Georgas Freidgeimas (born 10 August 1987) is a retired
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), 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. Lithuania ...
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footballer
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who played as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Career
Club
Defender joined
Žalgiris before 2011 season and spent 7 seasons in the club. On 8 February 2016, he was loaned out to
Irtysh Pavlodar in the
Kazakhstan Premier League
The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan ...
.
On 15 June 2017, Freidgeimas signed for
FC Okzhetpes
Football Club Okzhetpes ( kk, Оқжетпес Футбол Клубы, ''Oqjetpes Kókshetaý Fýtbol Klýby'') is a Kazakhstani professional football based in the Torpedo Stadium in Kokshetau. The club currently plays in the Kazakhstan Premie ...
. On 21 January 2018, he came back to
Žalgiris. After 2019 season he left Žalgiris, and joined
FC Vilniaus Vytis
FC Vilniaus Vytis was a Lithuanian football team from the city of Vilnius.
History
Founded as FK TAIP in 2012. Played in amateur leagues. Was promoted to I Lyga. In 2016 changed name to Vilniaus Vytis. Few seasons was one of the strongest t ...
as a free agent.
Coaching career
After a spell at Lithuanian amateur club
FC Vilniaus Vytis
FC Vilniaus Vytis was a Lithuanian football team from the city of Vilnius.
History
Founded as FK TAIP in 2012. Played in amateur leagues. Was promoted to I Lyga. In 2016 changed name to Vilniaus Vytis. Few seasons was one of the strongest t ...
, Freidgeimas retired as a player at the end of 2020. But already in September 2020, he was hired as a athletic coach at
Baltijos Futbolo Akademija.
In February 2021, Freidgeimas also became responsible for all athletic training in the
Lithuanian Football Federation
The Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) ( lt, Lietuvos futbolo federacija) is the governing body of football in Lithuania. The Federation is responsible for football development in the country and for the national teams, including the Lithuania ...
, focusing mainly on work with youth teams, but also with the senior team.
Trenerio kelią pradėjęs Freidgeimas: futbolą myliu ir net nesijaučia, kad dirbu
delfi.lt, 12 May 2022
References
External links
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Living people
1987 births
Lithuanian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Lithuania men's international footballers
Lithuanian expatriate men's footballers
FC Vilnius players
ŁKS Łódź players
FK Vėtra players
FC Šiauliai players
FK Žalgiris players
FC Irtysh Pavlodar players
FC Okzhetpes players
A Lyga players
Ekstraklasa players
Kazakhstan Premier League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan