Raimondas Žutautas


Raimondas Žutautas is a former Lithuanian footballer and current head coach. Zutautas played as a defensive midfielder.
In 1999 Zutautas signed in Israeli club Maccabi Haifa F.C. and played there in the years 1999-2003. He won two championships with Maccabi Haifa and qualified to the UEFA Champions League group stage. Zutautas is considered as one of the finest defensive midfielders played in the Israeli Premier League.
He is the only Lithuanian player to score two goals in the UEFA Champions League. In 2002, while playing for Maccabi Haifa, he scored against Manchester United. His second goal was scored a year later against Rangers while playing for Panathinaikos.

Managerial career

On 9 February 2010, Žutautas was appointed as the new manager of Lithuania. He is also Lithuania's youngest ever national coach at the age of 37.

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