Žydrūnas Karčemarskas

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Žydrūnas Karčemarskas

| image = Žydrūnas "Karch" Karčemarskas.jpg

| upright = 0.9

| caption = Karčemarskas in 2006

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|5|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Alytus, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union

| height = 1.89 m

| currentclub =

| position = Goalkeeper

| years1 = 2000 | clubs1 = Dainava Alytus | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2001 | clubs2 = Žalgiris Vilnius | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2002–2009 | clubs3 = Dynamo Moscow | caps3 = 45 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2010–2016 | clubs4 = Gaziantepspor | caps4 = 172 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2016–2019 | clubs5 = Osmanlıspor | caps5 = 73 | goals5 = 0

| totalcaps = 347

| totalgoals = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2013

| nationalteam1 = Lithuania

| nationalcaps1 = 66

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Žydrūnas Karčemarskas (born 24 May 1983) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Between 2003 and 2013, he earned 66 caps with Lithuania national team.

Club career

Karčemarskas was born in Alytus. He started his career in his home town at Dainava Alytus before moving to Žalgiris Vilnius in 2001. After one year in Vilnius, he joined Dynamo Moscow, where he played until 2009. In January 2010, he joined Süper Lig side Gaziantepspor.{{Cite web |date=13 January 2010 |title=Lithuanian Goalie Karčemarskas Joins Gaziantepspor |url=http://www.superlignews.com/2010/01/lithuanian-goalie-karcemarskas-joins.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716164804/http://www.superlignews.com/2010/01/lithuanian-goalie-karcemarskas-joins.html |archive-date=16 July 2011 |website=SuperLigNews.com}} He was named Lithuanian Footballer of the Year in 2011 and 2012 by the Lithuanian Football Federation.

In July 2016, Karčemarskas joined Osmanlıspor on a three-year contract.{{Cite web |date=27 May 2016 |title=Karcemarskas, Osmanlıspor'da |url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/spor/futbol/2016/05/27/karcemarskas-osmanlisporda |access-date=19 September 2016 |website=sabah.com.tr |language=tr}} At the end of the 2017–18 season, his team was relegated to the TFF 1. Lig after finishing in 16th place. Karčemarskas played one more season for Osmanlıspor in the second division before retiring from professional football in summer 2019.

International career

Karčemarskas made his debut for the Lithuania national team in February 2003 in a friendly match against Latvia. In 2004, he became the first-choice goalkeeper for the national team, and until 2013, he earned 66 caps for his country.{{Cite web |last=Lauzadis |first=Almantas |date=16 July 2009 |title=Lithuania – Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lito-recintlp.html |access-date=17 August 2009 |website=RSSSF}}

Karčemarskas has also represented Lithuania at under-21 level.

Off the pitch

After finishing professional's career, Karčemarskas began to play in the live poker tournaments.{{Cite web |title=Zydrunas Karcemarskas' profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=812963 |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} On 23 October 2022, he won the main event of the Vilnius Open Championship, the largest tournament in Lithuania, for €13,375.{{Cite news |date=24 October 2022 |title=Buvęs rinktinės vartininkas Ž.Karčemarskas laimėjo pokerio turnyrą ir solidų piniginį prizą |url=https://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/futbolas/buves-rinktines-vartininkas-z-karcemarskas-laimejo-pokerio-turnyra-ir-solidu-pinigini-priza-24-1950058 |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=15min |language=lt}}{{Cite web |title=Vilnius Open Championship, No Limit Hold'em – Main Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=877135 |access-date=7 April 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}