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Marius Stankevičius
Personal information
Date of birth	15 July 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	TransINVEST (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2001	Ekranas
2001–2008	Brescia
2002–2003	→ Cosenza (loan)
2008–2011	Sampdoria
2010	→ Sevilla (loan)
2010–2011	→ Valencia (loan)
2011–2013	Lazio
2013–2014	Gaziantepspor
2014–2015	Hannover 96
2015–2016	Córdoba
2016–2017	Robur Siena
2017–2018	Crema
International career
2001–2013	Lithuania
2018	Padania
Managerial career
2018–2019	Crema
2020–2021	Lumezzane
2021–2022	Lithuania U21
2023	Kauno Žalgiris
2024–	TransINVEST
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marius Stankevičius (born 15 July 1981) is a Lithuanian professional football manager and former player who works as head coach of A Lyga club TransINVEST. A former defender, he was the Lithuanian player of the year in 2008 and 2009.

International career

Stankevičius has also played as a defender for the Lithuania national team. In the past, he represented Lithuania at under-21 level. He was captain of the Lithuanian side during the 2012–13 qualifying campaign due to Tomas Danilevičius's retirement, but has not made an appearance since the September 2013 loss to Latvia.

Due to playing in northern Italy, Stankevičius received a call-up for the Padania national team ahead of the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.^[1]

Coaching career

On 17 November 2018, Stankevičius was appointed as manager of Crema following the departure of Massimiliano Bressan, during a season, where he was supposed to function as a player.^[2] He left the club at the end of the season.

In January 2020 he was presented as the new U-17 coach of the Lithuania national football team and Valdas Urbonas's assistant for the senior team.^[3]

In July 2020 he was named new head coach of Italian Eccellenza amateurs Lumezzane, while still keeping his coaching position with the Lithuanian national teams.^[4]^[5] Following his appointment as new head coach of the Lithuania national under-21 football team, Stankevičius left Lumezzane in July 2021.^[6]

In October 2022, Stankevičius obtained a UEFA Pro coaching license after successfully passing the yearly course organized by the Italian Football Federation.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 June 2016^[8]^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ekranas (loan)	2001	A Lyga					2	0	–		2	0
Brescia	2001–02	Serie A	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	2002–03		6	0	1	0	–		–		7	0
	2003–04		15	0	2	0	3	0	–		20	0
	2004–05		33	3	2	0	–		–		35	3
	2005–06	Serie B	33	5	4	1	–		–		37	6
	2006–07		38	3	5	0	–		–		43	3
	2007–08		30	0	3	0	–		–		33	0
	Total		157	11	17	1	3	0	0	0	177	12
Cosenza (loan)	2002–03	Serie B	8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
Sampdoria	2008–09	Serie A	29	3	5	0	8	0	–		42	3
	2009–10		14	0	2	0	–		–		16	0
	2010–11		0	0	0	0	2	0	–		2	0
	Total		43	3	7	0	10	0	0	0	60	3
Sevilla (loan)	2009–10	La Liga	16	0	2	0	2	0	–		20	0
Valencia (loan)	2010–11	La Liga	21	2	4	0	–		–		25	2
Lazio	2011–12	Serie A	11	0	1	0	1	0	–		13	0
	2012–13	Serie A	3	0	0	0	–		–		3	0
	Total		14	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	16	0
Gaziantepspor	2013–14	Süper Lig	29	0	1	0	–		–		30	0
Hannover 96	2014–15	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
Hannover 96 II	2014–15	Regionalliga Nord	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
Córdoba	2015–16	Segunda División	37	0	0	0	–		2	0	39	0
Siena	2016–17	Lega Pro	27	0	0	0	–		–		27	0
Career total			356	16	32	1	18	0	2	0	408	17

International

Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stankevičius goal.

List of international goals scored by Marius Stankevičius
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 March 2005	Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–1	1–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	6 September 2008	Gruia stadium, Cluj-Napoca, Romania	Romania	1–0	3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	10 October 2009	Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck, Austria	Austria	1–1	1–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	14 October 2009	Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė, Lithuania	Serbia	2–1	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	29 March 2011	S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania	Spain	1–1	1–3	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying