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Lithuanian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kęstutis Ruzgys (born 15 September 1962) is a retired Lithuanian football forward who played in Soviet Union, Baltic states, Yugoslavia and Germany during his professional career.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kęstutis Ruzgys | ||
Date of birth | 15 September 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1986 | Granitas Klaipėda | 129 | (37) |
1986–1987 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 27 | (3) |
1988–1989 | Granitas Klaipėda | 64 | (28) |
1990 | Sirijus Klaipėda | ||
1991 | Pārdaugava Rīga | 21 | (6) |
1991–1992 | OFK Belgrade | 11 | (2) |
1993–1994 | VfR Sölde | ||
1994–1995 | Sportfreunde Siegen | ||
International career | |||
1992 | Lithuania | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ruzgys was born in Klaipėda. He played with FK Žalgiris Vilnius in the Soviet First League in addition to OFK Beograd in the Yugoslav First League. He won a total of three caps for the Lithuania national team, scoring no goals, while playing in Serbia as a professional for OFK Beograd. He ended his career playing in Germany with Sportfreunde Siegen.[1]
His son Manfredas Ruzgis, born in 1997, is also a footballer, and debuted for Lithuania in 2016 aged 19.[2][3]