Algirdas Linkevičius (born 12 October 1950) is a retired
Lithuania
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basketball player, coach, most notable for his playing career in Žalgiris from 1969 to 1982.
Early life
Linkevičius was
Biržai Sports School pupil. His first coach was
Vladas Garastas
Vladas Garastas (born February 2, 1932 in Linkuva) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball coach and the former president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.
Coaching career
Before retirement, he coached the Soviet Union national te ...
. Onwards, he graduated the
Lithuanian Sports University
Lithuanian Sports University or LSU is a university in Kaunas, Lithuania, specializing in sports, physical activities, and physiology. It is headquartered in Žaliakalnis neighbourhood, in close proximity to the Kaunas Sports Hall and the S. Dar ...
(LVKKI) in 1973. From 2001 to 2010 he worked as a
Kaunas District Sports School basketball coach.
Professional 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 career
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.
Sibiro tremtyje gimęs krepšinio legenda A.Linkevičius atšventė 60-metį
References
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BC Žalgiris players
1950 births
Living people
Lithuanian men's basketball players