Irmantas Stumbrys


Irmantas Stumbrys was a Lithuanian football player who played as a midfielder. He has played for a number of first division Lithuanian teams and for some Russian sides including Zenit.

Club career

He started his career at Ekranas Panevėžys and played for Kareda-Sakalas Šiauliai before moving abroad to join Russian giants Zenit St. Petersburg in 1997. He had just won promotion to the Russian Premier League with Torpedo-ZIL before his death.

International career

Stumbrys made his debut for Lithuania in a November 1991 Baltic Cup match against Latvia and earned a total of 37 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was an October 1999 European Championship qualifying match against Scotland.

Death

He died in November 2000 after getting shot in his head in Panevėžys, Lithuania. His body was found in his car. His death was considered suicide after police investigations.
He was survived by his wife and his son.

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