Loss in the Lithuanian football family – former national team player has died

At the age of 50, after a serious illness, former Lithuanian national team footballer Artūras Fomenka passed away.

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Three-time national champion (1993, 1997, 1998) and three-time LFF Cup winner (1994, 1996, 1999), before moving abroad, he played in Lithuania for Panevėžys “Ekranas” (1993–1995) and Šiauliai “Kareda” (1996–1999) teams.

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His legionnaire path wound through clubs in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.

In the Lithuanian national team, A. Fomenka played 23 matches, scoring 7 goals.

The forward played for the national team from 1996 to 2003.