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My Take
Edgaras Jankauskas embodies the wandering footballer I find endlessly compelling. Born in Vilnius, this powerful 193 cm forward played professionally across nine countries and represented Lithuania for nearly two decades, carrying a small football nation on his shoulders. Now he manages that same national team, closing a beautiful loop. I'm drawn to athletes who thrive through adaptation rather than raw talent alone; every league he passed through must have added a tool to his kit. Turning a journeyman's hard-earned wisdom into coaching feels exactly right, and I suspect his players inherit a worldliness few homegrown mentors can offer them.
Overview
Edgaras Jankauskas (born 12 March 1975) is a Lithuanian football manager and former professional player. He is the manager of the Lithuania national team. A powerful forward during his playing career, Jankauskas excelled in the physical side of the game. Other than in his native Lithuania, he played professionally in nine countries, and represented the Lithuania national team for almost 20 years.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Edgaras Jankauskas
- Name (Japanese)
- エドガラス・ヤンカウスカス
- Reading
- えどがらす・やんかうすかす
- Born
- March 12, 1975 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rabbit
- Origin
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Lithuania →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.