Raimondas Žutautas (born 4 September 1972) is a former Lithuanian

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and current head coach. Zutautas played as a

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. In 1999 Zutautas signed in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i club

Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל מכבי חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Maccabi Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club, based in the city of Haifa, Israel, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The cl ...

and played there in the years 1999–2003. He won two championships with Maccabi Haifa and qualified to the

UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competi ...

group stage. Zutautas is considered one of the finest defensive midfielders played in the Israeli Premier League. He is the only Lithuanian player to score two goals in the

. In 2002, while playing for

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, he scored against

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. His second goal was scored a year later against

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while playing for Panathinaikos.

Managerial career

On 9 February 2010, Žutautas was appointed as the new manager of Lithuania. He is also Lithuania's youngest ever national coach at the age of 37.

Honours

A Lyga The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. The A Lyga is an abbreviation of Aukščiausia lyga meaning Highest League. It is organized by Lithuanian Football Federation LFF ( lt, Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija). The Auk� ...

: champion (2) ** 1993–94, 1995–96 *

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested ...

: champion (2) ** 2000–01, 2001–02 *

Greek Championship The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

: champion (1) ** 2003–04 *

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most i ...

: winner (1) ** 2003–04

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* 1972 births Living people Lithuanian footballers Lithuania international footballers Lithuanian expatriate footballers FK Inkaras Kaunas players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Panathinaikos F.C. players A Lyga players Russian Premier League players Israeli Premier League players Super League Greece players Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in Israel Expatriate footballers in Greece Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Sportspeople from Klaipėda Association football midfielders Lithuanian football managers Lithuania national football team managers Lithuanian expatriate football managers {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub