Kārlis Muižnieks
Personal information
Born (1964-03-17) March 17, 1964
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLatvian
Career information
Playing career1986–1999
Coaching career1999–present
Career history
As player:
1986–1988VEF Rīga
1988–1989CSKA Moscow
1989–1990VEF Rīga
1990Erie Wave
1990–1993Brocēni
1993–1994Maccabi Haifa
1994–1995Brocēni
1996–1997Donetsk
1997Liepāja Baltika
1997–1999Ventspils
As coach:
1999–2001Ventspils (assistant)
2001–2007Ventspils
2007–2008Barons/LMT
2009–2012Trefl Sopot
2012–2013Kryvbasbasket
2013–2015Khimik
2015–2017Ventspils
2019–2020Prometey Kamianske
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As a coach:

Kārlis Muižnieks (born March 17, 1964 in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Latvian professional basketball coach and former player. He was most recently the head coach of Prometey Kamianske of the Ukrainian SuperLeague.[1]

Coaching career

Muižnieks had solid career as player, which is followed by prolific coaching career. As head coach Muižnieks has led his teams to multiple championships, winning titles in domestic and international competitions. So far he has been most successful in Latvia, where he has guided his teams to six Latvian League titles (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008). First success in European club tournaments Muižnieks had with BK Ventspils, where in 2002/2003 his squad he finished third in FIBA Europe Champions Cup, where in bronze medal game they upset KK Hemofarm and their up-and-coming star Darko Milicic. Later, in 2004/2005, Muižnieks led Ventspils to ULEB Cup quarterfinals in 2004/2005. Few years later in 2007/2008, his Barons/LMT won FIBA EuroCup title.

In 2011/2012, as coach of Polish side Trefl Sopot, he was named as the Coach of the Year in Poland.[2][3] Under coach Muižnieks Trefl Sopot won Polish Cup and for the first time made league finals, where they lost only in Game 7 to Asseco Prokom. Success under Muižnieks in Polish league clinched EuroCup berth for Trefl Sopot.

In summer 2012, Muižnieks moved to Ukraine and joined BC Khimik. Muižnieks' squad had a strong season as Khimik made Eurocup quarterfinals for the first time in club history and reached finals of Ukrainian League. On May 6, 2015, Muižnieks finished season with Ukrainian championship and perfect record for Khimik, 36–0.[4]

Muižnieks was also Latvian National Team head coach from 2004 to 2008.

Personal

He is the nephew of Latvian basketball legend Valdis Muižnieks.

References

  1. ↑ "KARLIS MUIZNIEKS basketball profile". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  2. ↑ "Najlepszy trener TBL: Karlis Muiznieks". plk.pl (in Polish). 18 April 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Muižnieks - gada labākais treneris Polijā" (in Latvian). 18 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Khimik is the new Ukrainian champion". www.sportando.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09.


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