Edgaras Jankauskas

Edgaras Jankauskas
Jankauskas with Skonto in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-03-12) 12 March 1975 (age 49)[1]
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)
2002Benfica (loan) 12 (8)
2002–2005 Porto 64 (19)
2004–2005Nice (loan) 24 (2)
2005–2007 FBK Kaunas 0 (0)
2005–2007Heart 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

Edgaras Jankauskas (born 12 March 1975) is a Lithuanian football manager and former professional player. He is the manager of the Lithuania national team.

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.[2] Ten years later, he began working as a full-time manager, leading his nation in two spells.

  1. ^ "Lithuania – E. Jankauskas – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Jankauskas gets Lithuanian salute". UEFA. 17 December 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2017.