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The 16-year-old has recently developed in a branch of the Club Academy of Barcelona (Spain) in Arizona. Before that, he trained at the Kansas City Academy and had the opportunity to work with the youth of Manchester United (England).
The youngster visited Split early last summer, when he made his mark on the local coaches.
Last year, R. Pukštas participated in the CONCACAF zone championship with the 15-year-old team from the USA.
In a tournament in Florida, to which several European teams were invited, R. Pukštas played five games and the Americans reached the semifinals.
R. Pukštas was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to a Lithuanian emigrant family.
Footballer Mindaugas Pukštas’ father was a marathoner and represented Lithuania at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where he ranked 74th.
His wife Živilė is a multiple Lithuanian triathlon champion.
Hajduk, a descendant of Lithuanian athletes, became the Croatian champion six times in the past, triumphing 9 times in the Yugoslav championships at that time.
This season, after four days, the Split players are in third place in the national championship (7 points).
Lithuanian Gorica, led by Valdas Dambrauskas, is represented by Paulius Golubickas, and Mindaugas Nikoličius is vice-president.
Striker Karolis Laukžemis belongs to Pula Istra, the outsider of the ten-team tournament, who has yet to score points at the time.
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