962) is a retired Lithuanian football forward who played in Soviet Union, Baltic states, Yugoslavia and Germany during his professional career.
Ruzgys was born in Klaipėda. He played with FK Žalgiris Viln ...
was also a footballer.
Club career
On 29 July 2016 Ruzgis moved to
1. FC Köln II.
International career
Ruzgis was born in Germany and is of Lithuanian descent. Ruzgis made his debut for the
Lithuania U21 on 1 September 2016 in the
2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against
Andorra
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.
In November 2016 Ruzgis received his first call-up to the senior
Lithuania squad for a match against
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
.
References
External links
Manfredas Ruzgisat uefa.com
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1997 births
Sportspeople from Siegen
Footballers from Arnsberg (region)
German people of Lithuanian descent
Living people
German men's footballers
Lithuanian men's footballers
Lithuania men's under-21 international footballers
Lithuania men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
SC Paderborn 07 players
1. FC Köln II players
FC UNA Strassen players
SC Wiedenbrück players
Oberliga (football) players
Regionalliga players
Luxembourg National Division players
Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg
Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg