Vladas Douksas Klimite (, 14 March 1933 – 23 November 2007) was an Uruguayan

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. Douksas played in the Uruguayan and Argentine leagues during the 1950s and 1960s and played in a

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-winning

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team in 1959.

Biography

Douksas was born 1933 in

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to Vaclav (originally Vaclovas) and Emilia (originally Emilija), both

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n immigrants, and was brought up in the suburb of Capurro. The Lithuanian version of his name is Vladas Doukšas Klimaitis. His father had worked for a chemical company before opening a small shop of his own.

Playing career

Club

Douksas signed for

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as a seventeen-year-old in 1950. In 1953 he transferred to

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where he played until 1959. In 1960 Douksas transferred to Independiente in

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where he won the Argentine league championship. On arriving back in Uruguay Douksas was signed by

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. At Nacional he played in the team that lost in the final of the Copa Libertadores to his former club Independiente. After his stint at Nacional Douksas was signed by

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. In 1967, he was lured back to Argentina by Colón. His stay at Colón was short however, as he became homesick. He returned to Uruguay and retired shortly afterwards.

International career

Douksas made his debut for the

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in March 1959. He played six games at the first 1959 South American Championship tournament, scoring three goals. Despite his efforts Uruguay finished six out of seven nations. He then played four matches on the Uruguay team that won in the second 1959 South American Championship Ecuador. Douksas played his final match for ''la Celeste'' in June 1966 having played 33 times, scoring three goals.

Honours

Club

Independiente *

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: 1960 Nacional *

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runner-up: 1964

International

Uruguay *

: 1959 (2nd tournament)

References

External links

Career overview
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