Vladas Garastas
Appearance
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Born | Linkuva, Lithuania | February 2, 1932||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 1952–1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 1979–1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1952–1960 | Žalgiris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1989 | Žalgiris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1992 | Prievidza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | Atletas Kaunas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Alita Alytus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As head coach:
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Vladas Garastas (born February 2, 1932, in Linkuva) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball coach and the former president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.
Coaching career
[edit]Before retirement, he coached the Soviet Union national team, Lithuanian national team and Žalgiris Kaunas club.
- 1979–1989: Žalgiris Kaunas head coach
- 1990–1992: Prievidza head coach
- 1989–1991: Soviet Union national team head coach
- 1992–1997: Lithuanian national team head coach
- 1994–1996: Atletas Kaunas head coach
- 1996–1998: Alita Alytus head coach
Awards and achievements
[edit]With Žalgiris Kaunas club:
- Won 3 USSR championship titles in 1985, 1986, 1987
- Runner-up in 5 USSR championships: 1980, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989[1]
- Won Intercontinental Cup in 1986
- Won Euroleague Second place in 1986
With Lithuania:
- Won Bronze medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Basketball Tournaments
- Won Silver medal in Eurobasket 1995 final against Yugoslavia national team
With Soviet Union national team:
- Won Bronze medal in Eurobasket 1989
- Won Silver medal in 1990 FIBA World Championship
References
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[edit]Categories:
- 1932 births
- Living people
- BC Žalgiris coaches
- BC Žalgiris players
- Lithuanian basketball coaches
- Lithuanian men's basketball players
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Lithuania
- People from Linkuva
- Soviet basketball coaches
- Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Soviet men's basketball players