Vyacheslavas Vasilyevich Sukristovas (; ; born 1 January 1961 in

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) is a former

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and

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and a current manager.

International career

Sukristovas made his debut for

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on 23 March 1988 in a friendly against

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. He was selected for the

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squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament. He later played for

International goals

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

Honours

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runner-up:

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bronze: 1987 *

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bronze: 1990

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* 1961 births Living people Lithuanian men's footballers Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers Lithuania men's international footballers Footballers from Vilnius Soviet men's footballers Soviet expatriate men's footballers Soviet Union men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1988 players Dual internationalists (men's football) Lithuanian people of Russian descent Soviet Top League players FK Žalgiris players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Israel Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Lithuanian football managers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub