Aurelijus Skarbalius
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aurelijus Skarbalius | ||
Date of birth | 12 May 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Full-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | HB Køge (sporting director) | ||
Youth career | |||
Žalgiris Vilnius | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1994 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 43 | (6) |
1994–1995 | Inkaras Kaunas | 27 | (4) |
1995–2005 | Brøndby | 194 | (2) |
2005 | → Herfølge (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Herfølge | 39 | (0) |
Total | 311 | (12) | |
International career | |||
1991–2005 | Lithuania | 65 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
2006–2009 | Herfølge | ||
2009–2011 | HB Køge | ||
2011–2013 | Brøndby | ||
2013 | Haslev FC | ||
2014–2015 | Viborg FF | ||
2015–2016 | Brøndby IF U19 | ||
2016 | Brøndby (caretaker) | ||
2016 | Brøndby IF U19 | ||
2017–2018 | Žalgiris Vilnius | ||
2018–2019 |
FK Trakai | ||
2020–2021 | HB Køge | ||
2021–2024 | HB Køge (technical director) | ||
2024– | HB Køge (sporting director) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Aurelijus Skarbalius (Danish pronunciation:
Club career
Auri started his career in Lithuanian clubs
He was a part of Brøndby's first stint in the
Following the summer 2002 arrival of new manager
For the first half of the 2005–06 season Skarbalius only took part in three matches for a combined 72 minutes on the pitch, and his contract was mutually terminated of 31 December 2005 to allow Auri to become a playing assistant coach at Herfølge in the Danish 1st Division. Before leaving Brøndby he managed to become the most capped foreign player in the club's history with almost 200 appearances.
International career
Skarbalius is a former captain of the
Coaching career
In November 2006, he was promoted to head coach of the
In October 2012, with Brøndby last in the 2012–13 Superliga table, Skarbalius was expected to be sacked soon, according to Danish bookmakers.[2] However, he remained as head coach for the remainder of the season and on 20 May 2013 a new Superliga contract was secured in the last game away to Horsens.[3] A new club board sacked him and sports director Ole Bjur on 10 June 2013 and Auri was replaced by Thomas Frank.[4]
In September 2013, he was announced as manager of minor Danish club Haslev FC.[5] He managed Haslev until Christmas 2013, and in February 2014 he was announced as the replacement for the knee injured Ove Christensen at Viborg FF.[6] Skarbalius could not save the club from relegation, but in the following season he helped the team to promote to the Danish Superliga once again. However, following the promotion he left the club by mutual consent.[7]
In the autumn of 2015 Skarbalius became youth coach at Brøndby IF. When Brøndby-manager Thomas Frank resigned in March 2016 following criticism from the chairman, Skarbalius was once again made manager of the club.[8]
On 27 November 2017, it was announced that Skarbalius has signed a contract to become head coach of his first club Žalgiris Vilnius.[9] He was sacked on 22 June 2018.[10]
In December 2018, Auri became head coach of
On 5 December 2019, it was announced that Skarbalius would return as manager of HB Køge on 1 January 2020.[13] In March 2021, the club confirmed that Skarbalius would be the club's Technical Director from the coming season.[14] Three years later, in June 2024, Skarbalius became the club's Sports Director.[15]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Skarbalius goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 November 1991 | Kretinga City Stadium, Kretinga, Lithuania | Latvia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1991 Baltic Cup |
2 | 17 August 1994 | Eyravallen, Örebro, Sweden | Sweden | 2–3 | 2–4 | Friendly
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3 | 7 September 1994 | Republican Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine | Ukraine | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualification |
4 | 20 May 1995 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | Estonia | 1–0 | 7–0 | 1995 Baltic Cup |
5 | 29 July 1995 | Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | Belarus | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Managerial statistics
- As of 26 May 2021
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
Herfølge Boldklub | Denmark | 1 January 2006 | 30 June 2009 | 90 | 49 | 18 | 23 | 54.44 | |
HB Køge | Denmark | 1 July 2009 | 24 November 2011 | 82 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 34.15 | |
Brøndby IF | Denmark | 25 November 2011 | 10 June 2013 | 59 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 30.51 | |
Haslev FC | Denmark | 20 September 2013 | 3 November 2013 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50 | |
Viborg FF | Denmark | 10 February 2014 | 6 June 2015 | 49 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 36.73 | |
Brøndby IF | Denmark | 9 March 2016 | 30 May 2016 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 46.67 | |
Žalgiris Vilnius | Lithuania | 27 November 2017 | 22 June 2018 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 45.45 | |
FK Trakai
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Lithuania | 21 December 2018 | 18 July 2019 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 42.11 | |
HB Køge | Denmark | 1 January 2020 | 31 May 2021 | 50 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 28.00 | |
Total | 383 | 152 | 97 | 134 | 39.69 |
Honours
Žalgiris Vilnius
- 1991
- Lithuanian Championship: 1991, 1992
- Lithuanian Cup: 1993, 1994
Inkaras Kaunas
- Lithuanian Championship: 1995
- Lithuanian Cup: 1995
Brøndby
- Danish Superliga: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05
- Danish Cup: 1997–98, 2002–03, 2004–05
Individual
- Brøndby IF Player of the year: 2002
- A Lyga Coach of the Month: May 2018[18]
External links
- Brøndby IF profile
- Career stats[permanent dead link] (not including European matches)
- Interview with Auri (In Danish)
References
- ^ "Interviu" (in Lithuanian). Futbolo.TV.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Winther-Rasmussen, Michael (2 October 2012). "Bookmaker: Auri er brandvarm ... som fyringskandidat". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ Andersen, Jens (20 May 2013). "Brøndby redder livet i Superligaen - Horsens rykker ned". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ Anker-Møller, Kristian (10 June 2013). "Thomas Frank ny cheftræner i Brøndby". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ Ringstrøm, John (10 September 2013). "Auri bliver træner i Haslev". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ Houlind, Søren (10 February 2014). "Viborg med hemmelig Auri-afsløring". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Auri Skarbalius stopper som cheftræner". Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ Blond, Mikael (9 March 2016). "Auri overtager Brøndby-tøjlerne". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "FK "Žalgiris" turi naują vedlį" (in Lithuanian). FK Žalgiris. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Kamper, Anders (23 August 2018). "Auri fyret i Litauen". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ ""Trakams" naujajame sezone diriguos Aurelijus Skarbalius". Delfi (in Lithuanian). 21 December 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "A.Skarbalius traukiasi iš "Riterių"". Futbolo Klubas Riteriai (in Lithuanian). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Auri Skarbalius er ny træner i HB Køge" (in Danish). bold.dk. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ Ny rolle til Auri Skarbalius: Bliver teknisk direktør for Capelli Sport football, hbkoge.dk, 30 March 2021
- ^ Auri Skarbalius bliver sportsdirektør, hbkoge.dk, 24 June 2024
- ^ "Aurelijus Skarbalius - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Aurelijus Skarbalius". Soccer-DB. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Geriausias gegužės mėnesio treneris – A. Skarbalius" (in Lithuanian). Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.