Yerlan Yerlesuly Sagymbayev ( kk, Ерлан Ерлесұлы Сағымбаев, ''Erlan Erlesūly Sağymbaev''; born April 5, 1970) is a Kazakhstani former professional

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player, and

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Playing career

Yerlan Sagymbayev is a graduate of the

Ust-Kamenogorsk Oskemen ( kk, Өскемен, translit=Öskemen ), or Ust-Kamenogorsk (russian: Усть-Каменого́рск), is the administrative center of East Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. Population: Name The city has two official names. In th ...

school. He is a two-time champion of the

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Junior Championships in the squad of the

Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk Torpedo Hockey Club ( kk, «Торпедо» хоккей клубы, ''«Torpedo» hokkeı klýby''; russian: Хоккейный клуб «Торпедо»), commonly referred to as Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, formerly known as Kazzinc-Torpedo (1999 ...

. In 1987, he awarded as a best young forward and invited to the

national youth team. In 1988, he was a bronze medalist of the

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in Calgary. After

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, he played for the Kazakhstan national ice hockey team. He served as captain at the

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, where his team achieved a quarter final. He ended his career because of injury in 2001.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Coaching career

*2004–2005 Kazakhstan U20 National Team - assistant coach *2005–2006 Kazakhstan U20 National Team - head coach *2006–2008

Kazzinc-Torpedo Torpedo Hockey Club ( kk, «Торпедо» хоккей клубы, ''«Torpedo» hokkeı klýby''; russian: Хоккейный клуб «Торпедо»), commonly referred to as Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, formerly known as Kazzinc-Torpedo (1999 ...

- head coach *2009–2011

Yertis Pavlodar Yertis Pavlodar Hockey Club ( kk, Ertis Pavlodar Hokkeı Klýby, «Ертіс» Павлодар хоккей клубы), commonly referred to as Irtysh Pavlodar, is a professional ice hockey team based in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. They were founded ...

- head coach *2011–2012 Kazakhstan U20 National Team - head coach *2012–2014

Barys Astana Hockey Club Barys ( kk, Барыс хоккей клубы , translit=Barys Hokkei Kluby), also referred to as Barys Astana or HC Barys, is a professional ice hockey team based in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is one of the founding members of the Kon ...

- assistant coach *2014–2015

Snezhnye Barsy The Snow Leopards Astana, Also known As Snezhnye Barsy, ( kk, Qar Barystary Nur-Sultan, Қар Барыстары Нұр-Сұлтан; russian: Снежные Барсы; en, Snow Leopards) is a Professional ice hockey team from Astana. They comp ...

- assistant coach *2015–present

- head coach

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