Robertas Fridrikas (born 8 April 1967) is a Lithuanian former

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, who last played for WAF Procar in

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during his professional career. Fridrikas was nicknamed ''Garrincha'', after the famous Brazilian winger, since his one leg was shorter than the other just like

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's.

International career

He obtained ten caps for the

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, scoring two goals in

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Personal life

Fridrikas' wife,

Ausra Fridrikas Ausra Fridrikas (born lt, Aušra Miklušytė; formerly Ziukiene; 30 April 1967 in Lithuania) is a Lithuanian–Austrian handball player and World champion from 1990. She first played for Soviet Union, later for Lithuania and finally for Austria. ...

, was one of the best handballers of the 1990s. His two sons,

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and

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are also professional footballers. He remained in Austria after retirement, and now works in the tourism industry.

Honours

Austrian Football Bundesliga The Austrian Football Bundesliga (german: Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga, italic=no , "Austrian Football Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Austrian football league system. Th ...

winner: 1991–92 1992–93 * Austrian Cup winner: 1991–92 1993–94

International goals

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