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The capital club has already officially announced this message: a contract has been signed with the strategist for one season, with the possibility of extending it.
According to club director Vilma Venslovaitienė, one of the main criteria in the search for a new strategist was the experience gained. During the three-week selection, more intense negotiations took place with several specialists from different countries, from which V. Cheburin was selected.
“The results of this coach in Lithuania speak for themselves, not only in league A, but also in UEFA tournaments. Furthermore, his advantage is that he knows” Žalgiris “and the entire league A championship, players. Lithuanians, so we can start a productive work to get the maximum goals this season. After appointing a new coach, we will be able to activate the team in the near future, coordinate the plan for the preparation of the season, “said V. Venslovaitienė.
Photo by Lukas Balandus / 15min / Vilma Venslovaitienė
V.Čeburinas himself was pleased to have the opportunity to return to Lithuania after a year-long hiatus and to extend his coaching career in the ranks of the Lithuanian champions.
“In recent years, my plans have been adjusted by a pandemic, but at the same time I have had the opportunity to spend more time with my family, which is very important to me, and I recently received an offer from Žalgiris. We spoke with the club’s management and agreed to work together. I am very happy that an agreement has been reached with Žalgiris. It is a club with a lot of tradition and great goals, it has a good team. I hope to bring something new to the team and maintain that spirit of the winners, ”said the coach.
The name V.Čeburinas was associated with a specific football style for many football spectators, but the coach assured that he would start working on “Žalgiris” from a new page. “Yes, I agree that there was a certain style of play in” Kruoja “, true in the team of” Sūduva “. But a new story awaits here. I don’t think many changes, more improvements, the addition of this new , both in defense and attack. In any case, the most important thing is not the style, but to properly prepare the team and achieve the result with it “, emphasized the strategist.
photo Saulius Čirbos / Vladimir Cheburin
The 55-year-old coach with Marijampolė’s “Sūduva” won the Lithuanian championship three times and also reached the European League playoffs three times.
“Žalgiris” regained the Lithuanian champion title last season.
Aliaksejus Baga was the leader of the “Žalgiris” golden season, but the Belarusian left Lithuania after one season, when he mutually terminated the agreement with the Vilnius club.
V.Čeburinas came to Lithuania in 2014 and became runners-up with Pakruojis’ modest team “Kruoja”. In 2016, the coach moved to “Sūduva” in Marijampolė.
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