Alvils Gulbis (17 April 1936 – 27 February 2021)
Aizsaulē devies ilggadējais "VEF Rīga" spēlētājs un treneris Alvils Gulbis
was a Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
n basketball player.
He played for Rīgas ASK winning 3 Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and 3 Soviet national championships (1955, 1957, 1958). In 1964 he joined VEF Rīga where he spent five seasons as a player and later on five more seasons as head coach.
His grandson Ernests is a professional tennis player.
References
External links
biography at Rīgas ASK homepage
(Latvian)
basketpedya.com
1936 births
2021 deaths
ASK Riga players
Latvian men's basketball players
Soviet men's basketball players
Latvian basketball coaches
Latvian sports coaches
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