Heino Enden

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Heino Enden
Personal information
Born (1959-12-13) 13 December 1959 (age 64)
Tallinn, Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
NationalityEstonian
Listed height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Career information
NBA draft 1981: undrafted
Playing career1978–1996
Position Shooting guard
Career history
As player:
1978–1983 Kalev
1983–1988 CSKA Moscow
1988–1989 Tampereen Pyrintö
As coach:
2001–2004 Estonian National team
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Bogota Team
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 France Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 West Germany Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Greece Team

Heino Enden (born 13 December 1959 in Tallinn) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player who played mostly at the shooting guard position. [1]

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Basketball career

His most notable achievements include winning the World Championship as a member of the Soviet Union team in the 1982 in Bogota, Colombia and the gold, silver and bronze medals with the same team in the 1983, 1985 and 1987 EuroBasket competitions. [2] He won the Soviet Union League championship twice as a member of the CSKA Moscow basketball team and ended his professional career as a player in 1996, after playing a season with the Tampereen Pyrintö in Finland. [3] After retiring his playing career, he coached various teams in Estonia, including Estonia national basketball team between 2001 and 2004. His best result as a head coach was a win over 2000 Olympic silver France, the first game and win in Saku Suurhall. The game in 2001 finished 64–59. [4]

Personal life

Heino Enden has a son with Russian rhythmic gymnast Galina Beloglazova, Anthony Enden, who has also played basketball at national level in Estonian minor teams. [5] From his Moscow years he has remained good friends with teammate Andrei Lopatov and hockey player Igor Larionov.

Enden currently owns and operates "Nikolay", a pie buffet in Tallinn with his sister Pille Enden. [6]

Achievements with club

CSKA Moscow

BC Kalev

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Pahv, Peep. "Heino Enden - Hall of Fame Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine ". Postimees. 1 June 2009. Accessed 1 April 2012. (in Estonian)
  2. ↑ profile at FIBA.com. Accessed 1 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Ranne, Raul. "Viimne maailmameister" Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine . Neljas.ee. 18 November 2008. Accessed 1 April 2012. (in Estonian)
  4. ↑ Paju, Tarmo (21 January 2002). "Enden muudkui võidab". Õhtuleht. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  5. ↑ Kaupmees, Greta (6 March 2003). "Üksikisa elu algab nagu filmis "Kolm meest ja beebi" | Elu". elu.ohtuleht.ee. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Rosen, Britt (18 March 2013). "Basketball hero in pie business, warns against addiction". Postimees in English. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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