Valdas Urbonas

Valdas Urbonas
Personal information
Date of birth	29 November 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth	Panevėžys, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Mokslas Vilnius
1990	Neris Vilnius
1991	Vienybė Ukmergė
1991–1992	Vilnius Makabi
1992	Minija Kretinga
1992–1993	Geležinis Vilkas
1993–1997	Žalgiris
1996	→ Inkaras (loan)
1996–1997	→ Žalgiris-Volmeta
1997–1998	Videoton
1999	Gázszer
2000	Ekranas
International career
1991–1993	Lithuania
Managerial career
2009–2013	Ekranas
2014–2016	Trakai
2017–2018	Spartaks Jūrmala
2018–2019	Žalgiris
2019–2021	Lithuania
2022	Panevėžys
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valdas Urbonas (born 29 November 1967) is a Lithuanian professional football manager and former player who currently is the manager of the Lithuania national team.

Club career

Urbonas began his career at Mokslas Vilnius, before moving to Neris Vilnius in 1990. In 1991, Urbonas briefly played for Vienybė Ukmergė, before moving to Vilnius Makabi. In 1992, after a spell with Minija Kretinga, Urbonas joined Geležinis Vilkas.^[1] In 1993, Urbonas signed for Žalgiris, making 41 A Lyga appearances over the course of four years, scoring twice. In 1997, Urbonas joined Hungarian club Videoton. Urbonas made 51 NB I appearances in three seasons for the club, scoring five times. In 1999, Urbonas joined fellow Hungarian club Gázszer, before returning home in 2000, playing with hometown club Ekranas, before retiring.^[2]

International career

Urbonas made 14 appearances for Lithuania, including captaining and scoring for Lithuania on his debut in a 4–1 win against Estonia on 15 November 1991.^[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 November 1991	Klaipėdos centrinis stadionas, Klaipėda, Lithuania	Estonia	3–1	4–1	1991 Baltic Cup

Managerial career

In 2009, following roles as assistant manager of FK Vėtra and FBK Kaunas, Urbonas was appointed manager of Ekranas. At Ekranas, Urbonas guided the team to four successive A Lyga titles and two Lithuanian Football Cups. In 2014, Urbonas was appointed manager of Trakai. In 2017, Urbonas was named manager of Latvian club Spartaks Jūrmala. In the same year, Urbonas won the 2017 Latvian Higher League with the club. In 2018, Urbonas returned to Žalgiris, where he had formerly played. In February 2019, Urbonas was appointed manager of Lithuania.^[4] In 30 June was announced, that he quit with the job with national team.^[5]

Managerial Statistics

As of Match played 2 September 2021

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Lithuania	12 March 2019	present	25	5	4	16	020.00

References

^ "UEFA Euro – 2019/20 season match press kits" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
^ "Valdas Urbonas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
^ "International football MATCH: 15.11.1991 Lithuania v Estonia*". eufootball.info. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ "Valdas Urbonas". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
^ "VK sprendimas – V.Urbonas darbą rinktinėje baigė".

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[1] "UEFA Euro – 2019/20 season match press kits" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

[2] "Valdas Urbonas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

[3] "International football MATCH: 15.11.1991 Lithuania v Estonia*". eufootball.info. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[4] "Valdas Urbonas". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

[5] "VK sprendimas – V.Urbonas darbą rinktinėje baigė".

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