Arvydas Janonis (born 6 November 1960, in

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) is a former Lithuanian footballer. Janonis played as a defender from 1978 until 1990 for FK Žalgiris Vilnius. The 1990/91 season he was part of the

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squad. In 1991, he moved to

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where he played for SKN St. Pölten (1991–1994),

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(1994–1995), SV Gerasdorf (1995–1997) and SV Wurmla (1997–2000). He represented the

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at the

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and the 1988 Olympics (2 games), both won by the Soviet team. He also capped three times for the Lithuanian soccer team.

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* 1960 births Living people Lithuanian men's footballers Lithuania men's international footballers Soviet men's footballers FK Žalgiris players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players Olympic footballers for the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Men's association football defenders Olympic medalists in football Sportspeople from Kėdainiai Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Wiener Sport-Club players Soviet Top League players Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Austria {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub