Akselis Vairogs

{{short description|Latvian basketball player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Akselis Vairogs

| image = Akselis Vairogs.jpg

| caption =

| position = Assistant coach

| height_m = 1.95

| weight_kg = 91

| league =

| team =

| number =

| nationality = Latvian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|11|8}}

| birth_place = Riga, Latvia

| college =

| draft_year =

| career_number = 33

| career_position = Shooting guard

| career_start = 2002

| career_end = 2017

| coach_start = 2017

| years1 = 2002–2005

| team1 = Ventspils Augstskola

| years2 = 2005–2006

| team2 = BK Valmiera

| years3 = 2006–2009

| team3 = Ventspils

| years4 = 2009

| team4 = BK Zemgale

| years5 = 2009–2010

| team5 = Bordeaux

| years6 = 2010–2011

| team6 = Ventspils

| years7 = 2011–2012

| team7 = Śląsk Wrocław

| years8 = 2012–2015

| team8 = Ventspils

| years9 = 2015–2016

| team9 = Lietkabelis Panevėžys

| years10 = 2016–2017

| team10 = Valmiera/ORDO

| cyears1 = 2017–2019

| cteam1 = BK Ventspils (assistant)

| cyears2 = 2019–2022

| cteam2 = Kalev/Cramo (assistant)

| cyears3 = 2022

| cteam3 = ERA Nymburk (assistant)

| cyears4 = 2023

| cteam4 = Lietkabelis Panevėžys (assistant)

| highlights =

  • LBL champion (2009, 2014, 2016)
  • BBL champion (2013)

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Akselis Vairogs (born 8 November 1985) is a Latvian professional basketball coach and a former player, who played the shooting guard position.

Professional career

Vairogs started his career in Ventspils system playing for its farm-club Ventspils Augstskola. In the 2005-06 season, he was loaned to BK Valmiera where he became the top scorer of the Baltic Basketball League averaging 20.9 points in 31 games.{{Cite web |url=http://www.assistsportagency.com/assist_sport_agency_producto_detalle.php?nid=29 |title=Assist Sport Agency. Agencia, manager representación deportistas, jugadores baloncesto. |website=Assist Sport Agency |access-date=8 August 2014 |archive-date=19 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719035615/http://www.assistsportagency.com/assist_sport_agency_producto_detalle.php?nid=29 |url-status=dead }}

He has spent most of his career playing for Ventspils, but Vairogs also played for Slask Wroclaw in Poland, and Zemgale Jelgava in Latvia and JSA Bordeaux Basket in France.

On 8 August 2014, he re-signed a contract with Ventspils.{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/item/140072 |title=Ventspils re-signs team captain Vairogs |website=Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

On 10 August 2015, he signed with Lithuanian club, BC Lietkabelis.

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