Benjaminas Zelkevičius
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 1944 | ||
| Place of birth |
Kaunas, Reichskommissariat Ostland (present-day Lithuania) | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FM Ateitis (technical director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Banga Kaunas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1962 | Banga Kaunas | 18 | (2) |
| 1963–1967 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 150 | (23) |
| 1968 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 19 | (3) |
| 1969–1973 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 181 | (27) |
| 1973–1975 | Pažanga Vilnius | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973–1977 | Šviesa (assistant) | ||
| 1977–1983 | Žalgiris Vilnius | ||
| 1983–1985 | ShVSM Vilnius | ||
| 1985–1991 | Žalgiris Vilnius | ||
| 1990–1991 | Lithuania | ||
| 1992 | Austria Wien (assistant) | ||
| 1992–1996 | Žalgiris Vilnius | ||
| 1995–1997 | Lithuania | ||
| 1997 | KAMAZ-Chally | ||
| 1997–1998 | Metallurg Lipetsk | ||
| 1998 | Rotor Volgograd (assistant) | ||
| 1999 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | ||
| 2000 | Baltika Kaliningrad (consultant) | ||
| 2001–2003 | Lithuania | ||
| 2002–2003 | Baltika Kaliningrad | ||
| 2004–2007 | Liepājas Metalurgs | ||
| 2009 | Luch-Energiya Vladivostok | ||
| 2009–2010 | FM Ateitis (youth) | ||
| 2019– | FM Ateitis (technical director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Benjaminas Zelkevičius (born 6 February 1944) is a Lithuanian football coach and a former player who is technical director at FM Ateitis. He has been manager of the Lithuania national team on three separate occasions: from 1990 to 1991, 1995 to 1997, and 2001 to 2002. He played as a striker, making 331 appearances and scoring 50 goals for Žalgiris Vilnius.
He has coached also Žalgiris Vilnius and Russian club Baltika Kaliningrad. During his playing career, he played for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Soviet Top League and for Žalgiris Vilnius in the Soviet First League.[1]
Post-managing career[edit]
From September 2009 through 2010 Zelkevičius was coaching at FM Ateitis youth academy. On 12 August 2019, he became Ateitis' technical director.[2]
Since 2015, Zelkevičius also is chair of the Lithuanian Football Coaches Council.[3]
Honours[edit]
Champion of Latvia 2005
References[edit]
- ^ Benjaminas Zelkevičius at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- ^ "Iš futbolo nesitraukia – Zelkevičius deda naują žingsnį savo karjeroje". DELFI (in Lithuanian). 12 August 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Lietuvos nacionalinės futbolo rinktinės naujojo trenerio rinkimai". Alytaus gidas (in Lithuanian). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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