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.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Donatas Vencevičius | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Alytus, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Playing 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 | ||
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* 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
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2003 September 10 | Faroe Islands |  | 2-0 | 3-1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 2. | 2004 June 5 | Portugal |  | 1-2 | 1-4 | Friendly |
References
- ""Lietavai" kitą sezoną vadovaus naujas strategas" (in Lithuanian). FK Jonava. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
