Gintaras Savukynas

Gintaras Savukynas (born 18 February 1971) is a professional Lithuanian handball player, who played in center back position.

Gintaras Savukynas started his career in Granitas Kauno and played there for long period of time.

In 1996, he was loaned out to GKS Wybrzeze Gdansk, a team in the Polish Superliga (the top men's handball league in Poland).

After the 1998 season and a successful 1998 European Handball Championship in Italy, Savukynas transferred to UMFA Afturelding in Iceland.

In 2002, Savukynas went back to play in Lithuania for Vilnius Šviesa where he helped the club win its first ever bronze medal in history.

Savukynas became the head coach of HC Viking Malt club in Panevėžys after ending his career as a player.

In 2010, Savukynas was announced as the head coach of newly emerging super club in Belarus HC Meshkov Brest.

In 2013, he started working in Norway at Bergsøy IL, where he coordinated all the handball functions and also coached the club's men team.