Algimantas Briaunys (born 3 November 1964) is a Lithuanian professional football coach and a former goalkeeper. He played the position of goalkeeper. He won a total of four international caps for the Lithuania national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 November 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Sovetsk, Russian SFSR | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | Atlantas | ||
| 1989 | Žalgiris | 0 | (0) |
| 1990 | Sirijus Klaipėda | ||
| 1990–1991 | Iveria Khashuri | 30 | (0) |
| 1991 | Pardaugava Riga | 14 | (0) |
| 1992 | Asmaral Moscow | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Halychyna Drohobych | 54 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Flora | 33 | (0) |
| 1996 | FC Copenhagen | 1 | (0) |
| 1996 | Lelle SK | 6 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Žalgiris | 32 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 63 | (0) |
| 2002 | Atlantas | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Lithuania | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Atlantas | ||
| 2004 | Oryol (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Banga Gargždai | ||
| 2011–2012 | Levadia (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Sillamäe Kalev | ||
| 2016–2017 | Sillamäe Kalev | ||
| 2017–2018 | Atlantas (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Atlantas | ||
| 2019 | Palanga (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Palanga | ||
| 2020–2021 | Maardu Linnameeskond | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Coaching career
editFrom 2003 to 2004, Briaunys was manager of FK Atlantas.[1] In 2005, he then worked as goalkeeper coach for FC Flora and later from 2006 to 2008 for FCI Levadia Tallinn.[1] In 2009, Briaunys was appointed manager of Banga Gargždai.[2] He left in 2010 and became assistant manager of FCI Levadia Tallinn in 2011 and later also goalkeeper coach at the club.[1]
At the end of 2011, Briaunys was hired as goalkeeper coach of JK Sillamäe Kalev and in September 2012, he was appointed manager of the club.[3] He left the manager post in April 2013 and continued as goalkeeper coach of the club.
In July 2019, he joined Palanga as assistant manager and in September 2019, he became manager for the rest of the season after the departure of Viačeslavu Geraščenka.[4]
Honours
edit- Flora
- Meistriliiga champion: 1993–94, 1994–95
- Meistriliiga runner-up: 1995–96
- Estonian Cup winner: 1994–95
- Žalgiris
- A Lyga runner-up: 1996–97, 1997–98
- Lithuanian Football Cup winner: 1997
- Liepājas Metalurgs
- Latvian Higher League runner-up: 1998, 1999
- Latvian Higher League bronze: 2000, 2001
- Atlantas
Individual
edit- Meistriliiga Manager of the Month: June/July 2016[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Algimantas Briaunys (g. 1964 m.) - LFE, lfe.lt
- ^ "Banga“ lieka I lygoje, gargzdai.lt, 21 February 2009
- ^ Sillamäe Kalevi peatreeneriks sai Algimantas Briaunys, pohjarannik.postimees.ee, 13 September 2012
- ^ A lygos autsaiderė "Palanga“ pakeitė trenerį, 15min.lt, 17 September 2019
- ^ "Premium liiga parimateks tunnistati Briaunys ja Kruglov" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 August 2016.
External links
edit- Algimantas Briaunys at National-Football-Teams.com
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