Andrejs Maticins
| Andrejs Maticins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 30, 1963 Cherepovets, Russian SFSR, USSR | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Dinamo Riga Ässät Lycksele SK Tingsryds AIF Nyköpings HK Liepājas Metalurgs Vilki | ||
| National team |
 Latvia | ||
| Playing career | 1982–2006 | ||
Andrejs Maticins (born January 30, 1963) is retired Latvian professional ice hockey player and coach, currently he is assistant coach for Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[1]
Playing career
Maticins began his career in Dinamo Riga, he was a part of Dinamo Soviet Championship silver medal run in 1987-88 season. Later in his career he played outside Latvia, mainly in Sweden.
International
During his career Maticins was regular for Latvian national team helping team Latvia in promotion to World Championships elite division and playing in four world championships. He also represented Latvia in 2002 Winter Olympics.[2] which was his last tournament with team Latvia.
Coaching career
After finishing playing in 2006 Maticins began coaching. He coached Latvian national U20 team in 2009 Championships[3] to 8th place finish.
In 2013-14 season Maticins accepted job as assistant coach of Severstal Cherepovets.
References
- ↑ Severstal. "Team personal" (in Russian). severstalclub.ru. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ↑ IIHF. "Team Roster". iihf.com. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ↑ IIHF. "Team Roster" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 2014-01-19.