Donatas Vencevičius
Lithuanian footballer and manager
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Donatas Vencevičius (born 28 November 1973) is a Lithuanian professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently in charge of TOPLYGA club Sūduva.
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Vencevičius as Sūduva manager in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donatas Vencevičius | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Alytus, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sūduva (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 121 | (31) |
| 1997–1999 | Polonia Warsaw | 33 | (2) |
| 2000–2002 | FC København | 46 | (2) |
| 2002 | IK Start | 24 | (1) |
| 2003 | Sviesa Vilnius | 17 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Marsaxlokk | 24 | (0) |
| 2004 | Vilnius | 10 | (2) |
| 2005 | GIF Sundsvall | 13 | (0) |
| 2006 | Vėtra | 17 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2005 | Lithuania | 33 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Vėtra (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Vėtra | ||
| 2008 | Sūduva (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | OKS 1945 Olsztyn (caretaker) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Sūduva | ||
| 2011–2014 | Wigry Suwałki | ||
| 2014–2015 | Wigry Suwałki (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Wigry Suwałki | ||
| 2016–2017 | Jonava | ||
| 2018 | DFK Dainava | ||
| 2018–2022 | Wigry Suwałki (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Lithuania U21 | ||
| 2020 | Wigry Suwałki (caretaker) | ||
| 2021 | Wigry Suwałki (caretaker) | ||
| 2021 | Wigry Suwałki (caretaker) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Miedź Legnica (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Podbeskidzie (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | TransINVEST | ||
| 2025– | Sūduva | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 managerial career in 2007 after announcing his retirement from professional football as a player and was first assistant, then head coach of FK Vėtra for one season before moving to FK Sūduva in 2009 to take up an assistant coach position. Before the 2010 season, Sūduva appointed Vencevičius as the head coach.
On 24 May 2011, he was named new manager of II liga club Wigry Suwałki.
On 14 December 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Lithuanian A Lyga club Jonava.[1]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vencevičius goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September 2003 | Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands |  Faroe Islands | 2–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 2 | 5 June 2004 | Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal |  Portugal | 1–2 | 1–4 | Friendly |
Honours
Žalgiris Vilnius
- A Lyga: 1991–92
- Lithuanian Cup: 1991, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97
Polonia Warsaw
Copenhagen
- Superliga: 2000–01
- Danish Super Cup: 2001[3]
