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Tanel Tein

Tanel Tein
Tanel Tein, Estonia-Latvia, 2006.jpg
Tanel Tein in 2006.
Personal information
Born (1978-01-10) January 10, 1978 (age 39)
Tartu, Estonia
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College St. Francis (NY) (1998–1999)
Playing career 1993–2010
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
Number 7
Career history
1993–1998 University of Tartu
1999–2003 University of Tartu
2003–2004 Śląsk Wrocław
2004–2005 ALBA Berlin
2005–2006 University of Tartu
2006 Triumph Lyubertsy
2006–2010 University of Tartu
Career highlights and awards

Tanel Tein (born 10 January 1978) is an Estonian retired professional basketball player.

Tein's professional career started at the Estonian team Tartu in the 1993–94 season, when he joined at age of 15. Tein is a four-time Estonian champion with University of Tartu team and Polish Cup runner-up with Śląsk Wrocław in 2004. In 2004–2005 season he signed with the Bundesliga club ALBA Berlin. Tein came back to Tartu in 2006 and played for TÜ/Rock team. With the team he won Estonian Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2010.

In May 2010, Tein announced that he will not continue playing basketball as a professional.

Tein has been a member of the Estonia national basketball team since 1998 and was a member of the Estonian team in EuroBasket 2001.

On 11 June 2010 Tanel Tein gained media attention after being brought down by the rescuers from the top of the Arched Bridge (Kaarsild) in Tartu, where he had fallen asleep while being drunk.


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