Ramūnas Butautas

Ramūnas Butautas

Free agent
Position	Head coach
Personal information
Born	May 22, 1964 Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
Coaching career	2003–present
Career history
As coach:
2003–2005	Šiauliai
2005–2008	ASK Riga
2009	Donetsk
2009–2010	Žalgiris Kaunas
2010–2014	VEF Rīga
2015–2016	Astana
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Lithuania FIBA European Championship 2007 Spain National Team FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2004 Czech Republic National Team

Ramūnas Butautas (born May 22, 1964) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and the current head coach for BC Astana. He is the son of Stepas Butautas.

Career

On December 28, 2006 the executive committee of Basketball Federation of Lithuania unanimously decided that Butautas would become the head coach of the Lithuanian national men's basketball team. On December 2009, he was appointed as the head coach of Žalgiris Kaunas.^[1] On February 9, 2010 Butautas was released from Žalgiris.^[2] On March 16, 2011 Butautas was appointed head coach of VEF Rīga.^[3] In June 2013 he signed a three-year extension with VEF Rīga, but following a disappointing season was relieved of his duties in June 2014.

National level

• 2003: Lithuania U-19 second coach
• 2004: Lithuania U-20 head coach
• 2005: Lithuania U-21 head coach
• 2007–2009: Lithuania national basketball team head coach

Wins

• Silver in 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship3
• Bronze 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
• Gold in 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship
• LKL bronze medalist – 2004, 2005
• BBL bronze medalist – 2005, 2008, 2012
• BBL silver medalist – 2011
• Latvian league bronze medalist – 2006
• Latvian league champion – 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013
• Bronze in Eurobasket 2007
• Latvian league silver medalist – 2008, 2014

References

1. 2009-12-24 R.Butautas oficialiai tapo Kauno „Žalgirio“ vyr. treneriu (Lithuanian)
2. (Lithuanian)
3. (Lithuanian)

External links

• Lithuanian Basketball League (Lithuanian)