Fedor Likholitov (russian: Фёдор Лихолитов; born March 14, 1980) is a Russian former professional

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player. He is a power forward – center who most recently played for Krasny Oktyabr in VTB United League.

College career

After playing youth

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basketball with Baltika St. Petersburg, in Russia, Likholitov played

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, with the

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, from 1998 to 2002.

Professional career

In late April 2002, Likholitov moved to France to play

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, and he was signed by

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. He moved to Greece for the 2002–03 season, and was signed by

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
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. He played there also the 2003–04 championship. He moved to Russia for the 2004–05 season, where he signed with

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

and played there also the 2005–06 championship. He was signed for the 2006–07 season by Dynamo Moscow Region, and he played there also the 2007–08 season though the team has changed its name to Triumph Lyubertsy. Likholitov signed for the 2008–09 season with

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, and signed for the 2009–10 season by

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. In December 2009, he moved to Turkey and signed with

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. In July 2011, he returned to Russia and signed with Krasnye Krylia.Krasnye Krylya Samara inks Fedor Likholitov
/ref> He later also played with Avtodor Saratov and Krasny Oktyabr, before finishing his pro career in 2015.

National team career

Likholitov was also a member of the senior

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. With Russia, he played at the 2003 EuroBasket and the 2005 EuroBasket.

References

External links

EuroCup Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Likholitov, Fedor 1980 births Living people Aris B.C. players BC Avtodor Saratov players BC Dynamo Moscow players BC Krasny Oktyabr players BC Krasnye Krylia players BC UNICS players BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Beşiktaş men's basketball players Centers (basketball) PBC Ural Great players Russian men's basketball players Russian expatriate sportspeople in France Russian expatriate basketball people in the United States Russian expatriate basketball people in Turkey SIG Basket players Basketball players from Saint Petersburg VCU Rams men's basketball players