Heino Enden
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 December 1959 Tallinn, Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Listed height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1981: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1978–1996 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1978–1983 | Kalev |
| 1983–1988 | CSKA Moscow |
| 1988–1989 | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| As coach: | |
| 2001–2004 | Estonian National team |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
Heino Enden (born 13 December 1959 in Tallinn) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player who played mostly at the shooting guard position.[1]
Basketball career
[edit]His most notable achievements include winning the World Championship as a member of the Soviet Union team in the 1982 in Bogota, Colombia and the gold, silver and bronze medals with the same team in the 1983, 1985 and 1987 EuroBasket competitions.[2] He won the Soviet Union League championship twice as a member of the CSKA Moscow basketball team and ended his professional career as a player in 1996, after playing a season with the Tampereen Pyrintö in Finland.[3] After retiring his playing career, he coached various teams in Estonia, including Estonia national basketball team between 2001 and 2004. His best result as a head coach was a win over 2000 Olympic silver France, the first game and win in Saku Suurhall. The game in 2001 finished 64–59.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Heino Enden has a son with Russian rhythmic gymnast Galina Beloglazova, Anthony Enden, who has also played basketball at national level in Estonian minor teams.[5] From his Moscow years he has remained good friends with teammate Andrei Lopatov and hockey player Igor Larionov.
Enden currently owns and operates "Nikolay", a pie buffet in Tallinn with his sister Pille Enden.[6]
Achievements with club
[edit]- Soviet Union Championship: 1984, 1988
- Runner-up: 1985, 1986, 1987
- Estonian Championship: 1992
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pahv, Peep. "Heino Enden - Hall of Fame Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine". Postimees. 1 June 2009. Accessed 1 April 2012. (in Estonian)
- ^ profile at FIBA.com. Accessed 1 April 2012.
- ^ Ranne, Raul. "Viimne maailmameister" Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine. Neljas.ee. 18 November 2008. Accessed 1 April 2012. (in Estonian)
- ^ Paju, Tarmo (21 January 2002). "Enden muudkui võidab". Õhtuleht. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ Kaupmees, Greta (6 March 2003). "Üksikisa elu algab nagu filmis "Kolm meest ja beebi" | Elu". elu.ohtuleht.ee. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Rosen, Britt (18 March 2013). "Basketball hero in pie business, warns against addiction". Postimees in English. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- Estonian basketball coaches
- Estonian men's basketball players
- FIBA EuroBasket-winning players
- FIBA World Championship-winning players
- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
- PBC CSKA Moscow players
- Shooting guards
- Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Soviet men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Tallinn
- Tampereen Pyrintö players
- 1982 FIBA World Championship players
- KK Kalev players
- Estonia national basketball team coaches
- Competitors at the 1981 Summer Universiade
- Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Soviet Union