Valeri Bragin

Valeri Nikolayevich Bragin (); born on May 31, 1956 in Lesnoy, is a retired Russian ice hockey left winger. He is currently the head coach of the SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL and of the Russian National Team.
== Club career ==
Bragin started his career with the Spartak Moskva where he played in the Soviet Championship League from 1974. In 1981 he joined the Khimik Voskresensk of the Soviet Championship League where he played for 8 seasons. In 1989 Bragin moved to Denmark where he played with the Rødovre SIK of the Metal Ligaen. He won the Metal Ligaen title with the Rødovre SIK in 1990. In that season he was also named league player of the year. The following season he won a silver medal with Rødovre and was named the Metal Ligaen player of the year. In 1992 and 1993 he led the Rødovre SIK team to consecutive bronze medals in the Danish league. Bragin ended his playing career at the age of 38 with the Rødovre SIK following the 1993-94 season.
== International career ==
Bragin played with the Soviet Union at the 1975 European U19 Championship and at the 1975 and 1976 World Junior Championships winning the gold medal at all tournaments.
== Coaching career ==
Role 	Team 	Years
Assistant coach	Khimik Voskresensk 	1997
Head coach 	Khimik Voskresensk 	1997 - 1998
Assistant coach	Khimik Voskresensk 	1998, 1999
Head coach 	Kristall Saratov 	1999 - 2000
Head coach 	Spartak Moskva-2 	2001 - 2002
Head coach 	Khimik Voskresensk 	2002 - 2003
Head coach 	Russian National U18 Team 	2003 - 2004
Head coach 	Spartak Moskva-2 	2004 - 2005
Assistant coach	Russian Selects 	2004
Assistant coach	Russian National Junior Team	2004 - 2005
Head coach 	Spartak Moskva 	2005 - 2006, 2007
Assistant coach	Khimik Mytishchi 	2008
Assistant coach	Atlant Mytishchi 	2008 - 2010
Head coach 	Russian Selects 	2010 - 2011
Head coach 	Russian National Junior Team	2010 - 2012
Head coach 	CSKA Moskva 	2012
Assistant coach	Russian National U18 Team 	2013 - 2015
Head coach 	Russian Selects 	2014
Head coach 	Russian National Junior Team	2014 - 2020
Head coach 	Russian Selects U20 	2015 - 2019
Assistant coach	Russian National Team 	2019 - 2020
Assistant coach	SKA St. Petersburg 	2020
Head coach 	SKA St. Petersburg 	2020 - present
Head coach 	Russian National Team 	2020 - present
As a coach, Bragin won the U18 gold medal at the 2004 World U18 Championship, U20 bronze medals at the 2017 and 2019 World Junior Championships, U20 silver medals at the 2005, 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2020 World Junior Championships and U20 gold medal at the 2011 World Junior Championship.
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