Aleksandrs Beļavskis (, ; born January 17, 1964) is a former

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player and

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of team Latvia, and current coach for the

Latvia men's national ice hockey team The Latvian men's national ice hockey team represents Latvia in international ice hockey. The team is ranked 10th in the world by IIHF as of 2023. The team is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation. Their best ever finish at the World C ...

. He played for two clubs for most of his player career

Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga () is a professional ice hockey team based in Riga, Latvia. It most recently was a member of the Latvian Hockey Higher League. The club is affiliated with HK Zemgale/LBTU. The club was re-founded on 7 April 2008 as a successor of a D ...

where he started his professional career in 1985 and

IF Björklöven IF Björklöven (often simply referred to as Löven) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club in Umeå, Västerbotten, in northern Sweden. The club is currently playing in the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan as of the 2024-25 season, but h ...

. He was a prolific goal scorer and skilled playmaker. Beļavskis has played for Latvia at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

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* * * * 1964 births Living people Soviet emigrants to Latvia Dinamo Riga players Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics IF Björklöven players Latvia men's national ice hockey team coaches Latvian ice hockey coaches Latvian ice hockey right wingers Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Olympic ice hockey players for Latvia Sportspeople from Vitebsk Ice hockey people from Vitebsk region Soviet ice hockey right wingers Latvian expatriate ice hockey people {{Latvia-icehockey-bio-stub