Leonids Tambijevs

Leonids Tambijevs
Born	(1970-09-26) September 26, 1970 Riga, USSR
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Right
Played for	SKA Leningrad Pārdaugava Riga Essamika Ogre Hvidovre Ishockey Lukko Iserlohn Roosters Rodovre Mighty Bulls Amur Khabarovsk Tappara EHC Basel DHK Latgale
National team	Latvia
Playing career	1988–2008

Leonīds Tambijevs (born September 26, 1970 in Riga, Soviet Union) is a former professional ice hockey left winger, currently serving as the head coach of Admiral Vladivostok in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Tambijevs began his career with the Dinamo Riga youth team. As a junior he played with several Latvian teams. He debuted at the USSR Tier III level with RASMS-Energo, but soon joined USSR top level team Leningrad SKA for the 1990/1991 season. He then returned to Riga where had played until 1995 with ex-USSR league premier level teams Stars Riga and Pardaugava Riga.

After the disbanding of Riga premier league teams in 1995, Tambijevs moved abroad and played with Denmark team Hvidovre IK. A career highpoint includes a spot with Finnish SM-liiga at Rauma Lukko. He then played in Germany, Denmark, Russia, Switzerland, Italy, and spent his final season with EV Zeltweg in Austria

Tambijevs has an extensive Latvian national ice hockey team career. He made his debut at the first official renewed national teams' game in 1992 and has played at every world championship, Olympic qualifier and Olympic Games for the Latvian team until 2007. On 13 April 2007 in a Latvian game against Finland, Tambijevs and Aleksandrs Semjonovs became the first two players to play 200 games for the Latvia national team. He has played the most games and scored the most points for the national team.

Coaching career

Tambijevs has previously coached Saryarka Karagandy.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988–89	RASMS–Energo Rīga	URS.3		28	6	1	7	12		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	SKA–2 Leningrad	URS.3		66	30	11	41	46		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	SKA Leningrad	URS		23	7	6	13	12		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	SKA–2 Leningrad	URS.3		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Stars Rīga	CIS		9	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	RASMS Rīga	CIS.3		22	9	4	13	18		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Pārdaugava Rīga	IHL		41	11	8	19	36		2	0	0	0	2
1992–93	Pārdaugava–2 Rīga	LAT		11	9	15	24	14		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Pārdaugava Rīga	IHL		42	18	10	28	22		2	0	2	2	0
1993–94	Essamika Ogre	LAT		—	—	—	—	—			3	1	4
1994–95	Pārdaugava Rīga	IHL		47	21	7	28	56		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Hvidovre IK	DEN		42	61	38	99	74		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Essamika Ogre	LAT		—	—	—	—	—			5	8	13
1996–97	Hvidovre IK	DEN		43	37	35	72	102		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Hvidovre IK	DEN		20	29	13	42	18		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Lukko	SM-l		25	12	10	22	14		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Lukko	SM-l		53	26	23	49	97		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Lukko	SM-l		52	19	15	34	48		4	0	0	0	2
2000–01	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		60	19	18	37	82		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	DEN		39	29	29	58	48		9	4	6	10
2002–03	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	RUS.2		41	30	27	57	28		12	7	10	17	4
2002–03	Torpedo–2 Nizhny Novgorod	RUS.3		2	1	3	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Amur Khabarovsk	RSL		13	0	4	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Tappara	SM-l		12	4	5	9	12		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	EHC Chur	SUI.2		8	7	6	13	12		5	4	3	7	4
2004–05	EHC Chur	SUI.2		43	21	39	60	54		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	EHC Basel	NLA		21	3	11	14	24		1	0	1	1	0
2005–06	EHC Olten	SUI.2		3	2	1	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HC Merano	ITA.2		30	21	32	53	22		11	11	8	19	14
2006–07	DHK Latgale	LAT		2	1	2	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	EV Zeltweg	AUT.2		32	24	28	52	30		5	1	2	3	35
IHL totals				130	50	25	75	114		4	0	2	2	2
DEN totals				144	156	115	271	242		9	4	6	10	—
SM-l totals				142	61	53	114	171		4	0	0	0	2

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993	Latvia	WC C		7	6	11	17	2
1993	Latvia	OGQ		4	1	1	2	2
1994	Latvia	WC B		5	2	0	2	2
1995	Latvia	WC B		7	6	6	12	8
1996	Latvia	WC B		7	3	2	5	6
1996	Latvia	OGQ		4	6	8	14
1997	Latvia	WC		8	4	1	5	2
1998	Latvia	WC		6	3	1	4	6
1999	Latvia	WC		6	3	1	4	2
1999	Latvia	WC Q		3	1	0	1	6
2000	Latvia	WC		6	1	2	3	2
2001	Latvia	OGQ		3	0	0	0	0
2001	Latvia	WC		6	1	3	4	0
2002	Latvia	OG		4	1	2	3	2
2002	Latvia	WC		6	1	0	1	2
2003	Latvia	WC		6	1	1	2	6
2004	Latvia	WC		7	0	1	1	0
2005	Latvia	OGQ		3	0	1	1	0
2005	Latvia	WC		6	1	2	3	10
2006	Latvia	OG		5	1	0	1	8
2006	Latvia	WC		6	1	2	3	6
2007	Latvia	WC		5	1	1	2	6
Senior totals				122	44	50	94	78

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database