Marius Stankevičius (born 15 July 1981) is a Lithuanian professional football manager and former player who works as head coach of A Lyga club TransINVEST. A former defender, he was the Lithuanian player of the year in 2008 and 2009.
International career Stankevičius has also played as a defender for the Lithuania national team. In the past, he represented Lithuania at under-21 level. He was captain of the Lithuanian side during the 2012–13 qualifying campaign due to Tomas Danilevičius's retirement, but has not made an appearance since the September 2013 loss to Latvia.
Due to playing in northern Italy, Stankevičius received a call-up for the Padania national team ahead of the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.
Coaching career On 17 November 2018, Stankevičius was appointed as manager of Crema following the departure of Massimiliano Bressan, during a season, where he was supposed to function as a player.Crema 1908, squadra affidata a Stankevicius, laprovinciacr.it, 17 November 2018 He left the club at the end of the season.
In January 2020 he was presented as the new U-17 coach of the Lithuania national football team and Valdas Urbonas's assistant for the senior team.
In July 2020 he was named new head coach of Italian Eccellenza amateurs Lumezzane, while still keeping his coaching position with the Lithuanian national teams. Following his appointment as new head coach of the Lithuania national under-21 football team, Stankevičius left Lumezzane in July 2021.
In October 2022, Stankevičius obtained a UEFA Pro coaching license after successfully passing the yearly course organized by the Italian Football Federation.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEkranas (loan)2001A Lyga20–20Brescia2001–02Serie A2000––202002–036010––702003–041502030–2002004–0533320––3532005–06Serie B33541––3762006–0738350––4332007–0830030––330Total15711171300017712Cosenza (loan)2002–03Serie B8000––80Sampdoria2008–09Serie A2935080–4232009–1014020––1602010–11000020–20Total4337010000603Sevilla (loan)2009–10La Liga1602020–200Valencia (loan)2010–11La Liga21240––252Lazio2011–12Serie A1101010–1302012–133000––30Total140101000160Gaziantepspor2013–14Süper Lig29010––300Hannover 962014–15Bundesliga2000––20Hannover 96 II2014–15Regionalliga Nord20–––20Córdoba2015–16Segunda División37000–20390Siena2016–17Lega Pro27000––270Career total356163211802040817
International Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stankevičius goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Marius StankevičiusNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 30 March 2005 Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification2 6 September 2008 Gruia stadium, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 1–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification3 10 October 2009 Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck, Austria 1–1 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification4 14 October 2009 Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė, Lithuania 2–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification5 29 March 2011 S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania 1–1 1–3 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
Honours Ekranas Lithuanian Cup: 1998, 2000 Lithuanian Super Cup: 2000
Sampdoria Coppa Italia runner-up: 2008–09
Sevilla Copa del Rey: 2009–10
Lazio Coppa Italia: 2012–13
Individual Lithuanian Footballer of the Year: 2008, 2009
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