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Andrius Jurkūnas (born 21 May 1976) is a Lithuanian professional
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coach and former player.


Playing career

Jurkūnas played for
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, which he attended from 1995 to 2000. He then moved to Žalgiris Kaunas, where he played 1.5 seasons. In 2002, he moved to
Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw ( pl, Polonia Warszawa, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing Varsovian sports club, best known for its football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, swimming, chess, mountain biking, and contract ...
. After the 2001–2002 season, he signed the contract with
Alba Berlin Alba Berlin is a German professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Mercedes ...
; however, he was released immediately after the health examination. Then he played for
Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...
,
Astoria Bydgoszcz Astoria Bydgoszcz, also known as simply Astoria, is a Polish multi-sports club most known for the professional men's basketball team, based in Bydgoszcz. Playing in the Polish Basketball League and in the past in the FIBA Korać Cup. History In ...
and
Ironi Ashkelon Elitzur Ashkelon ( he, אליצור אשקלון) was a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in south-west Israel. The team reached the quarterfinals of the EuroCup Challenge in 2006Dornbirn Lions. From 2005 to 2009, he played for Szolnoki Olaj. Jurkūnas finished his career by playing for Savanoris Alytus and TiuMenas-Ežerūnas Molėtai.


Coaching career

After finishing his playing career, Jurkūnas joined Szolnoki Olaj coaching staff.


Honours

;Clubs * Lithuanian champion – 2001 * Hungarian champion – 2007 ;International *
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The FIBA U18 European Championship, originally known as the European Championship for Juniors, is a youth men's basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1964 edition. It was held biennially through the 2002 edition. From the 2004 e ...
gold medal –
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*
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The FIBA U20 European Championship, previously known as the European Championship for Men '22 and Under', is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1992 edition. Through the 2004 edition, it was held biennially, but ...
golde medal –
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*
Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
bronze medal –
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Career statistics


Euroleague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2000–01 , style="text-align:left;", Žalgiris , 12 , , 9 , , 26.2 , , .556 , , .414 , , .657 , , 3.7 , , 1.1 , , 1.3 , , .9 , , 12.1 , , 10.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , style="text-align:left;", Žalgiris , 5 , , 0 , , 21.4 , , .1000 , , .571 , , .250 , , 1.8 , , .8 , , .4 , , .6 , , 6.6 , , 3.6


Lithuanian national team

Jurkūnas was a member of the Lithuanian national team which won bronze medals at the
1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
.


References

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