Slovenian champion Celje, with three Lithuanian national team players Armandu Kučiu, Pijumi Širviu and Artemijumi Tutyškino, did not open the doors to the UEFA Champions League main stage.
The echoes of Valdas Dambrauskas and Baku “Sabah” victories resonate not only in Lithuania but also in Croatia, where the Lithuanian is still remembered, even though he has not worked there for almost five years.
For 49-year-old Valdas Dambrauskas from Pakruojis, having fulfilled the biggest dream of his career – opening the doors to the UEFA Champions League – the incredible journey of the Lithuanian is once again making waves abroad.
Two more participants of the 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League season have been revealed. They are Linz LASK (Austria) and Bodø/Glimt (Norway) clubs.
Valdas Dambrauskas on Tuesday evening in the Azerbaijani capital Baku rewrote Lithuanian football history, and when he sat down in front of journalists afterwards, maintaining his usual composure was already…
Valdas Dambrauskas fulfilled his dream – the Baku “Sabah” club, led by the best Lithuanian football coach, dramatically saved themselves at home and won 5:2 in overtime…
Lithuanian champion “Kauno Žalgiris” continues its march in Europe and on Thursday evening begins the UEFA Europa League qualifiers. In Istanbul, Željko Sopić’s trainees are tested by the local “…
Valdas Dambrauskas, who started the last UEFA Champions League qualifying round, suffered a defeat against the Israeli club. His team, Baku “Sabah,” is taking a minimal deficit to Azerbaijan,…
In the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, four more first-leg matches of the final qualifying round were played, featuring as many as four Lithuanian surnames. The winner of this round…
Valdo Dambrausko coached Baku “Sabah” team, successfully advancing in the Champions League qualifying matches, in the first new Azerbaijan championship home game won 2:0 (0:0) against…
