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Vytenis Lipkevičius Begins New Career Chapter With Žalgiris Youth System

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Former Žalgiris and Lietkabelis player Vytenis Lipkevičius has joined the coaching staff of Žalgiris-3 in Lithuania’s Nostra.lt-RKL league.
  • The 37-year-old ended a seven-year spell with Lietkabelis, where he served as captain and one of the team’s leaders.
  • He will work with young Žalgiris players while continuing his playing career with Jurbarko-Karys in the URBO-NKL championship.

Vytenis Lipkevičius is starting a new chapter with the Žalgiris system, joining the coaching staff of the club’s Žalgiris-3 team as the young players prepare for the coming season.

The 37-year-old forward completed a seven-year spell at Panevėžys Lietkabelis this summer. He served as the team’s captain and was one of its leaders. He will now share his experience with young players taking their first steps in professional basketball.

Lipkevičius began his professional career at what was then the Arvydas Sabonis Basketball School. He signed with Kaunas Žalgiris early in his career before gaining experience with other Lithuanian Basketball League clubs. From 2011, he became an important part of the Žalgiris team.

With Žalgiris, Lipkevičius won the Lithuanian Basketball League championship for five consecutive seasons and also played in the EuroLeague. He later represented Prienai and played in Germany. His move into coaching will not end his playing career: in the coming season, he will wear the jersey of Jurbarko-Karys in the URBO-NKL championship.

Former Žalgiris player Tadas Klimavičius has also recently joined the Žalgiris-2 coaching staff.

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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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