Darius Butkus (born November 11, 1972) is a Lithuanian former international
footballer
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who played for
FK Ekranas
Panevėžio Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, from the city of Panevėžys. It won 7 top-tier champion and 5 national cup titles throughout its existence.
History
The club was founded in 1964 and for 24 years competed in the top tier of L ...
and
FK Nevėžis
FK Nevėžis is a professional association football, football club from the city of Kėdainiai, Lithuania.
Achievements
*Three times Lithuanian champion (1966, 1972, 1973).
*Twice runner-up (1968, 1969).
*Three times won Bronze medals (1967, ...
, as a
defender.
International career
Butkus played two matches for
Lithuania
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at the
1993 Baltic Cup
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.
He had previously played against
Finland
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and
Latvia
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at an indoor
Baltic Cup in February 1993. The
Lithuanian Football Federation
The Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF; ) is the governing body of football in Lithuania. The Federation is responsible for football development in the country and for the national teams, including the Lithuania national football team. It is bas ...
did not consider the matches to be official international games, but Lithuania's opponents and world governing body
FIFA
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did.
International statistics
References
External links
Futbolinis.lt
*
1972 births
Living people
Lithuanian men's footballers
Lithuania men's international footballers
FK Ekranas players
Lithuanian football managers
Sportspeople from Kretinga
Men's association football defenders
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