Valdas Urbonas (born 29 November 1967) is a Lithuanian professional football manager and former player who currently is the manager of the Lithuania national team.
Urbonas began his career at Mokslas Vilnius, before moving to Neris Vilnius in 1990. In 1991, Urbonas briefly played for , before moving to Vilnius Makabi. In 1992, after a spell with Minija Kretinga, Urbonas joined Geleà ¾inis Vilkas. In 1993, Urbonas signed for à ½algiris, making 41 A Lyga appearances over the course of four years, scoring twice. In 1997, Urbonas joined Hungarian club Videoton. Urbonas made 51 NB I appearances in three seasons for the club, scoring five times. In 1999, Urbonas joined fellow Hungarian club Gázszer, before returning home in 2000, playing with hometown club Ekranas, before retiring.
Urbonas made 14 appearances for Lithuania, including captaining and scoring for Lithuania on his debut in a 4âÂÂ1 win against Estonia on 15 November 1991.
In 2009, following roles as assistant manager of FK VÃÂtra and FBK Kaunas, Urbonas was appointed manager of Ekranas. At Ekranas, Urbonas guided the team to four successive A Lyga titles and two Lithuanian Football Cups. In 2014, Urbonas was appointed manager of Trakai. In 2017, Urbonas was named manager of Latvian club Spartaks Jà «rmala. In the same year, Urbonas won the 2017 Latvian Higher League with the club. In 2018, Urbonas returned to à ½algiris, where he had formerly played. In February 2019, Urbonas was appointed manager of Lithuania. In 30 June was announced, that he quit with the job with national team.