Aidas Preikšaitis (born 15 July 1970) is a Lithuanian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Preikšaitis was born in

Akmenė Akmenė () is a city in northern Lithuania. Following the discovery of large reserves of limestone and clay in the region, in 1947 construction work began on one of the largest cement production complexes in the Baltic States. Nearby, a new town ...

. He represented Žalgiris from 1989 to 1997. His former teams include

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, KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski,

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and

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. He played 6 games and scored 1 goal in the

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for Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow.

International career

Preikšaitis made 48 appearances for the

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from 1992 to 2006.

Honours

Žalgiris *

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1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

, 1991–92 *

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: 1991, 1992–93, 1993–94 Lithuania * Baltic Cup:

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Aidas Preiksaitis
at immerunioner.de 1970 births Living people People from Akmenė Sportspeople from Šiauliai County Men's association football midfielders Soviet men's footballers Lithuanian men's footballers Lithuania men's international footballers Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers FK Žalgiris players FC Torpedo Moscow players FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny players GKS Katowice players Stomil Olsztyn S.A. players 1. FC Union Berlin players KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski players Kickers Emden players Wisła Płock players Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki players FK Vėtra players A Lyga players Russian Premier League players Ekstraklasa players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub