Benjaminas Zelkevičius Explained

Benjaminas Zelkevičius
Birth Date:6 February 1944
Birth Place:Kaunas, Reichskommissariat Ostland
(present-day Lithuania)
Height:1.83 m
Position:Striker
Currentclub:FM Ateitis (technical director)
Youthclubs1:Banga Kaunas
Years1:1961–1962
Clubs1:Banga Kaunas
Caps1:18
Goals1:2
Years2:1963–1967
Caps2:150
Goals2:23
Years3:1968
Caps3:19
Goals3:3
Years4:1969–1973
Caps4:181
Goals4:27
Years5:1973–1975
Clubs5:Pažanga Vilnius
Manageryears1:1973–1977
Managerclubs1:Šviesa (assistant)
Manageryears2:1977–1983
Managerclubs2:Žalgiris Vilnius
Manageryears3:1983–1985
Managerclubs3:ShVSM Vilnius
Manageryears4:1985–1991
Managerclubs4:Žalgiris Vilnius
Manageryears5:1990–1991
Managerclubs5:Lithuania
Manageryears6:1992
Managerclubs6:Austria Wien (assistant)
Manageryears7:1992–1996
Managerclubs7:Žalgiris Vilnius
Manageryears8:1995–1997
Managerclubs8:Lithuania
Manageryears9:1997
Managerclubs9:KAMAZ-Chally
Manageryears10:1997–1998
Managerclubs10:Metallurg Lipetsk
Manageryears11:1998
Managerclubs11:Rotor Volgograd (assistant)
Manageryears12:1999
Managerclubs12:Shinnik Yaroslavl
Manageryears13:2000
Managerclubs13:Baltika Kaliningrad (consultant)
Manageryears14:2001–2003
Managerclubs14:Lithuania
Manageryears15:2002–2003
Managerclubs15:Baltika Kaliningrad
Manageryears16:2004–2007
Managerclubs16:Liepājas Metalurgs
Manageryears17:2009
Managerclubs17:Luch-Energiya Vladivostok
Manageryears18:2009–2010
Managerclubs18:FM Ateitis (youth)
Manageryears19:2019–
Managerclubs19:FM Ateitis (technical director)

Benjaminas Zelkevičius (born 6 February 1944) is a Lithuanian football coach and a former player who is technical director at FM Ateitis. He has been manager of the Lithuania national team on three separate occasions: from 1990 to 1991, 1995 to 1997, and 2001 to 2002. He played as a striker, making 331 appearances and scoring 50 goals for Žalgiris Vilnius.

He has coached also Žalgiris Vilnius and Russian club Baltika Kaliningrad. During his playing career, he played for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Soviet Top League and for Žalgiris Vilnius in the Soviet First League.

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.[1]

Since 2015, Zelkevičius also is chair of the Lithuanian Football Coaches Council.[2]

Honours

Champion of Latvia 2005

Notes and References

  1. News: Iš futbolo nesitraukia – Zelkevičius deda naują žingsnį savo karjeroje . 4 December 2019 . DELFI . 12 August 2019 . lt.
  2. News: Lietuvos nacionalinės futbolo rinktinės naujojo trenerio rinkimai . 4 December 2019 . Alytaus gidas . 18 December 2015 . lt.