Igors Miglinieks

Igors Miglinieks
Free Agent
Position Head coach
Personal information
Born (1964-05-04) 4 May 1964
Jelgava, Riga, Latvia
Nationality Latvian
Listed height 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
Listed weight 212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 1986 / Undrafted
Playing career 1981–2000
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
Number 13
Coaching career 1997, 2000–2012, 2015–present
Career history
As player:
1981–1985 VEF Rīga
1985–1989 CSKA Moscow
1989–1990 VEF Rīga
1990 Erie Wave, Erie, PA USA
1990–1992 VEF Rīga
1992–1994 Braunschweig
1994–1995 VEF/Ādaži Rīga
1995 CSKA Moscow
1995–1996 LainERS Riga
1996–1997 Olimpas Plungė
1997 Cherno More
1997–1998 Žito Vardar
1998–1999 Blonay Basket
1999 LainERS Riga
1999–2000 ASK/Brocēni/LMT
As coach:
1997 Latvia
2000–2001 ASK/Brocēni/LMT
2001–2003 Kiev
2004–2005 Arsenal Tula
2005 Rīga
2005–2007 AEL Limassol
2005 China (assistant)
2007–2009 Latvia (assistant)
2007–2008 Spartak St. Petersburg
2008–2009 Donetsk
2009–2010 Czarni Słupsk
2010–2011 AEK Larnaca
2011–2012 Apollon Limassol
2015–2016 BK Jēkabpils
2017–2018 Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Career highlights and awards

As a player:

As a head coach:

Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul

Igors Yanovich Miglinieks (born 4 May 1964 in Jelgava, Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR) is a retired Soviet and Latvian professional basketball player and coach. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Professional career

Miglinieks was a member of the WBL World Basketball League Erie Wave team (Erie, PA USA), 1990. Miglinieks was a member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1991.

Soviet national team

Miglinieks was a member of the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. With the Soviet Union, he won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics,[1] becoming the first Latvian basketball player to win the gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games.

Coaching career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Miglinieks had a long coaching career, working as a head coach in numerous teams and leagues.

Professional career

Miglinieks' brother, Raimonds, was also a professional basketball player.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Igors Miglinieks Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. ↑ COLLEGE BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK.
  3. ↑ “BRALIUKAI”: WE WANT TO CREATE LOVE AROUND VEF.
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