Ramūnas Butautas

Ramūnas Butautas (born 22 May 1964 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach who last coached Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He is the son of Stepas Butautas. In 2017, Butautas was elected as the head coach for Lebanon national basketball team.

Ramūnas Butautas
Free Agent
PositionHead coach
Personal information
Born (1964-05-22) May 22, 1964
Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLithuanian
Coaching career2003–present
Career history
As coach:
2003–2005Šiauliai
2005–2008ASK Riga
2009Donetsk
2009–2010Žalgiris Kaunas
2010–2014VEF Rīga
2015–2016Astana
2017–2018Lietkabelis Panevėžys
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Spain National Team
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Czech Republic National Team

Career

On December 28, 2006, the executive committee of Basketball Federation of Lithuania unanimously decided that Butautas would become the head coach of the Lithuanian national men's basketball team. In December 2009, he was appointed as the head coach of Žalgiris Kaunas.[1] On February 9, 2010, Butautas was released from Žalgiris.[2] On March 16, 2011, Butautas was appointed head coach of VEF Rīga.[3] In June 2013 he signed a three-year extension with VEF Rīga, but following a disappointing season was relieved of his duties in June 2014. He also coached Astana, winning the national championship in 2015. He left the team after a disappointing season in 2016. On December 29, 2017, he became the head coach of Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[4]

National level

Achievements

References
  1. 2009-12-24 R.Butautas oficialiai tapo Kauno „Žalgirio“ vyr. treneriu Archived 2009-12-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Lithuanian)
  2. (in Lithuanian)
  3. (in Lithuanian)
  4. "Komandos vairą perima R.Butautas". www.kklietkabelis.lt (in Lithuanian). December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  5. http://www.sportando.com/m/en/national-teams/national-teams/236181/ramunas-butautas-is-the-new-head-coach-of-lebanon-national-team.html
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