Dainius Šalenga

Dainius Šalenga

Dainius Šalenga with „Žalgiris“ jersey
Position	Small Forward
Height	6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Team	BC Rūdupis
Born	April 15, 1977 (1977-04-15) (age 34) Varėna, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Pro career	1997–present
Career history	Vilniaus Farmenka (1997-98) Sakalai (1998-00) Žalgiris (2000-05) Akasvayu Girona (2005-07) Žalgiris (2007-2011) BC Rūdupis (2011-)
Awards	2x LKL All-Star (2009, 2011)

Medal record
Competitor for  Lithuania
Men's Basketball
European Championships
Gold	2003 Sweden	National team

Dainius Šalenga (born 15 April 1977 in Varėna, Lithuania) is a professional Lithuanian basketball player for BC Rūdupis. He is a small forward and was the captain of BC Žalgiris of the Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga in Lithuania^[1], but was released on January 2011.^[2] Šalenga has also represented Lithuania at the 2004 Summer Olympics in basketball.^[3]

Šalenga won the Euroleague Week-6 MVP award on December 3, 2009.^[4]

References

1. ^ Kauno „Žalgiris“ nutraukė kontraktą su D. Šalenga (Lithuanian)
2. ^ 2011-01-18 Nutraukiamas kontraktas su D.Šalenga (Lithuanian)
3. ^ Dainius Šalenga at sports-reference.com
4. ^ Salenga Euroleague Week 6 MVP at TalkBasket

Persondata
Name	Salenga, Dainius
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Date of birth	1977-04-15
Place of birth	Varėna, Lithuania
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