Algirdas Linkevičius
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October 12, 1950 Tomsk, Russian SFSR |
Algirdas Linkevičius (born October 12, 1950 in Tomsk) is a retired Lithuanian basketball player, coach, most notable for his playing career in Žalgiris from 1969 to 1982.[1]
Biography
Linkevičius was Biržai Sports School pupil. His first coach was Vladas Garastas. Onwards, he graduated the Lithuanian Sports University (LVKKI) in 1973. From 2001 to 2010 he worked as a Kaunas District Sports School basketball coach.
Professional sports career
Linkevičius began his professional sports career in Žalgiris basketball team and played for it from 1969 to 1982. He also represented Kaunas Drobės squad multiple times from 1974 to 1987. Though, his biggest achievements were reached with Žalgiris with which he won the Lithuanian basketball league seven times (1974, 1976, 1978-80, 1986, 1987), USSR tournament silver (1980) and USSR bronze three times (1971, 1973, 1978).
National team
He played 67 games for the Lithuania SSR men's national team and scored 741 points. He also was the Soviet Union national team member in 1972. Though, he was unable to be a part of it more because he was born in Siberia where his both parents were deported.[2]