Donatas Vencevičius
Donatas Vencevičius (born 28 November 1973 in Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Lithuanian football coach and former midfielder, who currently serves as the assistant coach of Polish club Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.
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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 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Podbeskidzie (assistant coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 121 | (31) |
| 1997–1999 | Polonia Warsaw | 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1995–2005 | Lithuania | 33 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Vėtra (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Vėtra | ||
| 2008 | Sūduva Marijampolė (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | OKS 1945 Olsztyn (caretaker) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Sūduva Marijampolė | ||
| 2011–2014 | Wigry Suwałki | ||
| 2014–2015 | Wigry Suwałki (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Wigry Suwałki | ||
| 2016–2017 | Jonava | ||
| 2018 | DFK Dainava | ||
| 2018–2022 | Wigry Suwałki (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Lithuania U21 | ||
| 2020 | Wigry Suwałki (caretaker) | ||
| 2021 | Wigry Suwałki (caretaker) | ||
| 2021 | Wigry Suwałki (caretaker) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Miedź Legnica (assistant) | ||
| 2023– | Podbeskidzie (assistant) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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 II liga club Wigry Suwałki.
On 14 December 2016 he signed a two-year contract with Lithuanian A Lyga club Jonava.[1]
Honours
Žalgiris Vilnius
- A Lyga: 1991–92
- Lithuanian Cup: 1991, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97
Polonia Warsaw
- Ekstraklasa: 1999–00
Copenhagen
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 September 2003 | Faroe Islands |  Faroe Islands | 2–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 2. | 5 June 2004 | Portugal |  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.
External links
- Donatas Vencevičius at Soccerbase
- Donatas Vencevičius at National-Football-Teams.com