Leonids Tambijevs

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 Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the Supreme Hockey League (VHL).
==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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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 	IHL totals 	IHL totals 	 	130 	50 	25 	75 	114 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	2
DEN totals 	DEN totals 	DEN totals 	 	144 	156 	115 	271 	242 	 	9 	4 	6 	10 	—
SM-l totals	SM-l totals 	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
Tier I senior totals 	Tier I senior totals 	Tier I senior totals 	 	77	17	19	36 	52
Tier II senior totals	Tier II senior totals	Tier II senior totals	 	36	19	18	37 	24
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
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