Kari Hautala

Kari Hautala (10 March 1973 – 5 July 2016) was a Finnish basketball player.

Kari Hautala
Personal information
Born10 March 1973
Helsinki, Finland
Died5 July 2016(2016-07-05) (aged 43)
NationalityFinnish
Listed height6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
Career history
1990–1999Torpan Pojat
Career highlights and awards

The 194-centimetre-tall (6 ft 4 in) Hautala played his whole SM-sarja career for Torpan Pojat winning three Finnish championships and three Finnish Cup championships. He also played three seasons with ToPo at the EuroCup/Saporta Cup achieving Round of 16 in 1997–98 season at best and capped 15 times for Finland men's national team. Hautala was awarded as Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year in 1998 and Korisliiga Sixth Man of the Year in 1994 and 1998.[1][2]

Hautala died of heart attack on 5 July 2016 at 43 years of age.[3]

Sources

  • "Kari Hautala". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  • "National Team Statistics". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 7 July 2016.

References

  1. Kari Hautala – Finnish Basketball Association
  2. National Team Statistics – Finnish Basketball Association
  3. "ToPon entinen mestaripelaaja kuoli 43-vuotiaana". Ilta-Sanomat. 6 July 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.


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