Alexander Pavlovich Ermolinskij (Russian: Александр Павлович Ермолинский; born November 11, 1959) is an Ukraninan-Icelandic basketball coach and a former basketball player. He was an assistant coach for Nadezhda Orenburg from 2010 to 2021.[1] He played for both the Soviet Union national basketball team and Icelandic national basketball team.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 11, 1959 Vologda, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Icelandic / Ukrainian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1983-1985 | CSKA Moscow | ||||||||||||||
| 1990-1992 | Honvéd | ||||||||||||||
| 1992-1996 | Skallagrímur | ||||||||||||||
| 1996-1999 | Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA | ||||||||||||||
| 1999-2000 | Grindavík | ||||||||||||||
| 2000-2002 | Skallagrímur | ||||||||||||||
| 2002-2003 | Selfoss/Laugdælir | ||||||||||||||
| 2003-2005 | Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 1996-1999 | Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA | ||||||||||||||
| 1999-2000 | Grindavík | ||||||||||||||
| 2000-2002 | Skallagrímur | ||||||||||||||
| 2002-2003 | Selfoss/Laugdælir | ||||||||||||||
| 2003-2005 | Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA | ||||||||||||||
| 2006-2009 | Chevakata Vologda (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Chevakata Vologda | ||||||||||||||
| 2010-2021 | Nadezhda Orenburg (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Vologzhanka Vologda (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
Ermolinskij was born in Vologda in the Soviet Union.[2]
Playing career edit
After playing for Honvéd for two seasons, where he won the Hungarian Cup in 1991, Ermolinskij joined Skallagrímur of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla in 1992.[3]
Ermolinskij joined Grindavík in 1999 and helped the club win the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2000.[4]
National team career edit
Early in his career, Ermolinskij played for the Soviet Union national basketball team.[5] In 1997 he received an Icelandic citizenship[3] and subsequently he was selected for the Icelandic national team that won bronze in the 1997 Games of the Small States of Europe. In total Ermolinskij played 6 games for Iceland.[6]
Personal life edit
Ermolinskij's younger son, Pavel Ermolinskij, plays for KR, in the Úrvalsdeild karla, and is a member of the Icelandic national basketball team.[7] His older son, Andrei,[2] played two games in the Úrvalsdeild karla for Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA during the 1998-1999 season.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Alexander Pavlovich Ermolinskiy". orenbasket.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ a b Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (14 March 1995). "Leist ekkert á liðið í upphafi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ a b Benedikt Guðmundsson (18 January 2001). "Einstakur". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Efrmolinskij - lokaði Grindavíkurteignum og skoraði 4 síðustu stigin". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 7 February 2000. p. 22. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Один из лучших баскетболистов СССР поделился секретом успеха с вологодскими "Бульдогами"". 35media.ru (in Russian). 18 May 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ A-landslið karla
- ^ Pavel lánaður til KR
- ^ "Andrei Ermolinskii: Ferillinn í úrvalsdeild". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
External links edit
- Alexander Ermolinskij Úrvalsdeild stats at kki.is
- Alexander Ermolinskiy at fibaeurope.com