Tomas Radzinevičius (born 5 June 1981) is a

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n former professional

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who played as a striker. Radzinevičius played for eleven different clubs throughout his career. He started professional career for a local side Sūduva and later moved to clubs in

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. He returned to Sūduva before 2013 season, where he took over captaincy. In 2015 season he became top scorer of the

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, managing 28 goals being 34 years old. He moved to

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in the winter of 2017, but haven't received much playing time. Forward decided to end his career on 18 June 2017. At international level, Radzinevičius represented the Lithuanian national team on 21 occasions, scoring 1 goal. He made his international debut in 2003 and played his last match in 2007. Despite receiving invitations until late 2016 he never had a chance to appear for his nation once again.

Career

While playing for Sūduva, he scored a hat-trick against Brann in the qualifying round of the

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, greatly contributing to his side's 3–2 victory. The same year he was voted the best player in

. Radzinevičius has represented

at both under-21 and senior level, scoring one goal for his national team. In July 2009 Radzinevičius was transferred to

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.''

Honours

National Team * Baltic Cup **

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