Career
At 31 years old, Liubinskas became the youngest ever coach of the Soviet Supreme League team Žalgiris Vilnius (which he coached from April 1983 to April 1985). In 1992 he was named the manager of the Lithuanian national team He returned to coaching in 2002, as Lithuania"s Under-21 coach, and was handed the senior team job the following year.
In this position, he replaced Benjaminas Zelkevičius, who had been Liubinskas" replacement in 1995.
Liubinskas lasted five years as head manager before he resigned in 2008. Famous results during his second tenure include a 1-1 draw against Germany in Nuremberg, a 1-0 victory over Scotland in Kaunas, and a 1-1 draw in Naples against Italy.
All three fixtures occurred during European Championship qualifiers. Prior to his coaching career, Liubinskas played 62 games for Žalgiris Vilnius from 1973 until 1974.
In December 2009 Liubinskas signed a deal to coach with Football Club Lviv in Ukrainian First League for the remainder of the 2009-2010 season, but on 19 April 2010 he was sacked.