Rimantas ("Rimas") Žvingilas (born 3 September 1973) is a

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n former international

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striker. He has played in his home country, in Belgium, in several clubs in Russia, and in Kazakhstan. He retired on 7 July 2009. Žvingilas made 25 appearances for the

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between 1995 and 2001. On 25 November 2010, Žvingilas was appointed head coach at Norwegian Division 3 team Bergsøy IL. His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 24 April 2011. A press release cited that Zvilingas wanted to spend more time with his family as the reason.

Honours

* Baltic Cup **

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

References

* 1973 births Living people Footballers from Klaipėda Lithuanian men's footballers Lithuania men's international footballers Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers Lithuanian football managers Lithuanian expatriate football managers FK Sirijus Klaipėda players FK Atlantas players FK Kareda Kaunas players FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players FC Shakhter Karagandy players FBK Kaunas footballers Men's association football forwards A Lyga players Belgian Pro League players Russian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players FK Atlantas managers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate football managers in Norway Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Norway K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen players {{lithuania-footy-bio-stub