Tomas Radzinevičius

Tomas Radzinevičius (born 5 June 1981) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Tomas Radzinevičius
Personal information
Full name Tomas Radzinevičius
Date of birth (1981-06-05) 5 June 1981
Place of birth Marijampolė, Soviet Union
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2005 Sūduva Marijampolė 121 (58)
2005–2009 Slovan Liberec 26 (1)
2006–2007 →Kladno (loan) 23 (4)
2007 →Dynamo České Budějovice (loan) 15 (4)
2009–2010 Odra Wodzisław 14 (2)
2009–2010 →Baník Sokolov (loan) 12 (2)
2010 Senica
2010 →Fotbal Třinec (loan) 8 (3)
2010–2011 Karviná 11 (2)
2011–2012 Opava 41 (14)
2013–2016 Sūduva Marijampolė 111 (62)
2017 Valletta 5 (1)
National team‡
2003–2008 Lithuania 21 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 June 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2017

Radzinevičius played for eleven different clubs throughout his career. He started professional career for a local side Sūduva and later moved to clubs in Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. He returned to Sūduva before 2013 season, where he took over captaincy. In 2015 season he became top scorer of the A Lyga, managing 28 goals being 34 years old. He moved to Maltese Premier League champions Valletta in the winter of 2017, but haven't received much playing time.[1] Forward decided to end his career on 18 June 2017.[2]

At international level, Radzinevičius represented the Lithuanian national team on 21 occasions, scoring 1 goal. He made his international debut in 2003 and played his last match in 2007. Despite receiving invitations until late 2016 he never had a chance to appear for his nation once again.[3]

Career

While playing for Sūduva, he scored a hat-trick against Brann in the qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2002–03, greatly contributing to his side's 3–2 victory. The same year he was voted the best player in A Lyga.

Radzinevičius has represented Lithuania at both under-21 and senior level, scoring one goal for his national team.

In July 2009 Radzinevičius was transferred to Polish Ekstraklasa side Odra Wodzisław.

International goals
Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.[4]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 November 2006Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta Malta2–04–1Friendly

Honours

National Team

References
  1. "Marijampolės "Sūduvą" palikęs Tomas Radzinevičius žais Maltoje" (in Lithuanian). 15min. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. "Oficialu: T.Radzinevičius paskelbė apie karjeros pabaigą". Ivartis.net (in Lithuanian). 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  3. "Paskelbta Lietuvos futbolo rinktinės sudėtis rungtynėms su Škotija ir Malta" (in Lithuanian). 15min. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  4. "Radzinevičius, Tomas". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 November 2016.


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