Georgas Freidgeimas (born 10 August 1987) is a retired

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who played as a

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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

, 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

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, 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

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