Igors Miglinieks

Igors Miglinieks
Guangdong Southern Tigers
Position	Assistant coach
League	CBA
Personal information
Born	4 May 1964 (age 60); 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
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
2014	BK Jēkabpils
2015–2016	BK Jēkabpils
2017–2018	Xinjiang Flying Tigers (assistant)
2018–present	Guangdong Southern Tigers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As a player: WBL World Basketball League (1990); FIBA European Selection (1991); USSR League champion (1988); Master of Sports of the USSR (1988); As a head coach: 2× Cypriot League champion (2006, 2007); 2× Cypriot Supercup winner (2005, 2006);
Men's Basketball
Representing Soviet Union
Olympic Games
European Championship for Juniors
European Championship for Cadets

Igors Miglinieks (born 4 May 1964) is a retired Soviet and Latvian professional basketball player and coach. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Professional club playing career

Miglinieks was a member of the World Basketball League's Erie Wave in 1990. Miglinieks was also a member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1991.

National team playing career

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.

Personal life

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

References

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

External links

[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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