Akselis Vairogs
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 November 1985 Riga, Latvia |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2002–2017 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 33 |
| Coaching career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| 2002–2005 | Ventspils Augstskola |
| 2005–2006 | BK Valmiera |
| 2006–2009 | Ventspils |
| 2009 | BK Zemgale |
| 2009–2010 | Bordeaux |
| 2010–2011 | Ventspils |
| 2011–2012 | Śląsk Wrocław |
| 2012–2015 | Ventspils |
| 2015–2016 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
| 2016–2017 | Valmiera/ORDO |
| As a coach: | |
| 2017–2019 | BK Ventspils (assistant) |
| 2019–2022 | Kalev/Cramo (assistant) |
| 2022 | ERA Nymburk (assistant) |
| 2023 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
Akselis Vairogs (born 8 November 1985) is a Latvian professional basketball coach and a former player, who played the shooting guard position.
Professional career
Vairogs started his career in Ventspils system playing for its farm-club Ventspils Augstskola. In the 2005-06 season, he was loaned to BK Valmiera where he became the top scorer of the Baltic Basketball League averaging 20.9 points in 31 games.[1]
He has spent most of his career playing for Ventspils, but Vairogs also played for Slask Wroclaw in Poland, and Zemgale Jelgava in Latvia and JSA Bordeaux Basket in France.
On 8 August 2014, he re-signed a contract with Ventspils.[2]
On 10 August 2015, he signed with Lithuanian club, BC Lietkabelis.
References
- ^ "Assist Sport Agency. Agencia, manager representación deportistas, jugadores baloncesto". Assist Sport Agency. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Ventspils re-signs team captain Vairogs". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup.
External links
- Eurocup Profile
- Akselis Vairogs at LNB Pro B (in French)
- Akselis Vairogs at FIBA (archive)