Rauno Pehka

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Rauno Pehka
Personal information
Born (1969-01-01) 1 January 1969 (age 55)
Keila, Estonia
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
Playing career1986–2006
Position Point guard
Career history
1986–1987 TSIK
1987–1989 Rīgas ASK
1989–1992 Kalev
1992–1993 Beitar Ramat Gan
1993–1994 BK Brocēni
1994–1996Kalev
1996–1997BC Tallinn
1998–1999 Maccabi Ramat Gan
2000 TTÜ/A. Le Coq
2000–2001 Telindus Oostende
2001–2003Kalev
2003–2004TTÜ/A. Le Coq
2004–2005 Nybit
2005–2006 Pirita
Career highlights and awards

Rauno Pehka (born 1 January 1969) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player who played mostly at the point guard position. [1]

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He won the Soviet Union league championship in 1991 as a member of the Tallinn Kalev basketball team. Pehka mostly played in Estonia. After retiring Rauno Pehka has been working as a national teams' youth coach.

International career

Besides competing in the highest level of Estonian basketball, Rauno Pehka has played in Belgium for BC Oostende, in Israel for Ironi Ramat Gan and in Latvia for Rīgas ASK. With Estonian national team he competed in two EuroBasket competitions: EuroBasket 1993, EuroBasket 2001. In 2008–2009 he was assistant coach of the Estonia national basketball team. [2]

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