Rauno Pehka

Rauno Pehka
Personal information
Born	1 January 1969 (age 55); Keila, Estonia
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1986–2006
Position	Point guard
Career history
1986–1987	TSIK
1987–1989	Rīgas ASK
1989–1992	Kalev
1992–1993	Beitar Ramat Gan
1993–1994	BK Brocēni
1994–1996	Kalev
1996–1997	BC Tallinn
1998–1999	Maccabi Ramat Gan
2000	TTÜ/A. Le Coq
2000–2001	Telindus Oostende
2001–2003	Kalev
2003–2004	TTÜ/A. Le Coq
2004–2005	Nybit
2005–2006	Pirita
Career highlights and awards
	KML Finals Most Valuable Player (2004); Soviet Union Basketball League Champion (1991); 6× Estonian Champion (1992, 1995–1998, 2002, 2003); Latvian Champion (1987); Belgian Champion (2001); 3× Estonian Cup Winner (1992, 1996, 2001); Latvian Cup Winner (1996); Belgian SuperCup (2001);

Last updated February 21, 2024

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

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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References

↑ Rauno Pehka at basket.ee
↑ "Rauno Pehka biograafia"

Books

Lään, Vello; Ibrus, Märt (2006). Eesti korvpall portreed. Eesti Korvpalliliit. pp. 311–319. ISBN 9949-406-68-4.

External links

Rauno Pehka at FIBA
Rauno Pehka at Eurobasket.com
Rauno Pehka at Basket.ee at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 February 2014)(in Estonian)
Rauno Pehka at ESBL(in Estonian)

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[1] Rauno Pehka at basket.ee

[2] "Rauno Pehka biograafia"

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Personal information
Born	(1969-01-01) 1 January 1969 (age 55) Keila, Estonia
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1986–2006
Position	Point guard
Career history
1986–1987	TSIK
1987–1989	Rīgas ASK
1989–1992	Kalev
1992–1993	Beitar Ramat Gan
1993–1994	BK Brocēni
1994–1996	Kalev
1996–1997	BC Tallinn
1998–1999	Maccabi Ramat Gan
2000	TTÜ/A. Le Coq
2000–2001	Telindus Oostende
2001–2003	Kalev
2003–2004	TTÜ/A. Le Coq
2004–2005	Nybit
2005–2006	Pirita

Career highlights and awards
KML Finals Most Valuable Player (2004) Soviet Union Basketball League Champion (1991) 6× Estonian Champion (1992, 1995–1998, 2002, 2003) Latvian Champion (1987) Belgian Champion (2001) 3× Estonian Cup Winner (1992, 1996, 2001) Latvian Cup Winner (1996) Belgian SuperCup (2001)