Jānis Gailītis (born 23 April 1985) is a Latvian former professional basketball player and professional basketball coach, who is currently a head coach for VEF Rīga, and an assistant for

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in Latvian National Team.

Career

From 2002 till 2011 Gailītis was a professional basketball player. He played for such teams as Skonto,

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and VEF Rīga. Since 2007, he was player-manager for VEF Rīga but at the 2010–2011 season was promoted to assistant coach. On December 17, 2015, Gailītis took over the head coaching duties, after Carlos Frade was fired. With Gailītis at the helm, VEF has won five Latvian championships and reached

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quarterfinals twice.

National teams

In 2011 and 2013, he was the assistant coach for Latvian U16 team. In 2014, Gailītis was the head coach for Latvian U16 team, which won a silver medal at the FIBA Europe U16 Championship. In 2015, he was the head coach for Latvian U18 team. Since 2021, Gailītis is an assistant coach for

in the Men's National Team.Banki asistenti Latvijas izlasē būs Gailītis un Visockis-Rubenis
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Honors and awards

Club career

BK VEF Rīga VEF Rīga is a Latvian professional basketball team that is based in Riga, Latvia. VEF Rīga is a nine-time Latvian Basketball League champion. History Early years The club name VEF came from the radio manufacturing company VEF which created th ...

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Latvian Basketball League Gold: (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) **1x Flag of Latvia

Latvian-Estonian Basketball League Gold: (2022) **1x Flag of Latvia

Latvian Cup The Latvian Football Cup () is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Latvian Football (soccer), football. Since 2021, its full name is Responsible Game Latvian Football Cup (''Atbildīgas spēles Latvijas kauss'') due ...

: (2022) **2x Flag of Latvia

Latvian-Estonian Basketball League Silver: (2019, 2021) **2x Flag of Latvia

Latvian Basketball League Silver: (2016, 2018)

National Team

FIBA Europe U-16 Championship Runner Up: (2014)

References

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