Vladas Garastas
Appearance
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Born | Linkuva, Lithuania | February 2, 1932||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1952–1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 1979–1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
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 teamhead coach
- 1992–1997: Lithuanian national team head coach
- 1994–1996: Atletas Kaunas head coach
- 1996–1998: Alita Alytus head coach
Awards and achievements
With Žalgiris Kaunas club:
- Won 3 USSRchampionship titles in 1985, 1986, 1987
- Runner-up in 5 USSR championships: 1980, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989[1]
- Won Intercontinental Cupin 1986
- Won EuroleagueSecond place in 1986
With Lithuania:
- Won Bronze medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Basketball Tournaments
- Won Silver medal in Eurobasket 1995 final againstnational team
Yugoslavia
With
Soviet Union national team
:
- Won Bronze medal in Eurobasket 1989
- Won Silver medal in 1990 FIBA World Championship
References
External links
- http://www.krepsinis.net/officials.php?user_id=71275 (in Lithuanian)