About Seppo Kuusela
Lived 1934 – 2014 (aged 80). Seppo Kuusela was a Finnish basketball player.
Seppo Kuusela (25 February 1934 – 16 October 2014) was a Finnish basketball player, basketball coach, and handball player. At 182 cm tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions, as a basketball player. He was twice voted the Finnish Basketball Player of the Year, in 1959 and 1960, by Finnish sports journalists.
Club basketball career Kuusela played in the top-tier level Finnish basketball league, the SM-sarja, winning multiple Finnish League championships during his club career.
National basketball team career Alongside club competitions, Kuusela also represented the senior Finnish national basketball team, at five EuroBasket tournaments (1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, and 1963).
Trophies and awards Basketball player
9× Finnish League Champion: (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1969) Finnish League Runner-up: (1967) Finnish League 3rd Place: (1973) 2× Finnish Player of the Year: (1959, 1960) 2× Finnish League Top Scorer: (1960, 1961) Finnish Cup Winner: (1968)
Handball player 2× Finnish Handball Championship Champion: (1953, 1955)
Basketball coach 3× Finnish League Champion: (1970, 1971, 1972)
Other Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame inductee 2019
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Who was Seppo Kuusela?
Finnish basketball player
When was Seppo Kuusela born?
Seppo Kuusela was born on 25 February 1934 in Helsinki.
When did Seppo Kuusela die?
Seppo Kuusela died on 16 October 2014.
What was Seppo Kuusela's occupation?
Seppo Kuusela was a basketball player.
What nationality was Seppo Kuusela?
Seppo Kuusela was Finnish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Seppo Kuusela. https://biography.guide/seppo-kuusela/
MLA: "Seppo Kuusela." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/seppo-kuusela/.
Chicago: "Seppo Kuusela." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/seppo-kuusela/.
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