Edgaras Jankauskas
Edgaras Jankauskas (born 12 March 1975) is a Lithuanian football manager and former professional player. He is the manager of the Lithuania national team.
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Jankauskas as a Skonto player | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 March 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lithuania (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Panerys Vilnius | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 93 | (41) |
| 1996 | CSKA Moscow | 18 | (9) |
| 1997 | Torpedo Moscow | 29 | (10) |
| 1997–1999 | Club Brugge | 52 | (16) |
| 2000–2002 | Real Sociedad | 56 | (19) |
| 2002 | → Benfica (loan) | 12 | (8) |
| 2002–2005 | Porto | 64 | (19) |
| 2004–2005 | → Nice (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | FBK Kaunas | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 37 | (9) |
| 2007–2008 | AEK Larnaca | 15 | (5) |
| 2008 | Belenenses | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | Skonto Riga | 10 | (2) |
| 2009 | REO LT Vilnius | 4 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | New England Revolution | 14 | (2) |
| 2011 | Fakel Voronezh | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 443 | (150) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–2008 | Lithuania | 56 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Trakai | ||
| 2016–2018 | Lithuania | ||
| 2023– | Lithuania | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A powerful forward during his playing career, Jankauskas excelled in the physical side of the game. Other than in his native Lithuania, he played professionally in nine countries, and represented the Lithuania national team for almost 20 years.
Whilst with Porto, Jankauskas made history as the first Lithuanian footballer to win the Champions League, in 2004. Ten years later, he began working as a full-time manager, leading his nation in two spells.
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