Benjaminas Zelkevičius
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Career & Clubs
From September 2009 through 2010 Zelkevičius coached at FM Ateitis youth academy. On 12 August 2019, he became Ateitis' technical director. From 2015, Zelkevičius was chair of the Lithuanian Football Coaches Council. Zelkevičius died in Vilnius on 12 January 2026, at the age of 81.
- Club
- FC Shakhtar Donetsk (1968–1968)
- Club
- FK Žalgiris (1963–1967)
- Club
- FK Žalgiris (1969–1973)
- Club
- FBK Kaunas (1961–1962)
- National team
- Soviet Union
- National team
- Lithuania
Trophies & Awards
- Award
- Merited Coach of the USSR
Legacy
Manager
Lithuania
Baltic Cup: 1991 Liepajas Metalurgs
Latvian Higher League: 2005
Clubs
- FBK Kaunas1961–1962
- FK Žalgiris1963–1967
- FC Shakhtar Donetsk1968–1968
- FK Žalgiris1969–1973
Played together with
Adi RochaFK Žalgiris · 2014–2015
Alan MatturroFC Shakhtar Donetsk · 2026
Alan PatrickFC Shakhtar Donetsk · 2011–2013- Aleksandr PonomarevFC Shakhtar Donetsk · 1936–1936
- Aleksandr PonomarevFC Shakhtar Donetsk · 1951–1952
Alex TeixeiraFC Shakhtar Donetsk · 2010–2016
Alexandru SpiridonFC Shakhtar Donetsk- Algimantas LiubinskasFK Žalgiris · 1973–1976
Algis JankauskasFK Žalgiris · 2003–2004- Algis JankauskasFK Žalgiris · 2010–2015
Anatolii TymoshchukFC Shakhtar Donetsk · 1998–2007
Anatoliy KonkovFC Shakhtar Donetsk · 1968–1974
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Benjaminas Zelkevičius 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.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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