Benjaminas Zelkevičius
Benjaminas Zelkevičius (born 6 February 1944) is a football coach and a former striker from Lithuania. He is currently the Technical Director at FM Ateitis. Zelkevičius has been manager of the Lithuania national football team on three separate occasions: from 1990–1991, 1995–1997, and 2001–2002. As player he had played 331 matches for the FK Žalgiris Vilnius (50 goals).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 1944 | ||
| Place of birth |
Vilnius, Reichskommissariat Ostland (present-day Lithuania) | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Technical Director | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FM Ateitis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1967 | Žalgiris Vilnius | ||
| 1968 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 19 | (3) |
| 1969–1973 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 181 | (29) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1977–1982 | Žalgiris Vilnius | ||
| 1985–1991 | Žalgiris Vilnius | ||
| 1990–1991 | Lithuania | ||
| 1992 | FK Austria Wien (assistant) | ||
| 1995–1997 | Lithuania | ||
| 1997 | KAMAZ-Chally | ||
| 1998 | Rotor Volgograd (assistant) | ||
| 1999 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | ||
| 2000 | Baltika Kaliningrad (consultant) | ||
| 2001–2002 | Lithuania | ||
| 2002–2003 | Baltika Kaliningrad | ||
| 2004–2007 | Liepājas Metalurgs | ||
| 2009 | Luch-Energiya Vladivostok | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He had coached also FK Žalgiris Vilnius and Russian football club FC Baltika Kaliningrad.
During his playing career, he played for FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Soviet Top League and for FK Žalgiris Vilnius in the Soviet First League.[1]
Post-managing career
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]
References
- "Zelkevichius Benjaminas". KLISF. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- "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.
| Preceded by Viktors Lukins |
FHK Liepājas Metalurgs manager 2004-2007 |
Succeeded by Jurijs Andrejevs |