Rimantas ("Rimas") Žvingilas (born 3 September 1973) is a Lithuanian former international football striker. He has played in his home country, in Belgium, in several clubs in Russia, and in Kazakhstan.

Rimantas Žvingilas
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-09-03) 3 September 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Klaipėda, Lithuania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 FK Sirijus Klaipėda 28 (0)
1994 Aras Klaipėda 17 (9)
1995–1996 Kareda Šiauliai 49 (13)
1997–2000 K.R.C. Harelbeke 49 (6)
2000–2001 Torpedo Moscow 21 (3)
2002 Dynamo Saint Petersburg 11 (2)
2002 Atlantas 9 (1)
2003 Shakhter Karagandy 17 (2)
2004 FBK Kaunas 10 (6)
2005–2009 Atlantas 103 (12)
International career
1995–2001 Lithuania 25 (3)
Managerial career
2010 Atlantas (interim)
2010–2011 Bergsøy
2013–2017 Atlantas (assistant)
2017 Atlantas (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He retired on 7 July 2009.[1]

Žvingilas made 25 appearances for the Lithuania national football team between 1995 and 2001.[2]

On 25 November 2010, Žvingilas was appointed head coach at Norwegian Division 3 team Bergsøy IL.[3] His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 24 April 2011.[4] A press release cited that Zvilingas wanted to spend more time with his family as the reason.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Algirdas Andriuškevičius. "Rimantas Žvingilas atsisveikino su sportu". Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  2. ^ Almantas 'Almis' Lauzadis. "Lithuanian National Team All Players". Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
  3. ^ Bergsøy Idrettslag. "Bergsøy Idrettslag" (in Norwegian).[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Sunnmørsposten newspaper (in Norwegian). ""Bergsøy-trener ferdig i klubben" ("Bergsøy's coach finishes stay at club")".