Vladimir Georgiyevich Andreev (russian: Владимир Георгиевич Андреев; born 14 June 1945 in

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) is a retired Russian

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player. At 2.15 m (7'0 ") tall, he played at the

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Professional career

In 1969, while playing with

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, Andreev won the European Champions' Cup (EuroLeague) championship against Real Madrid, being the top scorer of the

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, with 37 points.

Soviet national team

Andreev was also a member of the senior men's Soviet national team, from 1967 to 1971.

References

1945 births Living people ASK Riga players Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Centers (basketball) FIBA EuroBasket-winning players Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players of the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in basketball PBC CSKA Moscow players Basketball players from Moscow Soviet men's basketball players 1967 FIBA World Championship players 1970 FIBA World Championship players FIBA World Championship-winning players {{Russia-basketball-bio-stub