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.

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. 26 March 2008 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania 1–0 1–0 Friendly 2. 7 February 2009 Complexo Desportivo Municipal de Vila Real Santo António, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal 1–1 1–1 Friendly3. 10 August 2011 Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania 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