Algimantas Briaunys

{{short description|Lithuanian footballer and coach}}

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{{Infobox football biography

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| name = Algimantas Briaunys

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|11|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Sovetsk, Russian SFSR

| height = {{height|m=1.86}}

| position = Goalkeeper

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| years1 = 1983–1988 | clubs1 = Atlantas | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1989 | clubs2 = Žalgiris | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1990 | clubs3 = Sirijus Klaipėda | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1990–1991 | clubs4 = Iveria Khashuri | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1991 | clubs5 = Pardaugava Riga | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1992 | clubs6 = Asmaral Moscow | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1992–1993 | clubs7 = Halychyna Drohobych | caps7 = 54 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 1994–1995 | clubs8 = Flora | caps8 = 33 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 1996 | clubs9 = FC Copenhagen | caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 1996 | clubs10 = Lelle SK | caps10 = 6 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 1996–1998 | clubs11 = Žalgiris | caps11 = 32 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 1998–2001 | clubs12 = Liepājas Metalurgs | caps12 = 63 | goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2002 | clubs13 = Atlantas | caps13 = 5 | goals13 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1996–1997 | nationalteam1 = Lithuania | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs1 = Atlantas

| manageryears2 = 2004 | managerclubs2 = Oryol (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs3 = Banga Gargždai

| manageryears4 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs4 = Levadia (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs5 = Sillamäe Kalev

| manageryears6 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs6 = Sillamäe Kalev

| manageryears7 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs7 = Atlantas (assistant)

| manageryears8 = 2018 | managerclubs8 = Atlantas

| manageryears9 = 2019 | managerclubs9 = Palanga (assistant)

| manageryears10= 2019 | managerclubs10= Palanga

| manageryears11= 2020–2021 | managerclubs11= Maardu Linnameeskond

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Algimantas Briaunys (born 3 November 1964) is a Lithuanian professional football coach and a former goalkeeper. He played the position of goalkeeper. He won a total of four international caps for the Lithuania national football team.

Coaching career

From 2003 to 2004, Briaunys was manager of FK Atlantas.[http://lfe.lt/Algimantas-Briaunys/asmuo-741 Algimantas Briaunys (g. 1964 m.) - LFE], lfe.lt In 2005, he then worked as goalkeeper coach for FC Flora and later from 2006 to 2008 for FCI Levadia Tallinn. In 2009, Briaunys was appointed manager of Banga Gargždai.[http://www.gargzdai.lt/sportas-210507/ "Banga“ lieka I lygoje], gargzdai.lt, 21 February 2009 He left in 2010 and became assistant manager of FCI Levadia Tallinn in 2011 and later also goalkeeper coach at the club.

At the end of 2011, Briaunys was hired as goalkeeper coach of JK Sillamäe Kalev and in September 2012, he was appointed manager of the club.[https://pohjarannik.postimees.ee/6591980/sillamae-kalevi-peatreeneriks-sai-algimantas-briaunys Sillamäe Kalevi peatreeneriks sai Algimantas Briaunys], pohjarannik.postimees.ee, 13 September 2012 He left the manager post in April 2013 and continued as goalkeeper coach of the club.

In July 2019, he joined Palanga as assistant manager and in September 2019, he became manager for the rest of the season after the departure of Viačeslavu Geraščenka.[https://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/futbolas/a-lygos-autsaidere-palanga-pakeite-treneri-24-1203538 A lygos autsaiderė "Palanga“ pakeitė trenerį], 15min.lt, 17 September 2019

Honours

;Flora

;Žalgiris

;Liepājas Metalurgs

;Atlantas

=Individual=

  • Meistriliiga Manager of the Month: June/July 2016{{cite web |url=http://vana.jalgpall.ee/premium/news.php?id=10729|title=Premium liiga parimateks tunnistati Briaunys ja Kruglov|language=et|publisher=Estonian Football Association|date=5 August 2016}}

References

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