Eugenijus Riabovas

Eugenijus Riabovas
Personal information
Full name	Eugenijus Riabovas
Date of birth	3 February 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth	Kaunas, Lithuania
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1969	Granitas Klaipėda
1970–1975	Atlantas Klaipėda
1976–1981	Žalgiris Vilnius
1982–1985	Pažanga Vilnius
Managerial career
1996–2001	Žalgiris Vilnius
1997–1998	Lithuania U21
2003–2004	Žalgiris Vilnius
2005–2006	FBK Kaunas
2007–2008	Šilutė
2008–2009	FBK Kaunas
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated July 11, 2023

Eugenijus Riabovas (born 3 February 1951) is a Lithuanian football manager.

Playing career

Prior to his coaching career, Riabovas played for Žalgiris Vilnius and 3 times was named as Best Footballer of Lithuania. Riabovas was once the captain of the Lithuanian SSR football team during the USSR era.^[1]

Managerial career

He was recently the manager of A Lyga side FBK Kaunas.

In November 2006 he was briefly attached to Scottish Premier League football club Heart of Midlothian FC, in an advisory capacity. On 14 November 2006 it was speculated by the Scottish press that Riabovas would be the replacement for temporary head coach Eduard Malofeev, but this was later denied and did not take place, with Valdas Ivanauskas returning to take up the position, following a period of illness.

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References

↑ "Lithuanian Team Games". Archived from the original on 9 February 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2006.

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[1] "Lithuanian Team Games". Archived from the original on 9 February 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2006.

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