Edgaras Jankauskas

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.

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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)

Origin

Vilnius, Lithuania

Height

193 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rabbit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgaras%20Jankauskas
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%82%AC%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380024

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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