Linas Klimavičius (born 10 April 1989) is a Lithuanian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Panevėžys
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and the
Lithuania national team.
Career
Klimavičius started his career as a teenage prodigy with
Ekranas and then was promoted to the main-squad team. During 2008–2012, he played in the Ukrainian football clubs. He made a single appearance in the
Ukrainian Premier League
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Originally known as the Vyshcha Liha ( , ) it was formed in 1991 during the 1992 in ...
in a match for FC Dnipro against
Metalurh Donetsk on 19 October 2008.
Dinamo București
In January 2019, Klimavičius signed a contract with
Liga I
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club
Dinamo București A dynamo is a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator.
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Places
* Dinamo (Moscow Metro), a station of the Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia
* Dinamo (Yekaterinburg Metro), a station of the Yekaterin ...
. One year later, in January 2020, he was released after 28 games played for Dinamo (27 in Liga I and one game in Cupa României).
Politehnica Iasi
On 12 January 2020, Klimavičius signed a contract with
Liga I
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club
FC Politehnica Iași.
FK Sūduva
In 10 September he signed a contract with Lithuanian champions
FK Sūduva
FK Sūduva is a Lithuanian professional Association football, football club based in the city of Marijampolė. Founded in 1968, the club competes in the A Lyga, the top flight of Football in Lithuania, Lithuanian football.
The club has been pla ...
.
Honours
;Žalgiris
*
Lithuanian Championship:
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
*
Lithuanian Cup:
2015–16,
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
,
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
*
Lithuanian Super Cup: 2016,
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
;Panevėžys
*
Lithuanian Championship:
2023
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*
Lithuanian Super Cup:
2024
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References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Footballers from Panevėžys
Lithuanian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Lithuania men's international footballers
Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers
A Lyga players
FK Ekranas players
FK Sūduva players
FK Riteriai players
FK Žalgiris players
Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
FC Dnipro players
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia
Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
FC Daugava Riga players
Latvian Higher League players
Liga I players
FC Dinamo București players
FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Romania