Mārtiņš Gulbis (born 28 April 1991) is a Latvian former professional

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player and a current coach. He is the head coach of VEF Rīga and

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. Standing at , he played at the

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position While player, he was in the VEF Rīga roster when the now 10-time Latvian champs got its first title in 2011. At the age of 20 he but put the end to his player career because of the health reasons and became the youngest head coach in

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history.

Coaching career

In his debut season as a head coach Gulbis led

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to Latvian league 2nd division title. In 2017 he led

to bronze medal in Latvian league and repeated it in 2018 at the helm of

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. With Jūrmala Gulbis also went to the

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final in 2018. In 2020 Gulbis switched his career to women's club basketball when he was appointed the head coach of the legendary Latvian team

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. In 2022 Gulbis led TTT to

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Top8 finish. In 2024 TTT played in the EuroCup quarter-finals. Gulbis has been assistant and head coach of Latvian youth national teams in FIBA European championships. In 2019 he was appointed the head coach of

and led it for two years. He returned to the position in 2023. On June 3, 2024 Gulbis made a comeback to men's basketball, becoming the head coach of Latvian champs VEF Rīga.Rīga jauns galvenais treneris ‒ Mārtiņš Gulbis
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Personal life

Mārtiņš has an older brother Māris Gulbis with whom he played in VEF Rīga and later coached him while in

References

External links

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Mārtiņš Gulbis
coach profile at eurobasket.com
Mārtiņš Gulbis
at futuresportsgroup.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Gulbis, Mārtiņš 1991 births Living people BK VEF Rīga coaches BK VEF Rīga players Latvian basketball coaches Latvian men's basketball players People from Riga