Valdas Ivanauskas
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Valdas Ivanauskas | ||
Date of birth | 31 July 1966 | ||
Place of birth |
Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Vilija Kaunas | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984 | Žalgiris | 12 | (1) |
1985–1986 | CSKA Moscow | 32 | (2) |
1986–1989 | Žalgiris | 83 | (19) |
1990 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 16 | (7) |
1990–1993 | Austria Wien | 78 | (28) |
1993–1997 | Hamburger SV | 91 | (13) |
1997–1999 |
Austria Salzburg | 35 | (7) |
1999–2001 | SV Wilhelmshaven | 50 | (16) |
2001–2002 | BV Cloppenburg | 23 | (3) |
Total | 420 | (96) | |
International career | |||
1988–1990 | Soviet Union | 5 | (0) |
1990–1998 | Lithuania | 28 | (8) |
Managerial career | |||
2003–2004 | Lithuania (assistant) | ||
2004–2005 | FBK Kaunas | ||
2005–2006 | Heart of Midlothian (first-team coach) | ||
2006–2007 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
2007–2008 | Carl Zeiss Jena | ||
2008 | Lithuania U18 | ||
2008–2009 | Banga Gargždai | ||
2009 | Lithuania U21 | ||
2009 | Standard Sumgayit | ||
2010 |
Šiauliai | ||
2012 | FK REO | ||
2013 | Dila Gori | ||
2013–2015 | SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk | ||
2017 |
Luch-Energiya Vladivostok | ||
2017–2018 |
Dinamo Brest (sporting director) | ||
2018–2019 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | ||
2021–2022 | Lithuania | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Valdas Ivanauskas (born 31 July 1966) is a Lithuanian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker.
He is best known in Europe for his time at
Club career
Born in Kaunas, Ivanauskas started his playing career and soon became a regular with FK Žalgiris, a club that was a respected member of the old Soviet Premier Division. Ivanauskas spent the 1985 season in the Second Division with CSKA Moscow, but then he returned to Žalgiris. However, in season 1990, he played in the Second Division for Lokomotiv Moscow after Žalgiris decided to transfer to the new Lithuanian League.
In November 1990, he moved abroad to play for Austria Wien, where he was hugely successful with 52 goals in 122 games during which he was twice the leading scorer in the League. As a result, Ivanauskas helped Austria Wien to win three successive Championships and in June 1992, the Lithuanian striker scored the only goal of the Cup Final against Admira Wacker.
In July 1993, he moved to Germany and became the first Lithuanian to play in the German Bundesliga, playing 91 matches for Hamburger SV between 1993 and 1997 and scoring 17 goals.[1] He was also a hero in his homeland and was voted Lithuanian footballer of the year in 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1994.[2]
In the summer of 1997, he moved back to Austria, and signed for
International career
He played 28 international matches and scored eight goals for the national team,[4] and also played 5 matches for the Soviet Union between 1988 and 1990.
Coaching career
Since retiring he has acquired a UEFA Professional Coaching Licence in Germany and in 2003 started his manager career when he became assistant manager of the
In summer 2005, after a run of poor results he resigned from
After finishing second in the SPL and guiding to club to a Scottish Cup triumph, it was announced on 30 June 2006 that Ivanauskas had been appointed as Hearts' head coach on a permanent basis. In doing so he became the club's first foreign manager.
On 23 October 2006, Ivanauskas was given two weeks leave by majority shareholder,
In September 2007, Ivanauskas became manager of FC Carl Zeiss Jena of Germany's 2. Bundesliga.[7] His stay at FC Carl Zeiss Jena was cut short when he was fired on 22 December 2007 due to lack of results.[8]
In July 2008, Ivanauskas made a return to football and agreed to coach FK Banga Gargždai in the Lithuanian second division and led the team to its first bronze medal finish in 14 years. The team also earned promotion to the A Lyga, Lithuanian top football division for the 2009 season, after three other clubs withdrew before the start of the season.
In November 2008, Ivanauskas also became the interim coach of Lithuania's under-18 football team, and after leading the team to a surprise draw in a friendly against Germany, in February 2009 was subsequently appointed as head coach of Under-21 national football team
Managerial stats
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Heart of Midlothian | 22 March 2006 | 23 October 2006 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 50.00 |
Heart of Midlothian | 27 November 2006 | 20 March 2007 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 47.06 |
Carl Zeiss Jena | 21 September 2007 | 3 January 2008 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 25.00 |
Standard | 16 July 2009 | 23 October 2009 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 00.00 |
Lithuania | 5 August 2021 | 27 June 2022 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 23.07 |
Honours
Player
Manager
FBK Kaunas
- A Lyga: 2004
- Lithuanian Cup: 2004
Heart of Midlothian
- Scottish Cup: 2005–06
References
- RSSSF. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Valdas Ivanauskas". legioner.kulichki.com. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ Valdas Ivanauskas at National-Football-Teams.com
- RSSSF. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ Schulin, André (28 March 2003). "Co-Trainer mit Ambitionen" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Valdas Ivanauskas". Heart of Midlothian FC. 20 March 2007. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2007.
- ^ "Valdas Ivanauskas ist neuer Trainer bei Jena" (in German). Der Tagesspiegel. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Jena schasst Trainer Ivanauskas" (in German). sueddeutsche.de. 2 September 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Valdas Ivanauskas appointed as Lithuania U-21 coach". Futbolas.lt. 20 February 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
External links
- Valdas Ivanauskas at WorldFootball.net
- Valdas Ivanauskas at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Valdas Ivanauskas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Valdas Ivanauskas management career statistics at Soccerbase