Raimondas Žutautas (born 4 September 1972) is a former

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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and current head coach. Zutautas played as a

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. In 1999 Zutautas signed with

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i club

Maccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club () is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Haifa, Israel, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club plays in the Israeli Premier League. Maccabi Haifa home games are played at Sammy Ofe ...

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

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group stage. Zutautas is considered one of the best defensive midfielders to ever play in the Israeli Premier League. Zutautas is the only Lithuanian player to score two goals in the

. In 2002, while playing for

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa () is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football, Basketball, Weightl ...

, 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

. 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. It is organized by Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) (). History The first football league was established in Lithuania in 1924, and in various forms existed until 1939. ...

: champion (2) ** 1993–94, 1995–96 *

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

: champion (2) ** 2000–01, 2001–02 *

Greek Championship The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repl ...

: champion (1) ** 2003–04 *

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...

: winner (1) ** 2003–04

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* 1972 births Living people Lithuanian men's footballers Lithuania men's international footballers Lithuanian expatriate men's 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 men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Footballers from Klaipėda Men's association football midfielders Lithuanian football managers Lithuania national football team managers Lithuanian expatriate football managers {{Lithuania-footy-bio-stub