Vladas Garastas

Vladas Garastas

Personal information
Born	(1932-02-02) February 2, 1932 (age 93) Linkuva, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Career information
Playing career	1952–1960
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	1979–1998
Career history
As a player:
1952–1960	Vilniaus rytas
As a coach:
1979–1989	Žalgiris
1990–1992	Prievidza
1994–1996	Nevezis
1996–1998	Alita Alytus
Career highlights
As head coach: FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1986) EuroLeague finalist (1986) 3× USSR Premier League champion (1985, 1986, 1987) 5× USSR Premier League finalist (1980, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989)
Medals Men's basketball Representing   Soviet Union FIBA World Cup Argentina 1990 FIBA EuroBasket 1989 Yugoslavia Representing   Lithuania Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 1996 Atlanta FIBA EuroBasket 1995 Greece

Vladas Garastas (born February 2, 1932, in Linkuva) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball coach and the former president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.

Coaching career

Before retirement, he coached the Soviet Union national team, Lithuanian national team and Žalgiris Kaunas club.

• 1979–1989: Žalgiris Kaunas head coach
• 1990–1992: Prievidza head coach
• 1989–1991: Soviet Union national team head coach
• 1992–1997: Lithuanian national team head coach
• 1994–1996: Atletas Kaunas head coach
• 1996–1998: Alita Alytus head coach

Awards and achievements

With Žalgiris Kaunas club:

• Won 3 USSR championship titles in 1985, 1986, 1987
• Runner-up in 5 USSR championships: 1980, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989 ^[1]
• Won Intercontinental Cup in 1986
• Won Euroleague Second place in 1986

With   Lithuania:

• Won Bronze medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Basketball Tournaments
• Won Silver medal in Eurobasket 1995 final against   Yugoslavia national team

With Soviet Union national team:

• Won Bronze medal in Eurobasket 1989
• Won Silver medal in 1990 FIBA World Championship

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2004	Lietuvos Krepšinis 1920–2004	Himself	Documentary about basketball in Lithuania in 1920–2004.
2012	The Other Dream Team	Himself	Documentary about the Lithuania men's national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.	[2]
2023	Bilietas (The Ticket)	Himself	Documentary about the basketball club Žalgiris Kaunas in 1979–1989.	[3]

References

1. "Basketball - Soviet Union Premier League : Medal winners and event presentation".
2. "The Other Dream Team". Netflix . Retrieved 19 September 2025.
3. "Bilietas". Go3 (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 19 September 2025.

External links

• http://www.krepsinis.net/officials.php?user_id=71275 (in Lithuanian)