Jānis Bērziņš will play in the Warsaw “Legia” unit next season

Two years ago, Bērziņš became the vice-champion of Poland with “Zastal”, but the forward started the last season in the Spanish top league (ACB) team “Baxi” of Manresa, but in the course of the season he moved to the Greek championship, where he lost 2-3 in the bronze series for “Larisa”. “Promitheas” of Patras.

In the new season, “Legia” will also play in the FIBA ​​Champions League, where it is drawn in subgroup C together with the Israeli team Holon “Hapoel”, the Belgian “Ostende” and Istanbul “Galatasaray” from Turkey.

Jānis Bērziņš

Player of “Legia” Warsaw

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“I agreed to sign a contract with Legia, because the team’s head coach Kamińskis really wanted to see me in the team. I know that the club has a rich history, last season it was in the final of the Polish league. So I will definitely be in the club and we will fight for the championship. “Legia” will play in the Champions League group stage – and that’s a bonus for me. This tournament draws a lot of attention and is an arena where you can show your skills to a wider audience.”

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Before the previous season in Poland, Bērziņš built his basketball career in Latvia, playing for “Valmieras”, “VEF Rīga” and “Ventspils”. He twice became the Latvian champion as part of the Riga club. In 2016, he went to Italy as a legionnaire, where he joined the Serie A basketball club Capo d’Orlando “Betaland”, signing a contract for two seasons.

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