Donatas Vencevičius

Donatas Vencevičius (born 28 November 1973 in Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Lithuanian football coach and former midfielder, current manager of Lithuania U-21 team.

Donatas Vencevičius
Personal information
Full name Donatas Vencevičius
Date of birth (1973-11-28) 28 November 1973
Place of birth Alytus, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Lithuania U-21 (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1996 Žalgiris Vilnius 121 (31)
1997–1999 Polonia Warszawa 33 (2)
2000–2002 FC København 46 (2)
2002 IK Start 24 (1)
2003 Sviesa Vilnius 17 (3)
2003–2004 Marsaxlokk 24 (0)
2004 Vilnius 10 (2)
2005 GIF Sundsvall 13 (0)
2006 Vėtra 17 (0)
National team
1995–2005 Lithuania 33 (2)
Teams managed
2007–2008 Vėtra
2009 OKS 1945 Olsztyn
2010–2011 Sūduva Marijampolė
2011–2016 Wigry Suwałki
2017–2018 Jonava
2019– Lithuania U-21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 March 2007
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2007

Vencevičius started his career at Žalgiris Vilnius. In 2001, while playing for FC København, he became champion of the Danish Superliga. In 2002, he played for the Norwegian club IK Start. Donatas also made a mediocre stay in the Swedish club GIF Sundsvall during the season 2005.

He started his manager career in 2007 after announcing his retirement from professional football as a player and was first assistant, then head coach FK Vėtra in one season before moving to FK Sūduva in 2009 to take up an assistant coach position. Before 2010 season Sūduva appointed Vencevičius as the head coach.

On 24 May 2011 he was named new manager of Polish Second League club Wigry Suwałki.

On 14 December 2016 he signed a two-year contract with Lithuanian A Lyga club Jonava.[1]

Since 2009 Vencevičius has been an assistant coach of the Lithuanian national team.

Honours

"FK Žalgiris Vilnius" (Lithuania) A league Champion - 1 (1992) Runner Up - 4 (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996) Cup winner - 3 (1991, 1993, 1994)

"Polonia Warszawa" (Poland) Runner up - 1 (1998)

"F.C. Copenhagen" (Denmark) Superliga Champion - 1 (2001)

"Marsaxlokk" (Malta) Runner Up - 1 (2004) Cup winner - 1 (2004)

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2003 September 10Faroe Islands Faroe Islands2–03–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2.2004 June 5Portugal Portugal1–21–4Friendly

References

  1. ""Lietavai" kitą sezoną vadovaus naujas strategas" (in Lithuanian). FK Jonava. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.


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