Arūnas Klimavičius (born 5 October 1982 in Panevėžys) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer and chairman of the Lithuanian Professional Footballers' Association.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Arūnas Klimavičius | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-10-05) 5 October 1982 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2007 | Ekranas | 168 | (18) |
| 2007–2008 | Dynamo Moscow | 23 | (2) |
| 2009 | Ural | 25 | (6) |
| 2010 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 11 | (1) |
| 2011 | Zhetysu | 27 | (6) |
| 2012 | Aktobe | 16 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Zhetysu | 53 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Tobol | 22 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Trakai | 57 | (7) |
| 2018 | Jonava | 6 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Kauno Žalgiris | 32 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2017 | Lithuania | 43 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
On 17 February, it was revealed on the Hearts website that he was having a trial with the Scottish Premier League side. On 8 December 2009 the 27-year-old Lithuanian defender has signed a two-year deal with Sibir. In 2011, he signed for Kazakhstani side FC Zhetysu.
In December 2014, Klimavičius moved to FC Tobol.[1]
Klimavičius played 8 games at UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 March 2008 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 7 February 2009 | Complexo Desportivo Municipal de Vila Real Santo António, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 3. | 10 August 2011 | Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
After the 2019 season finished, Arūnas retired from professional football.[3] In January 2020, Klimavičius had been hired as a tennis coach.[4] On 28 January 2020, he also founded and became the president of the Association of Professional Footballers (PFA - Profesionalių futbolininkų asociacija). The association was established to unionize Lithuanian professional footballers, properly represent their interests and provide them with qualified assistance.[5]
Klimavičius covered the UEFA Euro 2020 as a studio analyst on LNK.[6] In November 2021, he became the host of the podcast about Lithuanian football "PadkaStas".
He is the son of Albertas Klimavičius and the brother of Linas Klimavičius.
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