Donatas Navikas

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| name= Donatas Navikas

| fullname =

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|6|30}}

| birth_place =Ukmergė, Soviet Union (today Lithuania)

| height = {{height|meters=1.82}}

| currentclub = Neptūnas (player-manager)

| clubnumber = 27

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1=

| years1 = 1999–2000

| years2 = 2001–2002

| years3 = 2003–2008

| years4 = 2008

| years5 = 2009

| years6 = 2009–2011

| years7 = 2012

| years8 = 2013–2015

| years9 = 2015

| years10 = 2015–2017

| years11 = 2018–2019

| years12 = 2020–

| clubs1 = Vienybė Ukmergė

| clubs2 = Inkaras Kaunas

| clubs3 = Atlantas

| clubs4 = Salyut-Energia Belgorod

| clubs5 = Šilutė

| clubs6 = Minsk

| clubs7 = Slavia Mozyr

| clubs8 = Atlantas

| clubs9 = Kruoja Pakruojis

| clubs10 = Palanga

| clubs11 = Minija

| clubs12 = Neptūnas

| caps1 =

| goals1 = 5

| caps2 = 35

| goals2 = 2

| caps3 = 191

| goals3 = 22

| caps4 = 14

| goals4 = 0

| caps5 = 14

| goals5 = 0

| caps6 = 28

| goals6 = 1

| caps7 = 14

| goals7 = 1

| caps8 = 48

| goals8 = 6

| caps9 = 5

| goals9 = 0

| caps10 = 62

| goals10 = 16

| caps11 = 29

| goals11 = 9

| caps12 = 10

| goals12 = 2

| nationalyears1=

| nationalteam1=

| nationalcaps1=

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| manageryears1 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs1 = Atlantas B

| manageryears2 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs2 = Atlantas (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2019

| managerclubs3 = Atlantas (caretaker)

| manageryears4 = 2020–

| managerclubs4 = Neptūnas (player-manager)

| pcupdate = 11:53, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

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Donatas Navikas (born 30 June 1983) is a former Lithuanian footballer who has recently started coaching career. He is currently coaching FK Neptūnas.

Navikas previously played for FC Salyut-Energia Belgorod in the Russian First Division.{{cite web|publisher=Diena|title=Lietuviškų" klubų akistatą laimėjo M.Savėno komanda|url=http://klaipeda.diena.lt/naujienos/sportas/-lietuvisku-klubu-akistata-laimejo-m-saveno-komanda-141670|language=Lithuanian|date=2008-09-26|accessdate=2009-06-27}}

Coaching career

Following a 9–1 defeat against FK Sūduva in the beginning of November 2019, head coach Viktors Dobrecovs was fired and Navikas - who at the time was assistant coach to Dobrecovs - was appointed as FK Atlantas coach on temporary basis until the end of the year.[https://www.atviraklaipeda.lt/2019/11/02/atlanta-palieka-treneris/ „Atlantą“ palieka treneris], atviraklaipeda.lt, 2 November 2019 Navikas lost all four games in charge and left the club at the end of the year.

In January 2020 Navikas took up an offer to coach newly established football club FK Neptūnas, where he also was registered as a player.[https://www.15min.lt/sportas/naujiena/futbolas/neptunas-brenda-i-naujus-vandenis-klaipeda-tures-nauja-futbolo-komanda-24-1263150 „Neptūnas“ brenda į nepažintus vandenis: Klaipėda turės naują futbolo komandą], 15min.lt, 15 January 2020