Tanel Tein
Personal information | |
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Born | Tartu, Estonia | January 10, 1978
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
College | St. Francis (NY) (1998–1999) |
Playing career | 1993–2010 |
Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
Number | 7 |
Career history | |
1993–1998 | University of Tartu |
1999–2003 | University of Tartu |
2003–2004 | Śląsk Wrocław |
2004–2005 | ALBA Berlin |
2005–2006 | University of Tartu |
2006 | Triumph Lyubertsy |
2006–2010 | University of Tartu |
Career highlights and awards | |
Tanel Tein (born 10 January 1978) is an Estonian retired professional basketball player.
Professional career
Tein's professional career started at the Estonian team Tartu in the 1993–94 season, when he joined at age of 15. Tein is a four-time Estonian champion with University of Tartu team and Polish Cup runner-up with Śląsk Wrocław in 2004. In 2004–2005 season he signed with the Bundesliga club ALBA Berlin. Tein came back to Tartu in 2006 and played for TÜ/Rock team. With the team he won Estonian Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2010.
In May 2010, Tein announced that he will not continue playing basketball as a professional.[1]
Estonian national team
Tein has been a member of the Estonia national basketball team since 1998 and was a member of the Estonian team in EuroBasket 2001.
Controversy
On 11 June 2010 Tanel Tein gained media attention after being brought down by the rescuers from the top of the Arched Bridge (Kaarsild) in Tartu, where he had fallen asleep while being drunk.[2]
Awards and accomplishments
Club
- 1999–00 Estonian League (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
- 2000–01 Estonian League (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
- 2000–01 Estonian Cup (Tartu Ülikool/Rock
- 2001–02 Estonian Cup (Tartu Ülikool/Rock
- 2002–03 Estonian Cup (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
- 2003–04 Polish Cup (Śląsk Wrocław)
- 2006–07 Estonian League (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
- 2007–08 Estonian League (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
- 2009–10 Estonian Cup (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
- 2009–10 Estonian League (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
References
- ^ http://sport.delfi.ee/news/korvpall/eesti/tanel-tein-korvpalliga-on-lopp.d?id=31067181
- ^ "Kaarsillalt alla toodud purjus magaja oli korvpallitäht Tanel Tein". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). 11 June 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
External links
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Alba Berlin players
- Estonian basketball players
- Estonian expatriate basketball people
- Estonian expatriates in Germany
- Estonian expatriates in Poland
- Estonian expatriates in Russia
- Estonian expatriates in the United States
- Expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Expatriate basketball people in Poland
- Expatriate basketball people in Russia
- Expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Korvpalli Meistriliiga players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball players
- Tartu Ülikool/Rock players
- Sportspeople from Tartu