Vyacheslav Vasilyevich Sukristovas (Russian: Вячеслав Васильевич Сукристов; born 1 January 1961 in Vilnius

Vilnius

Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...

) is a former Soviet

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 and Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

n footballer

Football (soccer)

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 and a current manager.

Honours

• UEFA Euro 1988 runner-up.
• Soviet Top League
  Soviet Top League
  The Soviet Top League since 1970 was officially known as the Supreme League serving as the top division of Soviet Union football since 1936.It was one of the best football leagues in Europe ranking second among the UEFA members in 1988-1989 seasons...
  
   bronze: 1987.
• A Lyga
  A Lyga
  The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by LFF . League size has varied between 8 and 12 teams over the past few years; for its 2011 season, the league features 12 teams...
  
   bronze: 1990.

International career

Sukristov made his debut for USSR

USSR national football team

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 on 23 March 1988 in a friendly against Greece

Greece national football team

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. He was selected for the UEFA Euro 1988 squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament. He later played for Lithuania

Lithuania national football team

The national football team of Lithuania is under the auspices of the Lithuanian Football Federation. It played its first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match as a new nation against Georgia on...

.

External links

• Profile (in Russian)