Eugenijus Riabovas

Eugenijus Riabovas
Personal information
Full nameEugenijus Riabovas
Date of birth3 February 1951
Place of birthKaunas, Soviet Union
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1969Granitas Klaipėda
1970–1975Atlantas Klaipėda
1976–1981Žalgiris Vilnius
1982–1985Pažanga Vilnius
Teams managed
1996–2001Žalgiris Vilnius
1997–1998Lithuania U21
2003–2004Žalgiris Vilnius
2005–2006FBK Kaunas
2007–2008Šilutė
2008–2009FBK Kaunas
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Eugenijus Riabovas (born 3 February 1951) is a Lithuanian football manager.

Playing career

Prior to his coaching career, Riabovas played for Žalgiris Vilnius and 3 times was named as Best Footballer of Lithuania. Riabovas was once the captain of the Lithuanian SSR football team during the USSR era.[1]

Managerial career

He was recently the manager of A Lyga side FBK Kaunas.

In November 2006 he was briefly attached to Scottish Premier League football club Heart of Midlothian FC, in an advisory capacity. On 14 November 2006 it was speculated by the Scottish press that Riabovas would be the replacement for temporary head coach Eduard Malofeev, but this was later denied and did not take place, with Valdas Ivanauskas returning to take up the position, following a period of illness.

References

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