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| Position | Head coach |
| League | NBF BIBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 12, 1974 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1991–2008 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 15 |
| Coaching career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
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| 2014–2017 | BK Jūrmala/Fēnikss |
| 2018–present | BC Barsy Atyrau |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Arnis Vecvagars (April 12, 1974) is a Latvian former basketball player and the current coach of the Latvian national basketball team. He is the father of Latvian basketball player Kaspars Vecvagars.
Playing career
Arnis Vecvagars spent most of his career playing in LBL with ASK/Brocēni/LMT, BK Ventspils and ASK Riga as the most notable teams. Vecvagars won seven LBL titles: Brocēni (1997-1999), BK Ventspils (2003-2005), ASK Rīga (2007).[1]
For couple of seasons he went abroad playing for Austrian team UKJ SÜBA St. Pölten and Polish side Ericsson Bobry.[2]
He represented Latvian National Team at EuroBasket 2001 and EuroBasket 2003.
Coaching career
Vecvagars made his head coaching debut in 2012 with BA Turība of Latvian Basketball League. On July 17, 2014, Vecvagars was named head coach of BK Jūrmala.[3]
In 2014, Vecvagars was head coach Latvian U18 National Team. Since 2012, he also worked as an assistant coach to senior Latvian National Team. [4]. On 27 September, Vecvagars was named the new head coach of the Latvian National Team. [5]
References
- ^ "VEF Rīga – trīskārtējie Latvijas čempioni". 27 May 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Arnis Vecvagars - Saporta Cup (1999) - FIBA Europe". Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Basketbols / Diena". Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Vecvagars un Štālbergs būs Bagatska asistenti Latvijas izlasē/". Delfi. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ Jānis Krops, Tālis Eipurs (27 September 2017). "Arnis Vecvagars izvēlēts par Latvijas basketbola izlases galveno treneri". LSM.LV. Retrieved 23 October 2017.