Igors Pavlovs (born 1 January 1965 in Lipetsk, Russian SFSR, USSR) is retired professional Latvian ice hockey player.[1] During his career he played for Dinamo Riga and later for various hockey teams in Germany. He also represented Latvia at international level.
Igors Pavlovs | |||
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Born |
1 January 1965 Lipetsk, Russian SFSR, USSR | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shot | right | ||
Played for |
Dynamo Kharkov Dinamo Riga Stars Riga HC Vitkovice EV Landsberg EHC Freiburg ECR Revier Löwen Kölner Haie | ||
National team |
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Playing career | 1984–2001 |
After retiring as player Pavlovs became the coach of Krefeld Pinguine until he left on 29 April 2009,[2] to join Kölner Haie[3] who released him on 2 December 2009.[4] In 2010-11 season he became assistant coach for Sibir of KHL.[5] In October 2010, Pavlovs was named head coach of Spartak Moscow after Milos Rziga was fired due to a poor start to the season. In that December, after suffering a serious illness, and the team results not improving, Pavlovs was released from his post and named team scout.[6] In February, 2011, Pavlovs became head coach of Rapperswil-Jona Lakers[7]