Tanel Tein is an Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

n retired professional 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.

Tein's professional career started at the Estonian team KK Tartu (today known as Tartu Ülikool/Rock

Tartu Ülikool/Rock

Tartu Ülikool is an Estonian professional basketball club, based in Tartu, currently participating in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga, the Baltic Basketball League and the EuroChallenge. The basketball team belongs to The University of Tartu and plays their home games at the Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone ...

) in the 1993–94 season, when he joined at age of 15. He has been a member of the Estonia national basketball team

Estonia national basketball team

The Estonian National Basketball Team is the basketball team that represents Estonia in international competitions.-Eurobasket 1937:The Estonians took fifth place, with an overall record of 3–2, at the second European basketball championship, the Eurobasket 1937 held by the International Basketball...

 since 1998 and was a member of the Estonian team in EuroBasket 2001

EuroBasket 2001

The EuroBasket 2001 was the 32nd EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey, began on 31 August 2001 and concluded with the final on 9 September 2001. Yugoslavia won the gold medal,...

. Tein is a four-time Estonian champion with Tartu team and Polish Cup runner-up with Śląsk Wrocław in 2004. In 2004–2005 season he signed with the Bundesliga club ALBA Berlin

ALBA Berlin

-Depth Chart:* Denotes injured player.-Championships:*German Championships: 8 *German Cups: 6 *Korać Cups: 1 -Notable players:- Season by season :-External links:...

. Tein came back to Tartu in 2006 and played for Tartu Ülikool/Rock

Tartu Ülikool/Rock

Tartu Ülikool is an Estonian professional basketball club, based in Tartu, currently participating in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga, the Baltic Basketball League and the EuroChallenge. The basketball team belongs to The University of Tartu and plays their home games at the Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone ...

 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.

Honours

• 1999–00 Estonian League (Tartu Ülikool/Rock
  Tartu Ülikool/Rock
  Tartu Ülikool is an Estonian professional basketball club, based in Tartu, currently participating in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga, the Baltic Basketball League and the EuroChallenge. The basketball team belongs to The University of Tartu and plays their home games at the Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone ...
  
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• 2000–01 Estonian League (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
• 2000–01 Estonian Cup
  Estonian Basketball Cup
  The Estonian Basketball Cup is an annual pro basketball national cup competition. The tournament is organized by Eesti Korvpalliliit.- Winners :*1946 – Tallinna Kalev*1947 – N/A*1948 – Tallinna Kalev...
  
   (Tartu Ülikool/Rock
• 2001–02 Estonian Cup (Tartu Ülikool/Rock
• 2002–03 Estonian Cup (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
• 2003–04 Polish Cup (Śląsk Wrocław)
• 2006–07 Estonian League (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
• 2007–08 Estonian League (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
• 2009–10 Estonian Cup (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
• 2009–10 Estonian League (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)

External links

• Profile at sportsdevgroup.com
• Profile at basket.ee
• Profile at bbl.net