Petri Virtanen
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Petri Virtanen is a Finnish
basketball
player. He stands 1.83 m tall and plays as a guard in Joensuun Kataja
. Virtanen is a member of the Finland national basketball team
. In FIBA EuroCup of 2007-08, playing for Lappeenrannan NMKY
, he was one of the best scorers of the tournament averaging 16.2 points per game.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. He stands 1.83 m tall and plays as a guard in Joensuun Kataja
Kataja Basket Club
Kataja Basket Club is the professional basketball club of sports club Kataja from Joensuu, Finland. The team plays in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball.-Achievements:* Korisliiga runner-up 2003 and 2006...
. Virtanen is a member of the Finland national basketball team
Finland national basketball team
The Finnish national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Finland in international competitions.-Eurobasket 1939:Finland first competed in the European championship in the third installment, at Eurobasket 1939...
. In FIBA EuroCup of 2007-08, playing for Lappeenrannan NMKY
Lappeenrannan NMKY
Lappeenrannan NMKY is a basketball club based in a city of Lappeenranta, Finland. It was formed in 1951 and has won two Finnish Championships and two Finnish Cups .Team Lappeenranta participated in Fiba EuroCup challenge in 2005/2006 finishing in semi-finals...
, he was one of the best scorers of the tournament averaging 16.2 points per game.