Andrejs Maticins (born January 30, 1963) is retired Latvian professional

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player and coach, currently he is assistant coach for

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of the

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(KHL).

Playing career

Maticins began his career in Dinamo Riga, he was a part of Dinamo Soviet Championship silver medal run in 1987-88 season. Later in his career, he played outside Latvia, mainly in Sweden.

International

During his career Maticins was regular for Latvian national team helping team Latvia in the promotion to

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elite division and playing in four world championships. He also represented Latvia in

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. which was his last tournament with team Latvia.

Coaching career

After finishing playing in 2006 Maticins began coaching. He coached Latvian national U20 team in 2009 Championships to 8th-place finish. In 2013-14 season Maticins accepted job as assistant coach of

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maticins, Andrejs 1963 births Living people Soviet emigrants to Latvia Ice hockey people from Riga Latvian ice hockey defencemen Dinamo Riga players Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Latvia Latvian ice hockey coaches Latvian sports coaches Latvian sportspeople People from Cherepovets