Steponas Garbačiauskas

Steponas "Stepas" Garbačiauskas (April 17, 1900 – August 3, 1983) was a Lithuanian record-holding athlete, football player, sports journalist, and diplomat. He is regarded as one of the Lithuanian sports pioneers.[1]

Steponas Garbačiauskas
Born	April 17, 1900 Riga, Russian Empire
Died	August 3, 1983 (aged 83) Zürich, Switzerland
Resting place	Petrašiūnai Cemetery
Nationality	Lithuanian
Occupation	Athlete, football player, sports journalist, diplomat
Spouse(s)	Elena Kubiliūnaitė
Children	Rita Garbačiauskaitė
Association football career Position(s) Forward Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 19??–1923 LFLS Kaunas 1924–1925 KSK Kaunas 1926–19?? ŠŠ Kovas Kaunas National team 1923–1926 Lithuania 6 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Garbačiauskas was a forward and captain of the first Lithuanian footballing international in 1923 against Estonia, the following year he played in the 1924 Summer Olympics against Switzerland which they lost 0-9 and didn't advance any further, over the next couple of years he played four more ties for his country.[2]

Garbačiauskas was buried at the Petrašiūnai Cemetery.[3]

References

1. "Garbačiauskas Stepas". LSE.lt. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
2. "Stepas Garbačiauskas, player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
3. Dobkevičius, Kazimieras. "Sugrįžo į gimtosios žemės glėbį". XXIamzius.lt. Retrieved 13 September 2015.