Ignas Dedura (born 6 January 1978) is a Lithuanian former
football player.
Club career
Dedura began his career at
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)
Originally the team was founded in 1960 as Banga Kaunas and played its first three years ...
in 1997, scoring 13 goals in 105 appearances, before moving to
Russia
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in 2001 where he played for
FC Torpedo-ZIL. He only made ten appearances for the club and later that year he moved to
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
n club
Skonto FC
Skonto FC was a Latvian football club, active from 1991 until 2016. The club played at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's resumption (15 in total), and often provided the core of the Lat ...
where he stayed until 2004, making 79 appearances and scoring eight goals. In 2004, together with his manager
Aleksandrs Starkovs
Aleksandrs Starkovs (born 26 July 1955) is a Latvian football coach and a former player. Most recently he coached FK Liepāja.
Starkovs has managed clubs such as Spartak Moscow in Russia, FK Baku in Azerbaijan and Skonto FC in Latvia. He had ...
, he moved once again to Russia, this time to play for Spartak Moscow where he played until 2009.
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After unsuccessful spell with
FC Salyut Belgorod
FC Salyut Belgorod is a Russian association football club based in Belgorod. They play in the FNL 2.
History
The club was founded in 1960 and has been known as:
* ''Tsementnik'' (Cement Worker) (1960–63)
* ''Spartak'' (1964–69)
* ''Salyut'' ...
in 2010, in February 2011 Dedura returned to Lithuania and signed a two-year deal with
FK Ekranas
Panevėžio Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, from the city of Panevėžys. It won 7 top-tier champion and 5 national cup titles throughout its existence.
The club was founded in 1964 and for 44 years competed in the top tier of Lithuani ...
.
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In both of those seasons Deduras was a regular player in the team, as well as winning the league in both of those years. At the end of his second season he didn't extend his contract due to the club having financial issues and not being able to pay the wages. In winter 2013 Dedura joined very young
I lyga
The I Lyga, LFF I Lyga, Pirma Lyga, is the second tier of professional Lithuanian football championship.
Format
Organized by the Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF), I Lyga is contested by 14-16 teams, with the top team gaining promotion to ...
, which was a 2nd tier of Lithuanian football pyramid, side
FK Kauno Žalgiris
Futbolo klubas Kauno Žalgiris (''Football club Kauno Žalgiris'') is a professional football club based in Kaunas, Lithuania, that competes in the A lyga, the top tier of Lithuania. The club was founded as FM Spyris Kaunas in 2004, became the ...
. After being revealed, the defender expressed his desire to become a coach one day, as he was also instantly promoted to being a captain and a playing coach.
International career
Dedura has played for the
Lithuania national football team
The Lithuania national football team ( lt, Lietuvos nacionalinė futbolo rinktinė) represents Lithuania in international football and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Lithuania. They p ...
.
References
External links
*
Spartak Moscow profile
1978 births
Living people
Lithuanian footballers
Lithuanian expatriate footballers
Lithuania men's international footballers
FBK Kaunas footballers
FK Ekranas players
FK Kauno Žalgiris players
FC Moscow players
Skonto FC players
FC Spartak Moscow players
FC Salyut Belgorod players
A Lyga players
Russian Premier League players
Latvian Higher League players
Expatriate footballers in Russia
Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Expatriate footballers in Latvia
Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
Men's association football defenders
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