Arvydas Janonis
Lithuanian footballer
Arvydas Janonis (born 6 November 1960, in Kėdainiai) is a former Lithuanian footballer.
Janonis played as a defender from 1978 until 1990 for FK Žalgiris Vilnius. The 1990/91 season he was part of the FC Lokomotiv Moscow squad. In 1991, he moved to Austria where he played for SKN St. Pölten (1991–1994), Wiener Sport-Club (1994–1995), SV Gerasdorf (1995–1997) and SV Wurmla (1997–2000).
He represented the Soviet Union at the 1987 Summer Universiade and the 1988 Olympics (2 games), both won by the Soviet team. He also capped three times for the Lithuanian soccer team.
References
Arvydas Janonis at National-Football-Teams.com
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arvydas Janonis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.
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