Alexander Gomelsky
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Alexander Yakovlevich Gomelsky (Russian: Александр Яковлевич Гомельский; 18 January 1928 – 16 August 2005) was a Russian professional basketball player and coach.[1] The Father of Soviet and Russian basketball, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Born | (1928-01-18)18 January 1928 Kronstadt, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 16 August 2005(2005-08-16) (aged 77) Moscow, Russia |
Nationality | Soviet / Russian |
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Playing career | 1945–1953 |
Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
Coaching career | 1949–1991 |
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1945–1948 | SKIF Leningrad |
1949–1953 | SKA Leningrad |
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1949–1952 | Spartak Leningrad (women) |
1953–1965 | Rīgas ASK |
1970–1979, 1985–1986 | CSKA Moscow |
1988–1989 | Tenerife AB |
1990–1991 | CSP Limoges |
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Alexander Gomelsky was awarded the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee in 1998. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors.