Benjaminas Zelkevičius

Benjaminas Zelkevičius
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-02-06)6 February 1944
Place of birth Kaunas, Reichskommissariat Ostland
Date of death 12 January 2026(2026-01-12) (aged 81)
Place of death Vilnius, Lithuania
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
Banga Kaunas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1962 Banga Kaunas 18 (2)
1963–1967 Žalgiris Vilnius 150 (23)
1968 Shakhtar Donetsk 19 (3)
1969–1973 Žalgiris Vilnius 181 (27)
1973–1975 Pažanga Vilnius
Managerial career
1973–1977 Šviesa (assistant)
1977–1983 Žalgiris Vilnius
1983–1985 ShVSM Vilnius
1985–1991 Žalgiris Vilnius
1990–1991 Lithuania
1992 Austria Wien (assistant)
1992–1996 Žalgiris Vilnius
1995–1997 Lithuania
1997 KAMAZ-Chally
1997–1998 Metallurg Lipetsk
1998 Rotor Volgograd (assistant)
1999 Shinnik Yaroslavl
2000 Baltika Kaliningrad (consultant)
2001–2003 Lithuania
2002–2003 Baltika Kaliningrad
2004–2007 Liepājas Metalurgs
2009 Luch-Energiya Vladivostok
2009–2010 FM Ateitis (youth)
2019–? FM Ateitis (technical director)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benjaminas Zelkevičius (6 February 1944 – 12 January 2026) was a Lithuanian football coach and player. He was the manager of the Lithuania national team on three occasions – from 1990 to 1991, 1995 to 1997, and 2001 to 2002. He played as a striker, making 331 appearances and scoring 50 goals for Žalgiris Vilnius.

Zelkevičius coached Žalgiris Vilnius and Russian club Baltika Kaliningrad. During his playing career, he played for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Soviet Top League and for Žalgiris Vilnius in the Soviet First League.[1]

Post-managing career

From September 2009 through 2010 Zelkevičius coached at FM Ateitis youth academy. On 12 August 2019, he became Ateitis' technical director.[2]

From 2015, Zelkevičius was chair of the Lithuanian Football Coaches Council.[3]

Zelkevičius died in Vilnius on 12 January 2026, at the age of 81.[4][5]

Honours

Manager

Lithuania

Liepajas Metalurgs

References

  1. ↑ Benjaminas Zelkevičius at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
  2. ↑ "Iš futbolo nesitraukia – Zelkevičius deda naują žingsnį savo karjeroje". DELFI (in Lithuanian). 12 August 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Lietuvos nacionalinės futbolo rinktinės naujojo trenerio rinkimai". Alytaus gidas (in Lithuanian). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Mirė legendinis Lietuvos futbolo treneris Benjaminas Zelkevičius". Delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). 12 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Benjaminas Zelkevičius". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian).
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