Heiko Rannula

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Heiko Rannula
BC Kalev/Cramo
Position Head coach
League Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1983-07-28) 28 July 1983 (age 40)
Ilmatsalu, Estonia
NationalityEstonian
Career information
Playing career2001–2014
Position Point guard
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
2001–2006 TÜ/Rock
2006–2010 Valga-Valka
2010 Kalev/Cramo
2011 Rakvere Tarvas
2012–2013 Valga-Valka
2013–2014 Pärnu Sadam
As coach:
2015–2016 Pärnu Sadam (assistant)
2016–2022 Pärnu Sadam
2020–present Estonia (assistant)
2022–present Kalev/Cramo
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:

Heiko Rannula (born 28 July 1983) is an Estonian professional basketball coach and former player, who is currently a head coach for Kalev/Cramo, [1] and an assistant for Jukka Toijala in Estonian National Team.

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Professional player career

Heiko Rannula graduated from Tartu Karlova Gymnasium in 2001. He started training with Jüri Neissaare. He has played in the Estonian youth (U16) and junior (U20) teams. He has also been a member of the Estonian National team. Rannula is the Estonian youth champion in the U16 and U20 age classes. He became the Estonian champion with Tartu team in 2001 and 2004, in addition to winning the Estonian Cup in 2002 and 2004. He played for several Estonian basketball clubs. [2]

Coaching

He started working as an assistant coach at KK Pärnu in 2015, but was promoted the head coach in 2016. Under his guidance, the club has won a bronze medal at the Estonian league in 2019 and a silver medal in 2021. In 2022, he became the Estonian Champion. In summer 2022, Rannula became the head coach for Estonian most ambitious team BC Kalev. [2]

He has worked as an assistant coach for the Estonian U18 and U20 youth teams. [3] Since 2019, he is the assistant coach of the Estonian men's national team. [2]

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References

  1. Uue ajastu algus – BC Kalev/Cramo peatreeneriks saab Heiko Rannula
  2. 1 2 3 "Rannula, Heiko". Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon (in Estonian). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. "Eesti korvpallikoondise abitreeneriteks saavad Rannula ja Reinbok". 14 November 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2024.