Eugenijus Riabovas

Last updated

Eugenijus Riabovas
Personal information
Full name Eugenijus Riabovas
Date of birth (1951-02-03) 3 February 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Kaunas, Lithuania
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
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

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

Contents

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.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex McLeish</span> Scottish footballer and manager

Alexander McLeish is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He played as a defender for Aberdeen during their 1980s glory years, making nearly 500 League appearances for the club, and won 77 caps for Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">FK Žalgiris</span> Lithuanian football club

Futbolo klubas Žalgiris, commonly known as FK Žalgiris, Žalgiris Vilnius or simply Žalgiris, is a Lithuanian professional football club based in Vilnius. The club competes in the A Lyga, the top flight of Lithuanian football. The club was founded as Dinamo in 1947. The club's name commemorates the victorious Battle of Žalgiris. Žalgiris has featured many Lithuanian football legends during its history, including Arminas Narbekovas, Valdas Ivanauskas, Edgaras Jankauskas and Deividas Šemberas. They have won the Lithuanian Championship 10 times, the Lithuanian Football Cup 14 times and the Lithuanian Supercup 7 times.

Kauno futbolo ir beisbolo klubas, commonly known as FBK Kaunas, was a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shota Arveladze</span> Georgian association football manager and former player

Shota Arveladze is a Georgian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of EFL Championship club Hull City.

Walter Ferguson Smith was a Scottish football player, manager and director, primarily associated with his two spells as manager of Glasgow club Rangers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Craig Levein</span> Scottish association football player

Craig William Levein is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He is currently a full-time advisor to the board of directors at Highland Football League club Brechin City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Weir (Scottish footballer)</span> Scottish footballer (born 1970)

David Gillespie Weir is a Scottish football coach and former professional player who is the technical director of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

George Elder Burley is a Scottish former football player and manager. He had a professional career spanning 21 years as a player, making 628 league appearances and earning 11 Scotland caps. His most successful spell came while at Ipswich Town making 394 senior appearances, and being part of the squad that won the FA Cup and UEFA Cup in 1978 and 1981 respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Clarke</span> Scottish footballer and manager

Stephen Clarke is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Scotland national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steven Pressley</span> Scottish footballer and manager

Steven John Pressley is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who played as a centre back. He was most recently the manager of Carlisle United.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edgaras Jankauskas</span> Lithuanian footballer and manager

Edgaras Jankauskas is a Lithuanian football manager and former professional player. He is the manager of the Lithuania national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lee McCulloch</span> Scottish footballer (born 1978)

Lee Henry McCulloch is a Scottish professional football coach and former player, who was most recently the assistant manager at Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.

Valdas Ivanauskas is a Lithuanian football coach and a former striker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vladimir Romanov</span>

Vladimir Nikolayevich Romanov is a Russian-Lithuanian businessman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Billy Stark</span> Scottish footballer and coach

William Stark is a Scottish former football player and current coach. He made 500 league appearances in total, including successful spells at Aberdeen and Celtic. He then turned to management, which has seen him take caretaker charge of both Celtic and Scotland - staying unbeaten at manager of both teams in his short spells - with longer roles at smaller club sides in Scotland.

David Alexander Robertson BEM is a former Scottish football player and coach, who was most recently the manager of Scottish League One club Peterhead.

Csaba László is a Romanian–Hungarian professional football manager and a former midfielder who last worked as the head coach of Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC.

Vladimir Romanov, a Russian born Lithuanian businessman, initially acquired 19.6% stake at Hearts during the 2004–05 season. After Romanov made financial guarantees, his stake increased to 29.9%, which was welcomed by a fans representatives. Romanov eventually increased his majority share in Hearts to 82%.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Valdas Trakys</span> Lithuanian footballer and coach

Valdas Trakys is a Lithuanian football coach and a former player. He is the manager of Neptūnas.

The 2007–07 season was the 110th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 24th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts also competed in the Champions League, UEFA Cup, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.

References

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