Arūnas Klimavičius
# Arūnas Klimavičius

Arūnas Klimavičius (born 5 October 1982 in Panevėžys) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer and chairman of the Lithuanian Professional Footballers' Association.

## Career

On 17 February, it was revealed on the Hearts website that he was having a trial with the Scottish Premier League side. On 8 December 2009 the 27-year-old Lithuanian defender has signed a two-year deal with Sibir. In 2011, he signed for Kazakhstani side FC Zhetysu.

In December 2014, Klimavičius moved to FC Tobol.

## International career

Klimavičius played 8 games at UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.

### International goals

    Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.

| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | 26 March 2008 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 7 February 2009 | Complexo Desportivo Municipal de Vila Real Santo António, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | Poland | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 10 August 2011 | Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania | Armenia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |

## Post-playing career

After the 2019 season finished, Arūnas retired from professional football. In January 2020, Klimavičius had been hired as a tennis coach. On 28 January 2020, he also founded and became the president of the Association of Professional Footballers (PFA - Profesionalių futbolininkų asociacija). The association was established to unionize Lithuanian professional footballers, properly represent their interests and provide them with qualified assistance.

Klimavičius covered the UEFA Euro 2020 as a studio analyst on LNK. In November 2021, he became the host of the podcast about Lithuanian football "PadkaStas".

## Personal life

He is the son of Albertas Klimavičius and the brother of Linas Klimavičius.

## Honours

Ekranas

* A Lyga: 2005
* Lithuanian Supercup: 2006

Lithuania

* Baltic Cup: 2005, 2010
