Aleksey Anatolyevich Baga ( be, Аляксей Анатольевіч Бага; russian: Алексей Анатольевич Бага; born 4 February 1981) is a Belarusian professional

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and former

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Managerial career

After retirement in early 2011, Baga returned to BATE Borisov to work as an assistant manager. In June 2018 he was appointed as BATE Borisov manager, staying on that position until December 2019. He won the Belarusian Premier League with BATE in

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. In January 2020, Baga became the new manager of Lithuanian

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club Žalgiris. On 21 January 2021, Baga was appointed as Head Coach of

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, resigning from this position on 5 May 2021. On 30 December 2021, Baga was appointed as the new Head Coach of Sumgayit on a 2.5-year contract.

Personal life

Aleksey's younger brother Dzmitry is also a professional

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who plays for BATE Borisov.

Honours

Player

BATE Borisov * Belarusian Premier League: 2002, 2006 *

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: 2005–06

Manager

BATE Borisov * Belarusian Premier League:

Žalgiris Vilnius *

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Shakhtyor Soligorsk * Belarusian Premier League:

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References

External links

Profile at teams.by
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baga, Aleksey 1981 births Living people People from Barysaw Sportspeople from Minsk Region Belarusian footballers Association football defenders FC BATE Borisov players FC Smena Minsk players Expatriate footballers in Latvia FC Daugava players FC Dynamo Brest players Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Belarusian football managers Belarusian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Lithuania Expatriate football managers in Kazakhstan Expatriate football managers in Azerbaijan FC BATE Borisov managers FK Žalgiris managers FC Aktobe managers FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk managers Sumgayit FK managers Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan