Georgas Freidgeimas

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Georgas Freidgeimas

| image = Euro League Qualifikation gegen FC Vilniaus Žalgiris- 24.JPG

| caption = Freidgeimas with Žalgiris Vilnius in 2013

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|8|10}}

| birth_place = Kaišiadorys, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = LFF (coach) & BFA (fitness coach)

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2006–2008 | clubs1 = Vilnius | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2008–2009 | clubs2 = ŁKS Łódź | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010 | clubs3 = Vėtra Vilnius | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2010 | clubs4 = Šiauliai | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2011–2017 | clubs5 = Žalgiris Vilnius | caps5 = 136 | goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2016 | clubs6 = → Irtysh Pavlodar (loan) | caps6 = 29 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2017 | clubs7 = Okzhetpes | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2018–2019 | clubs8 = Žalgiris Vilnius | caps8 = 3 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2020 | clubs9 = Vilniaus Vytis | caps9 = 12 | goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2012–2017 | nationalteam1 = Lithuania | nationalcaps1 = 28 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2020–

| managerclubs1 = BFA (fitness coach)

| manageryears2 = 2021–

| managerclubs2 = LFF (fitness coach)

}}

Georgas Freidgeimas (born 10 August 1987) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Playing career

Defender joined Žalgiris Vilnius before 2011 season and spent seven seasons in the club.{{cite web|title=VMFD "Žalgiris" pasirašė kontraktą su Georgu Freidgeimu|url=http://www.fkzalgiris.lt/naujienos/n333.html|publisher=FK Žalgiris|access-date=12 December 2016|language=Lithuanian|date=25 January 2011}}{{cite web|title=Klubas atsisveikino su ištikimu kariu|url=http://www.fkzalgiris.lt/naujienos/n6652_klubas_atsisveikino_su_istikimu_kariu.html|publisher=FK Žalgiris|access-date=15 June 2017|language=Lithuanian|date=15 June 2017}} On 8 February 2016, he was loaned out to Irtysh Pavlodar in the Kazakhstan Premier League.{{cite web|title=Ilgametis Vilniaus "Žalgirio" gynėjas Georgas Freidgeimas po sėkmingos peržiūros lieka Pavlodaro "Irtysh" klube. Žalgirietis Kazachstane žais nuomos pagrindais.|url=http://www.fkzalgiris.lt/naujienos/n5591_g_freidgeimas_isnuomotas_kazachstano_ekipai.html|website=www.fkzalgiris.lt|publisher=Žalgiris Vilnius|access-date=8 February 2016|language=Lithuanian|date=8 February 2016}}{{cite web|title=Фрейдгеймас подписал контракт с Иртышом|url=http://fcirtysh.kz/news/370-freydgeymas-podpisal-kontrakt-s-irtyshom.html|website=fcirtysh.kz|publisher=FC Irtysh Pavlodar|access-date=8 February 2016|language=Russian|date=8 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314072403/http://fcirtysh.kz/news/370-freydgeymas-podpisal-kontrakt-s-irtyshom.html|archive-date=14 March 2016|url-status=dead}}

On 15 June 2017, Freidgeimas signed for Okzhetpes Kokshetau.{{cite web|title=Официально: Георгас Фрейдгеймас – игрок ФК Окжетпес|url=http://www.okzhetpes.kz/ru/news/oficialno-georgas-freydgeymas-igrok-fk-okzhetpes|website=okzhetpes.kz|publisher=FC Okzhetpes|access-date=15 June 2017|language=Russian|date=15 June 2017}} On 21 January 2018, he came back to Žalgiris. After 2019 season he left Žalgiris, and joined Vilniaus Vytis as a free agent.{{cite web |url=http://www.fkzalgiris.lt/naujienos/n7804.html |title=„Žalgiris“ atsisveikino su keturiais futbolininkais |website=www.fkzalgiris.lt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228210525/http://www.fkzalgiris.lt/naujienos/n7804.html |archive-date=28 December 2019}}

Coaching career

After a spell at Lithuanian amateur club Vilniaus Vytis, Freidgeimas retired as a player at the end of 2020. In September 2020, he was hired as an athletic coach at Baltijos Futbolo Akademija.[https://www.bfavilnius.lt/naujiena/prie-bfa-jungiasi-buves-rinktines-zaidejas-g-freidgeimas/ PRIE BFA JUNGIASI BUVĘS RINKTINĖS ŽAIDĖJAS G. FREIDGEIMAS], bfavilnius.lt, 5 September 2020

In February 2021, Freidgeimas also became responsible for all athletic training in the Lithuanian Football Federation, focusing mainly on work with youth teams, but also with the senior team.[https://www.delfi.lt/sportas/futbolas/trenerio-kelia-pradejes-freidgeimas-futbola-myliu-ir-net-nesijaucia-kad-dirbu.d?id=90203695 Trenerio kelią pradėjęs Freidgeimas: futbolą myliu ir net nesijaučia, kad dirbu], delfi.lt, 12 May 2022

Honours

Žalgiris{{cite web |title=Georgas Freidgeimas |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=10610 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=10 August 2024 |language=pl}}