Alexander Gomelsky

Alexander Gomelsky

Personal information
Born	(1928-01-18)18 January 1928 Kronstadt, Soviet Union
Died	16 August 2005(2005-08-16) (aged 77) Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Soviet / Russian
Career information
NBA draft	1950 / Undrafted
Playing career	1948–1954
Coaching career	1949–1991
Career history
As player:
1948–1953	ODO LenVO
1953–1954	ASK Riga
As coach:
1949–1952	Spartak Leningrad (women)
1953–1966	ASK Riga
1956–1959	Soviet Union (assistant)
1963–1970	Soviet Union
1966–1988	CSKA Moscow
1976–1988	Soviet Union
1988–1989	Tenerife
1990–1991	CSP Limoges
Basketball Hall of Fame as coach
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals Men’s Basketball Representing the  Soviet Union FIBA World Cup 1963 Rio de Janeiro National Team 1967 Montevideo National Team 1978 Philippines National Team 1982 Colombia National Team

Alexander Yakovlevich Gomelsky (Russian: Гомельский, Александр Яковлевич; 18 January 1928 – 16 August 2005) was a Soviet and Russian professional basketball coach of Jewish origin.

Gomelsky began his coaching career in 1948, in Leningrad, with LGS Spartak. In 1953, he became the coach of ASK Riga, an army club, leading the team to five Soviet Union League titles, and three consecutive European Champions Cups (Euroleague), from 1958 to 1960.

In 1969, he was appointed the head coach of CSKA Moscow, where he coached until 1980, leading the club to 9 Soviet Union national league championships (1970–1974, 1976–1979), 2 Soviet Union Cups (1972–1973), and one European Champions Cup (Euroleague) title in 1971. He also led the club to two more European Champions Cup (Euroleague) finals, in 1970, and 1973.

He also coached in Spain, France, and the United States.

Gomelsky coached the Soviet Union national team for almost 30 years, leading them to 6 FIBA European Championship titles (1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1979, and 1981), 2 FIBA World Cup titles (1967, and 1982), and the Summer Olympic Games gold medal in 1988.

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