Raimondas Žutautas

Raimondas Žutautas (born 4 September 1972) is a former Lithuanian footballer and current head coach.[1] Zutautas played as a defensive midfielder.

Raimondas Žutautas
Personal information
Full name Raimondas Žutautas
Date of birth (1972-09-04) 4 September 1972
Place of birth Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 FK Mažeikiai 38 (3)
1994 FK Banga Gargždai 10 (6)
1995 Atlantas Klaipeda 7 (2)
1995–1996 Inkaras Kaunas 26 (6)
1996–1999 Alania Vladikavkaz 71 (2)
1999–2003 Maccabi Haifa 86 (6)
2003–2005 Panathinaikos 21 (2)
Total 259 (27)
International career‡
1995–2004 Lithuania 40 (1)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Lithuania
2018 Hapoel Kfar Saba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 February 2010

In 1999 Zutautas signed with Israeli club Maccabi Haifa F.C. and played there between the years 1999–2003. He won two championships with Maccabi Haifa and qualified to the UEFA Champions League group stage. Zutautas is considered one of the best defensive midfielders to ever play in the Israeli Premier League.

Zutautas is the only Lithuanian player to score two goals in the UEFA Champions League. In 2002, while playing for Maccabi Haifa, he scored against Manchester United.[2] His second goal was scored a year later against Rangers while playing for Panathinaikos.[3]

Managerial career

On 9 February 2010, Žutautas was appointed as the new manager of Lithuania. He is also Lithuania's youngest ever national coach at the age of 37.

Honours

References
  1. "Raimondas Žutautas: visi žaidėjai sveiki ir pasiruošę". www.ve.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 March 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. "Maccabi maul Man Utd". BBC. 29 October 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. "Greeks end Rangers' hopes". BBC. 9 December 2003. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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