Martins Berzins

Co-founder & CEO

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Martins Berzins
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Martins Berzins

Martins Berzins is the co-founder and CEO of FUTURE Sports Group. Martins was founder and CEO of the ALTIUS BASKET Agency from 2017 till 2022 and holds a FIBA basketball agent licence.

From 2010 till 2017 Martins was GM/Sports Director of Basketball club Valmiera and during that time the team won the Latvian Championship (2016) for the first time in its history and reached 7 Latvian 1st Division play-offs, 4 semi-finals, and bronze medals in 2013. In the 2016/2017 season Valmiera won the Baltic Basketball League Cup.

Martins played basketball from age six, becoming the Latvian youth champion four times with his club Rujiena. At junior age, Martins played for Valmiera and during studies he played for Riga Stradins University basketball team.

Martins holds a Bachelor's degree in political science and Master's degree in governance and communication.

Notable facts
2023
Founded "Future" Coaches division
2023
Client Arturs Zagars "BEST Player of the year" award winner
By Latvian Basketball federation
2023
Client Arturs Zagars signed a 3-year contract with Euroleague powerhouse "Fenerbahce"
2023
Rodions Kurucs joins "FUTURE" agency as a client
2023
client Rolands Smits signed a new 3-year contract with Euroleague team "Zalgiris Kaunas"
2022
Founded "Future Sports Group"
2022
Client Rolands Smits signs a deal with EUroleague club "Zalgiris Kaunas"
2021
Client Rolands Smits - First Latvian who played in ACB league Finals & won Championship
Barcelona, June 2021
2021
Start of a new direction - ALTIUS BASKET women division
March 2021
2020
Client Rolands Smits - Latvian player with the most games (200+) in ACB league
November 2020
2019
Became a certified FIBAagent
Geneva, march 2019
2019
Marcis Steinbergs signed a contract with acb club "Gran Canaria"
Las Palmas, January 2019
2018
Client Rolands Smits debut in Euroleague with FC "Barcelona"
Moscow, October 2018
2018
Four agency players won silver medals at the European U18 Championship, Division A
A.Miska, D.Viksne, O.Berzins, M.Steinbergs
2017
Client Rolands Smits signed a long term deal with FC "Barcelona"
Barcelona, september 2017
2017
Founded "Altius Basket Agency"
2016/2017
"Triobet" Baltic Basketball league CUP Winners
"Valmiera/ORDO" won BK "Ventspils" in the final
2015/2016
Latvian Basketball league Champions
"Valmiera/ORDO" won "VEF/RIGA" in Game 7 of the LBL finals
2015
Meeting with one of the best NBA executives - Danny Ainge
pre-draft workouts for Janis Berzins with "Boston Celtics"
2015
"Adidas" Eurocamp in Treviso, Italy
All 3 officially invited Latvians grew up in Valmiera basketball system
2014/2015
Meeting with the President of ACB league Francisco Roca in Barcelona
Discussed about "Copa Del Rey" and latvian basketball cup
2012/2013
Latvian Basketball league bronze medals
BK "Valmiera" won "Barons/Riga" in game 5 of the lbl bronze finals
2012/2013
Organized LBL ALL Star game in Valmiera
Together with the Latvian Basketball Association
2011
Started cooperation with one of the most powerful agents in European Basketball history - Arturo Ortega
2010/2011
FIRST SEASON AS A TEAM GM/SPORTS DIRECTOR FOR BK "VALMIERA"
2010
Debut as a team manager for BK "Valmiera"