Antanas Sireika

Antanas Sireika earns my respect because he thrived in Lithuania, a country where basketball is practically a national religion, moving from player to coach with real staying power. Being named an honorary citizen of Šiauliai, near his birthplace of Bazilionai, in 2003 speaks to a bond with his community that few public figures ever achieve. He was never the spotlight star, but I would rather applaud the steady builder who quietly develops a country's treasures. That is a life well spent.

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Name (English)

Antanas Sireika

Name (Japanese)

アンタナス・シレイカ

Reading

あんたなす・しれいか

Born

May 11, 1956 (age 70)

Origin

Šiauliai, Kovno Governorate, Lithuania

Occupation

basketball coach / basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Monkey

Awards & achievements

• 2003 honorary citizen of Šiauliai

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antanas%20Sireika
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2737633

Tags

• Kovno Governorate
• basketball coach
• basketball player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.