Valdas Trakys

Valdas Trakys (born 20 March 1979) was a Lithuanian footballer, currently FK Minija's head coach.

Valdas Trakys
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-03-20) 20 March 1979
Place of birth Kretinga, Lithuanian SSR, USSR
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 FBK Kaunas 49 (25)
2000–2001 FC Torpedo Moscow 21 (2)
2000 FC Torpedo-2 Moscow 6 (1)
2001 FC Khimki 1 (0)
2002–2003 FH Hafnarfjörður 6 (2)
2003–2004 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 7 (1)
2004 VfL Osnabrück 12 (0)
2004–2005 FC Kuban Krasnodar 4 (0)
2005 FK Atlantas 17 (1)
2005 FC Oryol 18 (1)
2006 FK Atlantas 32 (4)
2006–2007 FC Inter Baku 12 (3)
2008–2010 FK Ekranas 51 (26)
2010–2011 Panserraikos 9 (1)
2011–2012 Hibernian 9 (0)
2012 Anagennisi Epanomi F.C. 14 (1)
2012–2013 Kruoja Pakruojis 10 (0)
2013 FK Atlantas 10 (0)
National team‡
1998–2009 Lithuania 11 (2)
Teams managed
2014–2018 Palanga
2019– Minija
2019– Lithuania U-19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2010

Playing career

Trakys started his professional career in 1995 with FK Panerys Vilnius in his native Lithuania.[1] He played for FC Harelbeke and FBK Kaunas before moving to Russia to play for Torpedo Moscow.[1] After a year with FC Khimki, Trakys left Russia to play for FH Hafnarfjörður in Iceland.[1] Trakys then moved to Germany, playing for Greuther Fürth.[1]

Since 2004, Trakys has played in Russia, Lithuania, Azerbaijan and Greece.[1] He was top scorer in the Lithuanian A Lyga in the 2009 season. In January 2010, he signed a six-month contract with Greek Beta Ethniki side Panserraikos.[1][2] Trakys left Panserraikos after they breached his contract.[3]

Trakys then had a trial spell with Scottish Premier League club Hibernian, and signed on 14 September.[1][3][4] He made his first starting appearance for Hibs in a 3–0 win against Rangers at Ibrox on 10 November 2010,[5] but was informed by manager Colin Calderwood in April 2011 that his contract would not be renewed.[6][7]

Career statistics
As of 26 February 2014[8]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2006–07[9]Inter BakuAzerbaijan Top League1231-124
2008EkranasA Lyga246-246
20092720212921
2009–10PanserraikosBeta Ethniki121-121
2010–11HibernianScottish Premier League9010-100
2011–12PanserraikosFootball League0000-00
Anagennisi Epanomi15110-161
2012Kruoja PakruojisA Lyga10020-120
2013Atlantas10000-100
Total Lithuania 712620217527
Azerbaijan 1231-124
Greece 2721-282
Scotland 9010-100
Career total 11931412112533

International goals

Scores and results list Lithuania's goal tally first.

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 February 2000Larnaca, Cyprus Latvia1–12–1Friendly match
24 July 2001Riga, Latvia Estonia4–25–22001 Baltic Cup

Coaching career

From 2014 was head coach of FK Palanga. In 2017 season with FK Palanga won Lithuanian First League and team was promoted to 2018 A Lyga.

In January 2019 he became head coach of Minija.[10]

In February 2019 became Lithuanian U-19 head coach.[11]

References
  1. "Hibernian poised to complete striker signing". STV. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  2. "V.Trakys keliasi į Graikiją" (in Lithuanian). Kaunodiena.lt. 20 January 2010.
  3. Burns, Scott (6 September 2010). "Yogi Monitoring Lithuanian Hit-man". Daily Express. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  4. "Trakys joins Hibernian". Hibernian F.C. official website. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  5. Barnes, John (12 November 2010). "Hibernian striker Valdas Trakys aims to cement place". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  6. Schweitzer-Thompson, Alex (14 April 2011). "Hibs' Thornhill to miss final six games after knee injury". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  7. "Hibernian to release 10 players". BBC Sport. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  8. "Valdas Trakys". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  9. "Premier League Stats 2006/07" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  10. http://www.fkminija.lt/news/152/55/FK-Minija-turi-nauja-treneri
  11. https://lff.lt/news/5653/paskirti-lietuvos-jaunimo-futbolo-rinktiniu-treneriai/
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