Irmantas Stumbrys (30 May 1972 – 16 November 2000) was a Lithuanian football player who played as a midfielder. He has played for a number of first division Lithuanian teams and for some Russian sides including Zenit.
Club career He started his career at Ekranas Panevėžys and played for Kareda-Sakalas Šiauliai before moving abroad to join Russian giants Zenit St. Petersburg in 1997. He had just won promotion to the Russian Premier League with Torpedo-ZIL before his death.
International career Stumbrys made his debut for Lithuania in a November 1991 Baltic Cup match against Latvia and earned a total of 37 caps, scoring 2 goals. His final international was an October 1999 European Championship qualifying match against Scotland.Intl career stats – EUFootball
Death He died in November 2000 after getting shot in his head in Panevėžys, Lithuania. His body was found in his car.Blackburn-born Modena player in coma after post-match punch – Independent His death was considered suicideGangland murders in 'Twin Peaks' draw government's attention – Baltic Times after police investigations.Futbolininko našlė atsitvėrė tylos siena – DELFI
He was survived by his wife and his son.Lithuanian star found dead – BBC
Honours Baltic Cup 1992, 1998
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