Ramūnas Butautas Explained

Ramūnas Butautas
Position:Head coach
Birth Date:22 May 1964
Birth Place:Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality:Lithuanian
Coach Start:2003
Coach End:2018
Cyears1:2003–2005
Cteam1:Šiauliai
Cyears2:2005–2008
Cteam2:ASK Riga
Cyears3:2009
Cteam3:Donetsk
Cyears4:2009–2010
Cteam4:Žalgiris Kaunas
Cyears5:2010–2014
Cteam5:VEF Rīga
Cyears6:2015–2016
Cteam6:Astana
Cyears7:2017–2018
Cteam7:Lietkabelis Panevėžys
Cyears8:2017–2018
Cteam8:Lebanon
Highlights:

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.

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zalgiris.lt/LT/naujienos/zinutes/5142/ 2009-12-24 R.Butautas oficialiai tapo Kauno „Žalgirio“ vyr. treneriu
  2. http://www.balsas.lt/naujiena/374036/zalgiris-atleido-ramuna-butauta
  3. http://www.sportas.info/naujienos/5835-prie_vef_vairo_r_kurtinaiti_keicia_r_butautas.html
  4. Web site: Komandos vairą perima R.Butautas. www.kklietkabelis.lt. December 29, 2017. lt-LT. 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