Leonids Beresnevs
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Leonīds Beresņevs is a Russia
n former ice hockey
player, who played in defence
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Born in Kirov Oblast
he is coach of the Latvian U-20 junior team.
His first term of coaching the Latvian national team was from 1996 till 1999. In the 1996 world championships, when Latvia were playing in division B, they won it and first time were promoted to division A where they were at 7th place in 1997. From that time they have remained in that division.
Beresņevs's second term started in 2004 and ended in 2006. Latvia in 2005 qualified for Torino Olympics where they took last place.
Beresņevs has been coach for almoust all the best Latvian icehockey clubs since 1995. In 1996/1997 his coached Juniors Riga
took gold at EEHL. In 2003/2004 Beresņevs was head coach in Russian Hockey Super League team Amur Khabarovsk
. In 2007-08 he trained Estonian ice hockey club Tartu Big Diamonds
and in 2008-09 he became the coach of Latvian club ASK/Ogre
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n former ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player, who played in defence
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
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Born in Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: -History:In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Vyatka remained a place of exile for opponents of the tsarist regime, including many prominent revolutionary figures.In 1920, a number of...
he is coach of the Latvian U-20 junior team.
His first term of coaching the Latvian national team was from 1996 till 1999. In the 1996 world championships, when Latvia were playing in division B, they won it and first time were promoted to division A where they were at 7th place in 1997. From that time they have remained in that division.
Beresņevs's second term started in 2004 and ended in 2006. Latvia in 2005 qualified for Torino Olympics where they took last place.
Beresņevs has been coach for almoust all the best Latvian icehockey clubs since 1995. In 1996/1997 his coached Juniors Riga
Juniors Riga
The Juniors Riga were an ice hockey team in Riga, Latvia. They played in the Latvian Hockey League and the Eastern European Hockey League.-History:The Juniors Riga were founded in 1993 and first took part in the Latvian Hockey League...
took gold at EEHL. In 2003/2004 Beresņevs was head coach in Russian Hockey Super League team Amur Khabarovsk
Amur Khabarovsk
Amur Khabarovsk is a professional hockey team based in Khabarovsk, Russia playing in the Kontinental Hockey League...
. In 2007-08 he trained Estonian ice hockey club Tartu Big Diamonds
Tartu Big Diamonds
Tartu Big Diamonds was an Estonian professional ice hockey team who played in the Latvian Hockey League . They were founded in 2007, and played their first game, a friendly match against Eesti Noortekoondis on 06.08.07 in Narva. Big Diamonds won 20:2...
and in 2008-09 he became the coach of Latvian club ASK/Ogre
ASK/Ogre
ASK/Ogre is an ice hockey club in Ogre, Latvia founded in 2003. Their home arena is Vidzemes Ledus Halle.They are coached by Czech Zdeněk Vojta...
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Career statistics (as a player)
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985-86 | Dinamo Rīga Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga was an ice hockey club, based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1946 and disestablished in 1995 as Pārdaugava Rīga.-History of Dinamo Riga:... |
Russian Hockey Super League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1986-87 | Dinamo Rīga Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga was an ice hockey club, based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1946 and disestablished in 1995 as Pārdaugava Rīga.-History of Dinamo Riga:... |
Russian Hockey Super League | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1987-88 | Izhstal Izhevsk Izhstal Izhevsk Izhstal Izhevsk are a professional ice hockey team based in Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia. They are currently playing in the Central Division of the Russian Supreme League.... |
Russian Hockey Super League | 26 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1990-91 | Dinamo Rīga Dinamo Riga Dinamo Riga was an ice hockey club, based in Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 1946 and disestablished in 1995 as Pārdaugava Rīga.-History of Dinamo Riga:... |
EEHL Div. B | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992-93 | Latvijas Zelts Rīga | Latvian hockey league Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league based in Latvia. It is also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā .... |
22 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | Latvijas Zelts Rīga | Latvian hockey league Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league based in Latvia. It is also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā .... |
15 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | NIK's Brih Rīga | Latvian hockey league Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league based in Latvia. It is also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā .... |
12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Lido Nafta Rīga | Latvian hockey league Latvian Hockey League The Latvian Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league based in Latvia. It is also known in Latvian as Latvijas atklātais čempionāts hokejā .... |
15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||