Georgas Freidgeimas

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Georgas Freidgeimas
Euro League Qualifikation gegen FC Vilniaus Zalgiris- 24.JPG
Freidgeimas with Žalgiris Vilnius in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Kaišiadorys, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
LFF (coach) & BFA (fitness coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Vilnius
2008–2009 ŁKS Łódź 5 (0)
2010 Vėtra Vilnius 5 (0)
2010 Šiauliai 8 (0)
2011–2017 Žalgiris Vilnius 136 (3)
2016Irtysh Pavlodar (loan) 29 (1)
2017 Okzhetpes 13 (1)
2018–2019 Žalgiris Vilnius 3 (0)
2020 Vilniaus Vytis 12 (0)
International career
2012–2017 Lithuania 28 (0)
Managerial career
2020– BFA (fitness coach)
2021– LFF (fitness coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Georgas Freidgeimas (born 10 August 1987) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

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Playing career

Defender joined Žalgiris Vilnius before 2011 season and spent seven seasons in the club. [1] [2] On 8 February 2016, he was loaned out to Irtysh Pavlodar in the Kazakhstan Premier League. [3] [4]

On 15 June 2017, Freidgeimas signed for Okzhetpes Kokshetau. [5] On 21 January 2018, he came back to Žalgiris. After 2019 season he left Žalgiris, and joined Vilniaus Vytis as a free agent. [6]

Coaching career

After a spell at Lithuanian amateur club Vilniaus Vytis, Freidgeimas retired as a player at the end of 2020. In September 2020, he was hired as an athletic coach at Baltijos Futbolo Akademija. [7]

In February 2021, Freidgeimas also became responsible for all athletic training in the Lithuanian Football Federation, focusing mainly on work with youth teams, but also with the senior team. [8]

Honours

Žalgiris [9]

References

  1. "VMFD "Žalgiris" pasirašė kontraktą su Georgu Freidgeimu" (in Lithuanian). FK Žalgiris. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. "Klubas atsisveikino su ištikimu kariu" (in Lithuanian). FK Žalgiris. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. "Ilgametis Vilniaus "Žalgirio" gynėjas Georgas Freidgeimas po sėkmingos peržiūros lieka Pavlodaro "Irtysh" klube. Žalgirietis Kazachstane žais nuomos pagrindais". www.fkzalgiris.lt (in Lithuanian). Žalgiris Vilnius. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. "Фрейдгеймас подписал контракт с Иртышом". fcirtysh.kz (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  5. "Официально: Георгас Фрейдгеймас – игрок ФК Окжетпес". okzhetpes.kz (in Russian). FC Okzhetpes. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  6. "„Žalgiris" atsisveikino su keturiais futbolininkais". www.fkzalgiris.lt. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019.
  7. PRIE BFA JUNGIASI BUVĘS RINKTINĖS ŽAIDĖJAS G. FREIDGEIMAS, bfavilnius.lt, 5 September 2020
  8. Trenerio kelią pradėjęs Freidgeimas: futbolą myliu ir net nesijaučia, kad dirbu, delfi.lt, 12 May 2022
  9. "Georgas Freidgeimas". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 August 2024.