About Petri Virtanen
Born 1980. Petri Virtanen is a Finnish basketball player and basketball coach.
Petri Virtanen (born 18 September 1980) is a Finnish basketball coach and a former basketball player who played as a point guard. He stands 1.83 m tall and is currently working as a head coach of Joensuun Kataja in Korisliiga.
Virtanen was a member of the Finland national basketball team. In FIBA EuroCup of 2007–08, playing for Lappeenrannan NMKY, he was one of the best scorers of the tournament averaging 16.2 points per game. While playing in Finnish Korisliiga, he won nine medals in the league in total.
He has also coached the Finland U18 national team.
In 2018, he started as an assistant coach of Kataja, and in 2020, he was named the new head coach of the team.
Career statistics National team Team Tournament Finland EuroBasket 2011 9th
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Who is Petri Virtanen?
Finnish basketball player (born 1980)
When was Petri Virtanen born?
Petri Virtanen was born on 18 September 1980 in Jyväskylä.
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Petri Virtanen is a basketball player and basketball coach.
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Petri Virtanen is Finnish.
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