Armenak Alachachian

Armenak Alachachian
Personal information
Born(1930-12-25)25 December 1930
Died4 December 2017(2017-12-04) (aged 87)
NationalitySoviet / Russian / Armenian
Listed height5 ft 9.25 in (1.76 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
Playing career1948–1966
PositionPoint guard
Number6
Coaching career1966–1970
Career history
Playing
1948–1954SKIF Yerevan
1955–1957Burevestnik Almaty
1958–1966CSKA Moscow
Coaching
1966–1968CSKA Moscow (assistant)
1968–1970CSKA Moscow
Career highlights
As player:

As head coach:

Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Soviet Union
Summer Olympic Games
Tokyo 1964
FIBA EuroBasket
USSR 1953
Yugoslavia 1961
Poland 1963
USSR 1965

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.