Armenak Alachachian
Armenian-Soviet basketball player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Armenak Misakovich Alachachian (alternate spellings: Alachachyan, Alatchatchan, Alajajian) (Armenian: Արմենակ Միսակի Ալաջաջյան, December 25, 1930 – December 4, 2017) was an Armenian-Soviet basketball player and coach. During his club playing career, the point guard reached European stardom with CSKA Moscow and the senior men's Soviet Union national team. He was the first person to ever win a EuroLeague title, as both a player and a head coach.
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Born | (1930-12-25)25 December 1930 Alexandria, Egypt |
Died | 4 December 2017(2017-12-04) (aged 87) Toronto, Canada |
Nationality | Soviet / Russian / Armenian |
Listed height | 5 ft 9.25 in (1.76 m) |
Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
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Playing career | 1948–1966 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 6 |
Coaching career | 1966–1970 |
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1948–1954 | SKIF Yerevan |
1955–1957 | Burevestnik Almaty |
1958–1966 | CSKA Moscow |
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1966–1968 | CSKA Moscow (assistant) |
1968–1970 | CSKA Moscow |
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