Fedor Dmitriev (born 19 November 1984) is a Russian former professional

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player. During his playing career, at a height of 2.05 m (6'8 ") tall, he played at the

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and

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positions. He was also a member of the senior Russian national team.

Early years

Born in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

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, Dmitriev played basketball with the youth clubs of Pulkovo St. Petersburg. He then played with the club's men's team, from 1999 to 2002.

Professional career

Dmitriev spent most of his pro

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career playing with teams in his native

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. He won the Russian Cup title with

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in 2004. In the 2008–09 season, he averaged 9.3 points and 3.2 rebounds per game for

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. In March 2011, he was sent on a

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from Khimki Moscow Region to Krasnye Krylya, until the end of the season. While he was a member of Khimki Moscow Region and

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, he played in Europe's premier basketball competition, the EuroLeague. On 11 November 2014 he signed with

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of the Latvian League.Fedor Dmitriev leaves Koroivos Amaliadas to sign with Dzukija
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National team career

Dmitriev played with the Russian junior national teams between 2002 and 2004, most notably appearing at the

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, and the

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's qualification phase. Dmitriev was also a member of the senior Russian national team. He was named to Russia's

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team, and he saw action in two games with the team.Player History
at eurobasket.com Although the Russians finished a disappointing seventh in that tournament, they were later awarded a wild card to the

2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...

References

External links

EuroLeague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dmitriev, Fedor 1984 births Living people Asseco Gdynia players BC Khimki players BC Krasnye Krylia players BC Spartak Saint Petersburg players BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Centers (basketball) KK Włocławek players Koroivos B.C. players PBC Ural Great players Power forwards (basketball) Russian men's basketball players Small forwards