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Seppo Kuusela

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Seppo Kuusela
Personal information
Born(1934-02-25)25 February 1934
Helsinki, Finland
Died16 October 2014(2014-10-16) (aged 80)
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Career history
1952–1963Pantterit
1963–1969Tapion Honka
Career highlights and awards
As basketball player:

As basketball coach:

Seppo Kuusela (25 February 1934 – 16 October 2014)[1] 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

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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

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Alongside club competitions, Kuusela also represented the senior Finnish national basketball team, at five EuroBasket tournaments (1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, and 1963).[2]

Trophies and awards

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Basketball player

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  • Finnish League Champion: (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1969)
    • Finnish League Runner-up: (1967)
    • Finnish League 3rd Place: (1973)
  • Finnish Player of the Year: (1959, 1960)
  • 2× Finnish League Top Scorer: (1960, 1961)
  • Finnish Cup Winner: (1968)

Handball player

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  • 2× Finnish Handball Championship Champion: (1953, 1955)

Basketball coach

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Other

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Sources

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References

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  1. ^ "Tapiolan Honka ry | Honka".
  2. ^ "Seppo Kuusela | European Championship for Men (1963) | FIBA Europe".
  3. ^ "Pelaaja".
  4. ^ "Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame täydentyi kahdeksalla koripallolegendalla". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.