Rimas
Kurtinaitis
Head coach
Birthday: 15 may 1960
At the club since 2011
Rank: Merited Master of Sports of USSR
Citizen: Lithuanian
Full name: Rimas Kurtinaitis
Awards:
Medal «For working valour» (1985)
Career history as a player
Teams
1981-1982 – PBC CSKA Moscow,
1982-1989, 1992, 1995-1996 – BC Žalgiris (Lithuania),
1989-1992 – BC Hagen (Germany),
1992 – BC Huesca (Spain),
1993 – Townsville Suns (Australia),
1993-1995 – Real Madrid (Spain),
1996-1997 – Chalon (France),
1997-1998 – BC Atletas (Lithuania),
1998-1999 – BC Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania),
2001-2002 – BC Kyiv (Ukraine)
Achievements:
- Olympic champion - 1988;
- Olympic Bronze medalist - 1992, 1996;
- European champion - 1985, European championship Silver medalist - 1987, 1995, European championship Bronze medalist - 1989;
- World Champion - 1982;
- World championship Silver medalist - 1986;
- Intercontinental Cup winner - 1986;
- USSR champion in CSKA - 1982, BC Žalgiris - 1985, 1986, 1987, USSR Championship silver medalist in BC Žalgiris - 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989;
- Spanish champion - 1995;
After finishing his playing career Kurtinaitis was the Director of the Department of Physical Education and Sports under the Government of Lithuania from June 2, 1997 to August 20, 2001.
Career history as a coach
Teams
2002-2006 – Gala BC Baku and Azerbaijan National team,
2005 – Lithuanian Youth National team head coach,
2006 – PBC Ural Great Perm,
January - December 2007 - BC Sakalai (Vilnius, Lithuania),
December 2007 - BC Slensk (Poland),
December 2008 - 2010 – BC Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania),
2010 – March 2011 – VEF-Riga (Latvia),
March 2011 – March 2016 – BC Khimki,
August 2016 – November 2016 - BC Cantu (Italy),
February 2017 – June 2018 – BC Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania),
Since January, 21 2019 – BC Khimki
Achievements:
2005 – Lithuanian Youth National team silver medalist, Islamic Games winner
2009 – Lithuanian champion, Eurocup winner, Baltic Basketball League winner, LKF cup winner
2011 – VTB United League winner, Russian Championship BEKO PBL silver medalist
2012 – Eurocup winner, Russian Championship BEKO PBL silver medalist
2013 – Russian Championship PBL silver medalist
2015 – Eurocup winner, Russian Championship silver medalist, VTB United League silver medalist
2018 – Lithuanian League runner-up