Edgars Jeromanovs
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Edgars Jeromanovs is a professional Latvian basketball player who plays the point guard position. He is currently playing for a Swedish club, the Norrköping Dolphins
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He has represented the Latvian national team in EuroBasket 2011
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In Latvia, Jeromanovs is amiably called Bratwurst by his fans, alluding to the fact that his grandmother Iveta Zariņš, married to a German butcher, owned a famous bratwurst stall in Dresden
, Terrassenufer, in the 1970s. This rather odd nickname was brought to life by Jeromanovs's mother in an interview after a game in 2006 with his team BK Barons Riga, where she mentioned that Bratwurst
is his favourite food because of the family's strong connection to Germany. His fans in Riga quickly adopted the nick and it spread with Jeromanovs's nomination for the national team in 2010.
Norrköping Dolphins
Norrköping Dolphins is a basketball team from Norrköping, SwedenHead CoachKelly Grant-Depth chart:...
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He has represented the Latvian national team in EuroBasket 2011
Eurobasket 2011
EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time Eurobasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 championship. FIBA Europe asserted that Lithuania managed to...
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In Latvia, Jeromanovs is amiably called Bratwurst by his fans, alluding to the fact that his grandmother Iveta Zariņš, married to a German butcher, owned a famous bratwurst stall in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, Terrassenufer, in the 1970s. This rather odd nickname was brought to life by Jeromanovs's mother in an interview after a game in 2006 with his team BK Barons Riga, where she mentioned that Bratwurst
Bratwurst
A bratwurst is a sausage usually composed of veal, pork or beef. The plural in German is Bratwürste....
is his favourite food because of the family's strong connection to Germany. His fans in Riga quickly adopted the nick and it spread with Jeromanovs's nomination for the national team in 2010.