Darius Gvildys (born 26 December 1970) is a

Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...

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coach and a former defender. He is the manager of

FK Nevėžis FK Nevėžis is a professional association football, football club from the city of Kėdainiai, Lithuania. Achievements *Three times Lithuanian champion (1966, 1972, 1973). *Twice runner-up (1968, 1969). *Three times won Bronze medals (1967, ...

Club career

Gvildys began his career in

Banga Kaunas Kauno futbolo ir beisbolo klubas, commonly known as FBK Kaunas, was a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas. History Banga Kaunas (1960–1993) The roots of the club can be traced back to 1960 when Banga Kaunas was founded and they p ...

before moving to

FBK Kaunas Kauno futbolo ir beisbolo klubas, commonly known as FBK Kaunas, was a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas. History Banga Kaunas (1960–1993) The roots of the club can be traced back to 1960 when Banga Kaunas was founded and they p ...

. Afterward, he relocated to Russia, where he played for FC Lokomotiv Nizhniy Novgorod, and, starting in 2000,

FC Arsenal Tula FC Arsenal Tula () is a Russian professional football club from Tula playing in the second-tier Russian First League. Originally founded in 1923, FC Arsenal Tula was promoted to the Russian Premier League in 2014 for the first time in its hi ...

. In 2004, he joined Latvian

Virsliga Latvian Higher League or Virslīga, also known as TonyBet Virslīga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Latvia and the highest level of the Latvian football league system. Organised by the Latvian Football ...

while playing for Liepājas Metalurgs. The following year, he played for Lithuanian Sūduva Club. After retiring as a player in 2007, Gvildys became a coach for

FK Šilas Kazlų Rūda FK Šilas is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kazlų Rūda. The team competes in the I Lyga, in second tier of Lithuanian football since 2021. In 2022, after a merger, the club was renamed to Marijampolė City, and moved to Marij ...

International career

Gvildys made 11 appearances for the

Lithuania national football team The Lithuania national football team () represents Lithuania in men's international Association football, football, and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Lithuania. They played their first m ...

between 1996 and 1999.

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* 1970 births Footballers from Kaunas Living people Lithuanian men's footballers Lithuania men's international footballers Men's association football defenders FBK Kaunas footballers FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod players FC Arsenal Tula players FK Liepājas Metalurgs players FK Sūduva players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Latvian Higher League players A Lyga players Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Lithuanian football managers FBK Kaunas managers FK Sūduva managers FC Stumbras managers FK Jonava managers FK Nevėžis managers A Lyga managers {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub