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Armenak Alachachian
Personal information
Born	25 December 1930; Alexandria, Egypt
Died	4 December 2017 (aged 87); Toronto, Canada
Nationality	Soviet / Russian / Armenian
Listed height	5 ft 9.25 in (1.76 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1948–1966
Position	Point guard
Number	6
Coaching career	1966–1970
Career history
As player:
1948–1954	SKIF Yerevan
1955–1957	Burevestnik Almaty
1958–1966	CSKA Moscow
As coach:
1966–1968	CSKA Moscow (assistant)
1968–1970	CSKA Moscow
Career highlights and awards
	As player: 2× EuroLeague champion (1961, 1963); 8× USSR Premier League champion (1959—1966); 2× USSR Spartakiad champion (1959, 1963); Master of Sports of the USSR (1953); Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1961); USSR Order of the Badge of Honor (1965); Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (2006); CSKA Moscow Hall of Fame (2013); As head coach: EuroLeague champion (1969); 2× USSR Premier League champion (1969, 1970); Honored Coach of the Russian SSFR (1969);
Men's Basketball
Representing Soviet Union
Summer Olympic Games
FIBA EuroBasket

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Armenak Misakovich Alachachian (alternate spellings: Alachachyan, Alatchatchan, Alajajian) (Armenian: Արմենակ Միսակի Ալաջաջյան, December 25, 1930 – December 4, 2017) was an Armenian-Soviet basketball player and coach. During his club playing career, the point guard reached European stardom with CSKA Moscow and the senior men's Soviet Union national team. He was the first person to ever win a EuroLeague title, as both a player and a head coach.

Club career[edit]

Whie he was the team captain, Alachachian helped CSKA Moscow win its first EuroLeague championship in 1961. He added a second EuroLeague championship with CSKA in 1963, and he reached another EuroLerague Final in 1965, before retiring.

National team career[edit]

As a player of the senior men's Soviet national team, Alachachian won four gold medals at the FIBA EuroBasket. As he won the 1953 EuroBasket, the 1961 EuroBasket, the 1963 EuroBasket, and the 1965 EuroBasket. He also won a Summer Olympic Games silver medal, which he won at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics.

Coaching career[edit]

Aleksandar Gomelsky, who was at the time CSKA Moscow's sports director, assigned Alachachian to the club's head coach position in 1968. Alachachian would go on to lead the team to the Euroleague championship in 1969. Alachachian thus became the first person to win the title as both a player and a head coach.

References[edit]

FIBA Profile "Armenak Alachachian"
FIBA Profile "Armenak Alatchatchan"
Fibaeurope.com Profile
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Armenak Alachachian". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
Euroleague.net - Player nominees for Euroleague's 50 Greatest Contributors
Armenak Alachachian's obituary

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+| birth_place = [[Alexandria, Egypt]]
+| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|12|4|1930|12|04|df=y}}
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+*8× [[USSR Premier Basketball League|USSR Premier League]] champion (1959—1966)
+*2× [[Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR|USSR Spartakiad]] champion (1959, 1963)
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+*[[Honored Master of Sports of the USSR]] (1961)
+*[[Order of the Badge of Honor|USSR Order of the Badge of Honor]] (1965)
+*Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (2006)
+*[[CSKA Moscow Basketball Club Hall of Fame|CSKA Moscow Hall of Fame]] (2013)
+'''As head coach:'''
+*[[EuroLeague]] champion ([[1968–69 FIBA European Champions Cup|1969]])
+*2× [[USSR Premier Basketball League|USSR Premier League]] champion (1969, 1970)
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-'''Armenak Alachachian''' (alternate spellings: Armenak Alajajian or Alatchatchan) ({{lang-hy|Արմենակ Միսակի Ալաջաջյան}}, December 25, 1930 &ndash; December 4, 2017) was an Armenian-[[USSR|Soviet]] [[basketball]] player and [[basketball coach|coach]]. A [[point guard]], he reached European stardom with [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] and the senior men's [[Soviet Union national basketball team|Soviet Union national team]]. He was born in [[Alexandria, Egypt]].
+'''Armenak Misakovich Alachachian''' (alternate spellings: Alachachyan, Alatchatchan, Alajajian) ({{lang-hy|Արմենակ Միսակի Ալաջաջյան}}, December 25, 1930 &ndash; December 4, 2017) was an Armenian-[[USSR|Soviet]] [[basketball]] player and [[basketball coach|coach]]. During his [[sports club|club]] playing career, the [[point guard]] reached European stardom with [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] and the senior men's [[Soviet Union national basketball team|Soviet Union national team]]. He was the first person to ever win a [[EuroLeague]] title, as both a player and a [[head coach]].
 ==Club career==
-Alachachian helped [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA]] lift its first [[EuroLeague]] title in 1961. He added a second title in 1963, and reached another [[EuroLeague Finals|final]] in 1965, before retiring.
+Whie he was the [[captain (sports)|team captain]], Alachachian helped [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] win its first [[EuroLeague]] championship in [[1960–61 FIBA European Champions Cup|1961]]. He added a second EuroLeague championship with CSKA in [[1962–63 FIBA European Champions Cup|1963]], and he reached another [[EuroLeague Finals|EuroLerague Final]] in [[1964–65 FIBA European Champions Cup|1965]], before retiring.
-== Soviet National Team ==
+==National team career==
-As a player of the senior men's [[Soviet Union national basketball team|Soviet national team]], Alachachian won four gold medals at the [[EuroBasket 1953|1953]], [[EuroBasket 1961|1961]], [[EuroBasket 1963|1963]], and [[EuroBasket 1965|1965]] [[EuroBasket]], as well as a silver medal at the [[Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964]] [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]].
+As a player of the senior men's [[Soviet Union national basketball team|Soviet national team]], Alachachian won four gold medals at the [[FIBA EuroBasket]]. As he won the [[1953 EuroBasket]], the [[1961 EuroBasket]], the [[1963 EuroBasket]], and the [[1965 EuroBasket]]. He also won a [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]] silver medal, which he won at the [[Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics]].
 ==Coaching career==
-[[Aleksandar Gomelsky]], at the time [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA]]'s sports director, assigned him at the coach position in the late 1960s, and Alachachian led the Reds to the 1969 [[Euroleague]] title, thus becoming the first man to lift the trophy, as both a player and a coach.
+[[Aleksandar Gomelsky]], who was at the time [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]'s [[sporting director|sports director]], assigned Alachachian to the club's [[head coach]] position in 1968. Alachachian would go on to lead the team to the [[Euroleague]] championship in [[1968–69 FIBA European Champions Cup|1969]]. Alachachian thus became the first person to win the title as both a player and a head coach.
 [[File:1796910 607151076032391 944229371 o.jpg|thumb|upright|2014 Yerevan Youth International Basketball tournament in honor of Armenak Alachachyan]]
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 ==References==
-*[http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Armenak%20Alachachian/pid//_//players.html FIBA Profile "Armenak Alachachian"]
+*[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Armenak%20Alachachian/pid//_//players.html FIBA Profile "Armenak Alachachian"]
-*[http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Armenak%20ALATCHATCHAN/pid//_//players.html FIBA Profile "Armenak Alatchatchan"]
+*[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Armenak%20ALATCHATCHAN/pid//_//players.html FIBA Profile "Armenak Alatchatchan"]
 *[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.playerID_64282.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_1961.roundID_2248.teamID_2792.html Fibaeurope.com Profile]
 *{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/armenak-alachachyan-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103955/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/armenak-alachachyan-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Armenak Alachachian}}
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+[[Category:Basketball players from Alexandria]]
 [[Category:Egyptian people of Armenian descent]]
 [[Category:Egyptian emigrants to the Soviet Union]]
 [[Category:EuroLeague-winning coaches]]
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+[[Category:Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR]]
 [[Category:Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics]]
-[[Category:Olympic basketball players of the Soviet Union]]
+[[Category:Olympic basketball players for the Soviet Union]]
 [[Category:Olympic medalists in basketball]]
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+[[Category:PBC CSKA Moscow players]]
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