Donatas Vencevicius
Encyclopedia
Donatas Vencevičius is a Lithuanian football
coach and former midfielder
, current manager of Polish Second League
club Wigry Suwałki.
Vencevičius started his career at Žalgiris Vilnius
. In 2001, while playing for FC København, he became champion of the Danish Superliga
. In 2002 he played for the Norwegian
club IK Start. Donatas also made a mediocre stay in the Swedish club GIF Sundsvall
during the season 2005.
He started his manager career in 2007 after announcing his retirement from professional football as a player and was first assistant, then head coach FK Vėtra
in one season before moving to FK Sūduva
in 2009 to take up an assistant coach position. Before 2010 season Sūduva appointed Vencevičius as the head coach.
On 24 May 2011 he was named new manager of Polish Second League
club Wigry Suwałki.
Since 2009 Vencevičius is also assistant coach of the Lithuania
.
A league
Champion - 1 (1992)
Runner Up - 4 (1993, 19994, 1995, 1996)
Cup winner - 3 (1991, 1993, 1994)
"Polonia Warszawa" (Poland)
Runner up - 1 (1998)
"F.C. Copenhagen" (Denmark)
Superliga
Champion - 1 (2001)
"Marsaxlokk" (Malta)
Runner Up - 1 (2004)
Cup winner - 1 (2004)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
coach and former midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
, current manager of Polish Second League
Polish Second League
II Liga is a Polish football league that sits at the 3rd tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season II Liga referred to a league at the 2nd tier, although this changed with the formation of the Ekstraklasa as the top level league in Poland...
club Wigry Suwałki.
Vencevičius started his career at Žalgiris Vilnius
FK Žalgiris Vilnius
VMFD Žalgiris is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the capital, Vilnius. They have won the Lithuanian Championship three times: 1991, 1992, and 1999. The team's colours are green and white...
. In 2001, while playing for FC København, he became champion of the Danish Superliga
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
. In 2002 he played for the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
club IK Start. Donatas also made a mediocre stay in the Swedish club GIF Sundsvall
GIF Sundsvall
GIF Sundsvall is a Swedish football club located in the city of Sundsvall. The club, formed on 25 August 1903, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. The club is affiliated to Medelpads Fotbollförbund.- History :...
during the season 2005.
He started his manager career in 2007 after announcing his retirement from professional football as a player and was first assistant, then head coach FK Vėtra
FK Vetra
FK Vėtra was a Lithuanian football team from the capital city of Vilnius.- History :The club was founded in 1997 and was initially based in Rūdiškės, a settlement in Vilnius district, and moved in 2003 to Vilnius city with the purchase of its own stadium....
in one season before moving to FK Sūduva
FK Suduva
FK Sūduva is a football club from the city of Marijampolė, Lithuania.At the UEFA Cup 2002-03 tournament Sūduva twice defeated S.K. Brann of Norway 3–2. During the home game 21-year-old Tomas Radzinevičius scored a hat-trick. Their next opponent, Glasgow Celtic, of Scotland proved to be much...
in 2009 to take up an assistant coach position. Before 2010 season Sūduva appointed Vencevičius as the head coach.
On 24 May 2011 he was named new manager of Polish Second League
Polish Second League
II Liga is a Polish football league that sits at the 3rd tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season II Liga referred to a league at the 2nd tier, although this changed with the formation of the Ekstraklasa as the top level league in Poland...
club Wigry Suwałki.
Since 2009 Vencevičius is also assistant coach of the Lithuania
Lithuania national football team
The national football team of Lithuania is under the auspices of the Lithuanian Football Federation. It played its first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match as a new nation against Georgia on...
.
Honours
"FK Žalgiris Vilnius" (Lithuania)A league
Champion - 1 (1992)
Runner Up - 4 (1993, 19994, 1995, 1996)
Cup winner - 3 (1991, 1993, 1994)
"Polonia Warszawa" (Poland)
Runner up - 1 (1998)
"F.C. Copenhagen" (Denmark)
Superliga
Champion - 1 (2001)
"Marsaxlokk" (Malta)
Runner Up - 1 (2004)
Cup winner - 1 (2004)