Vidmantas Vysniauskas (born 15 September 1969) is a Lithuanian former professional

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who played as a

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. As an international, he obtained a two caps for the Lithuania national team. Vysniauskas began his playing career in Ukraine in 1990 with

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. He moved to Germany in 1992 and played successively for 1. FC Markkleeberg,

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and FC Schüttorf 09.

Honours

Tavriya Simferopol *

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Lithuania * Baltic Cup:

References

* * * 1969 births Living people Soviet men's footballers Lithuanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Lithuania men's international footballers Soviet First League players Ukrainian Premier League players SC Tavriya Simferopol players 1. FC Union Berlin players FC Sachsen Leipzig players SV Wilhelmshaven players Sportfreunde Siegen players VfB Lübeck players Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub