Valdas Trakys

Valdas Trakys
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-03-20) 20 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Kretinga, Lithuanian SSR, USSR
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Neptūnas (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 FBK Kaunas 49 (25)
2000–2001 FC Torpedo Moscow 21 (2)
2000 FC Torpedo-2 Moscow 6 (1)
2001 FC Khimki 1 (0)
2002–2003 FH Hafnarfjörður 6 (2)
2003–2004 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 7 (1)
2004 VfL Osnabrück 12 (0)
2004–2005 FC Kuban Krasnodar 4 (0)
2005 FK Atlantas 17 (1)
2005 FC Oryol 18 (1)
2006 FK Atlantas 32 (4)
2006–2007 FC Inter Baku 12 (3)
2008–2010 FK Ekranas 51 (26)
2010–2011 Panserraikos 9 (1)
2011 Hibernian 9 (0)
2012 Anagennisi Epanomi F.C. 14 (1)
2012–2013 Kruoja Pakruojis 10 (0)
2013 FK Atlantas 10 (0)
International career
1998–2009 Lithuania 11 (2)
Managerial career
2014–2018 Palanga
2019–2021 Minija
2022– Neptūnas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valdas Trakys (born 20 March 1979) is a Lithuanian football coach and a former player. He is the manager of Neptūnas.

Playing career

Trakys started his professional career in 1995 with FK Panerys Vilnius in his native Lithuania.[1] He played for FC Harelbeke and FBK Kaunas before moving to Russia to play for Torpedo Moscow.[1] After a year with FC Khimki, Trakys left Russia to play for FH Hafnarfjörður in Iceland.[1] Trakys then moved to Germany, playing for Greuther Fürth.[1]

Since 2004, Trakys has played in Russia, Lithuania, Azerbaijan and Greece.[1] He was top scorer in the Lithuanian A Lyga in the 2009 season. In January 2010, he signed a six-month contract with Greek Beta Ethniki side Panserraikos.[1][2] Trakys left Panserraikos after they breached his contract.[3]

Trakys then had a trial spell with Scottish Premier League club Hibernian, and signed on 14 September.[1][3][4] He made his first starting appearance for Hibs in a 3–0 win against Rangers at Ibrox on 10 November 2010,[5] but was informed by manager Colin Calderwood in April 2011 that his contract would not be renewed.[6][7]

Career statistics

As of 26 February 2014[8]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2006–07[9] Inter Baku Azerbaijan Top League 12 3 1 - 12 4
2008 Ekranas A Lyga 24 6 - 24 6
2009 27 20 2 1 29 21
2009–10 Panserraikos Beta Ethniki 12 1 - 12 1
2010–11 Hibernian Scottish Premier League 9 0 1 0 - 10 0
2011–12 Panserraikos Football League 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
Anagennisi Epanomi 15 1 1 0 - 16 1
2012 Kruoja Pakruojis A Lyga 10 0 2 0 - 12 0
2013 Atlantas 10 0 0 0 - 10 0
Total Lithuania 71 26 2 0 2 1 75 27
Azerbaijan 12 3 1 - 12 4
Greece 27 2 1 - 28 2
Scotland 9 0 1 0 - 10 0
Career total 119 31 4 1 2 1 125 33

International goals

Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 February 2000 Larnaca, Cyprus  Latvia 1–1 2–1 Friendly match
2 4 July 2001 Riga, Latvia  Estonia 4–2 5–2 2001 Baltic Cup

Coaching career

From 2014 was head coach of FK Palanga. In 2017 season with FK Palanga won Lithuanian First League and team was promoted to 2018 A Lyga.

In January 2019 he became head coach of Minija.[10]

In February 2019 became Lithuanian U-19 head coach.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Hibernian poised to complete striker signing". STV. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  2. ^ "V.Trakys keliasi į Graikiją" (in Lithuanian). Kaunodiena.lt. 20 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b Burns, Scott (6 September 2010). "Yogi Monitoring Lithuanian Hit-man". Daily Express. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Trakys joins Hibernian". Hibernian F.C. official website. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  5. ^ Barnes, John (12 November 2010). "Hibernian striker Valdas Trakys aims to cement place". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  6. ^ Schweitzer-Thompson, Alex (14 April 2011). "Hibs' Thornhill to miss final six games after knee injury". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Hibernian to release 10 players". BBC Sport. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Valdas Trakys". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Premier League Stats 2006/07" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Naujienos - FK Minija".
  11. ^ "Paskirti jaunimo futbolo rinktinių treneriai".