{"id":712055,"date":"2026-09-07T09:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T09:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/?p=712055"},"modified":"2026-09-07T09:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T09:46:03","slug":"de-la-vrei-sa-fii-milionar-la-liga-campionilor-povestea-spectaculoasa-a-lui-valdas-dambrauskas-antrenorul-lui-sabah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/?p=712055","title":{"rendered":"De la \u201eVrei s\u0103 fii milionar?\u201d la Liga Campionilor. Povestea spectaculoas\u0103 a lui Valdas Dambrauskas, antrenorul lui Sabah"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sgb-google-buttons\">\n<div class=\"display-flex justify-center google-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"mg-x-auto\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/microscopemedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/de-la-vrei-sa-fii-milionar-la-liga-campionilor-povestea-spectaculoasa-a-lui-valdas-dambrauskas-antrenorul-lui-sabah.png\" alt><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p id=\"p-0\">Joi, Valdas Dambrauskas va p\u0103\u0219i pe Old Trafford \u00een calitate de antrenor al forma\u021biei Sabah, \u00eentr-un meci din Liga Campionilor. Pentru tehnicianul lituanian, momentul are o semnifica\u021bie aparte: \u00een urm\u0103 cu aproximativ 20 de ani \u00ee\u0219i f\u0103cea primii pa\u0219i \u00een antrenorat la \u0219coala de fotbal a lui Manchester United, relateaz\u0103 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cvgy8w548yyo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC Sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-1\">\u201eEste dincolo de orice mi-a\u0219 fi putut imagina. S\u0103 trec prin acel tunel \u0219i s\u0103 ies pe acel teren\u201d, a declarat Dambrauskas pentru BBC.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-2\">\u201eAm fost de multe ori pe Old Trafford \u00eempreun\u0103 cu copiii, iar acum voi veni acolo ca antrenor\u201d.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-3\">Povestea lui Dambrauskas \u00eencepe \u00eens\u0103 cu mult \u00eenainte de cariera de antrenor \u0219i include o apari\u021bie la versiunea lituanian\u0103 a emisiunii \u201eVrei s\u0103 fii milionar?\u201d, mai multe slujbe ocazionale \u0219i opt ani de munc\u0103 \u00een Anglia.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chapter-0\">Banii de la \u201eVrei s\u0103 fii milionar?\u201d, investi\u021bi \u00een cariera de antrenor<\/h2>\n<p id=\"p-4\">\u00cen 2002, Dambrauskas a participat la versiunea lituanian\u0103 a emisiunii \u201eVrei s\u0103 fii milionar?\u201d \u0219i a c\u00e2\u0219tigat 4.000 de litas, aproximativ 725 de lire sterline.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-5\">Suma reprezenta atunci echivalentul a aproximativ \u0219ase salarii medii \u00een Lituania.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-6\">Dambrauskas a folosit banii pentru a se muta la Londra \u0219i pentru a urma cursuri de antrenorat.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-7\">\u201eAcum toat\u0103 lumea re\u021bine doar aceast\u0103 parte, cea despre bani. Dar da, povestea este adev\u0103rat\u0103\u201d, a spus el.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-8\">\u201eIdeea mea era s\u0103 \u00eencerc s\u0103 urmez aceste cursuri, s\u0103 ob\u021bin licen\u021ba \u0219i poate, \u00eentr-o bun\u0103 zi, s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentorc \u00een Lituania \u0219i s\u0103 lucrez ca antrenor de fotbal\u201d, a ad\u0103ugat Dambrauskas.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-9\">A ajuns la Londra \u00een august 2002, la v\u00e2rsta de 25 de ani, cu o viz\u0103 de student \u0219i cu cuno\u0219tin\u021be limitate de limba englez\u0103.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-10\">\u00cen 2004 s-a \u00eenscris la un curs de \u0219tiin\u021ba sportului \u0219i antrenorat la London Metropolitan University. A \u00eenceput apoi s\u0103 lucreze ca voluntar \u00een proiecte sportive pentru copii defavoriza\u021bi \u0219i ulterior la London Tigers, unde a ajuns s\u0103 conduc\u0103 prima echip\u0103.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-11\">Dambrauskas a devenit primul lituanian care a ob\u021binut o licen\u021b\u0103 UEFA de antrenor prin intermediul London Football Association.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-12\">\u201eAm mers la toate cursurile posibile, la toate conferin\u021bele \u0219i \u00eent\u00e2lnirile la care puteam ajunge. Oriunde puteam ob\u021bine informa\u021bii, cuno\u0219tin\u021be sau o diplom\u0103 \u00een plus\u201d, a spus tehnicianul.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chapter-1\">\u201eAveam dou\u0103, trei, uneori chiar patru slujbe\u201d<\/h2>\n<p id=\"p-13\">Prima sa oportunitate la un club profesionist a venit \u00een 2004, c\u00e2nd a \u00eenceput s\u0103 lucreze pentru Manchester United Soccer Schools. A petrecut cinci ani antren\u00e2nd \u00een cadrul unor programe organizate \u00een Marea Britanie \u0219i \u00een Europa.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-14\">\u201eA fost cel mai bun lucru care mi se putea \u00eent\u00e2mpla \u00een via\u021b\u0103\u201d, a spus Dambrauskas.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-15\">Dup\u0103 o scurt\u0103 perioad\u0103 la Fulham, a ajuns la Brentford, \u00eens\u0103 \u00een paralel a continuat s\u0103 aib\u0103 mai multe slujbe pentru a-\u0219i \u00eentre\u021bine familia.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-16\">\u201eAm fost gr\u0103dinar, om bun la toate, am \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bit ziare, am lustruit podelele \u00eentr-un pub. Am lucrat \u00een comer\u021b \u0219i \u00een dezvoltare sportiv\u0103\u201d, a povestit el. \u201eAveam dou\u0103, trei, uneori chiar patru slujbe\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chapter-2\">13 trofee c\u00e2\u0219tigate \u00een cinci \u021b\u0103ri<\/h2>\n<p id=\"p-17\">La sf\u00e2r\u0219itul anului 2010, Dambrauskas a p\u0103r\u0103sit Anglia \u0219i s-a \u00eentors \u00een Lituania, unde a devenit antrenor secund la Ekranas.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-18\">Dup\u0103 patru ani, a fost numit antrenor la Zalgiris Vilnius, cel mai mare club din Lituania. A c\u00e2\u0219tigat dou\u0103 titluri, trei Cupe ale Lituaniei \u0219i dou\u0103 Supercupe \u00een trei sezoane, inclusiv o tripl\u0103 \u00een 2016.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-19\">Au urmat mai multe experien\u021be \u00een Europa. A c\u00e2\u0219tigat Cupa Letoniei cu RFS, apoi a antrenat Gorica \u00een Croa\u021bia.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-20\">Cu Ludogorets Razgrad a cucerit titlul \u00een Bulgaria \u0219i Supercupa, iar ulterior, la Hajduk Split, a c\u00e2\u0219tigat Cupa Croa\u021biei, primul trofeu al clubului dup\u0103 zece ani.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-21\">A mai preg\u0103tit OFI Creta \u00een Grecia, Omonia \u00een Cipru \u0219i Diosgyori \u00een Ungaria.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-22\">\u00cen vara anului 2025 a ajuns la Sabah, al zecelea club din cariera sa.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-23\">\u00cen primul sezon, Dambrauskas a reu\u0219it eventul campionat-cup\u0103, iar Sabah a c\u00e2\u0219tigat titlul pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een istorie. Tehnicianul a ajuns astfel la 13 trofee cucerite \u00een cinci \u021b\u0103ri.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chapter-3\">Sabah, pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een Champions League<\/h2>\n<p id=\"p-24\">Pentru a ajunge \u00een Liga Campionilor, Sabah a trecut de patru tururi preliminare.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-25\">Forma\u021bia a eliminat TNS din \u021aara Galilor, KuPS din Finlanda, Aarhus din Danemarca \u0219i Hapoel Beer-Sheva din Israel.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-26\">\u201eS\u0103 ajungem \u00een Liga Campionilor este ceva dincolo de orice mi-a\u0219 fi putut imagina\u201d, a mai spus Dambrauskas.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-27\">\u201eNu ne-am calificat niciodat\u0103 \u00een Conference League sau Europa League. Nu trecuser\u0103m niciodat\u0103 de mai mult de dou\u0103 tururi consecutive \u00eentr-o competi\u021bie, iar acum, dintr-odat\u0103, suntem aici\u201d, a ad\u0103ugat acesta.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-28\">Echipa va \u00eent\u00e2lni Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona \u0219i Napoli pe teren propriu \u0219i va juca \u00een deplasare cu Villarreal, Manchester United \u0219i Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-29\">\u201ePentru asta visezi, s\u0103 joci \u00een aceast\u0103 competi\u021bie, \u00eempotriva acestor echipe\u201d, a subliniat Dambrauskas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joi, Valdas Dambrauskas va p\u0103\u0219i pe Old Trafford \u00een calitate de antrenor al forma\u021biei Sabah, \u00eentr-un meci din Liga Campionilor. 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