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Petri Virtanen (born 18 September 1980) is a Finnish basketball coach and a former basketball player who played as a point guard. He stands 1.83 m tall and is currently working as a head coach of Joensuun Kataja in Korisliiga. Petri Virtanen ja Kataja Basket historialliseen sopimukseen, myös Teemu Turunen jatkaa valmennusryhmässä, katajabasket.fi, 19 December 2023
Virtanen was 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. While playing in Finnish Korisliiga, he won nine medals in the league in total. Petri Virtanen player profile, basket.fi
He has also coached the Finland U18 national team. Suomalaisnuori joutui tiputukseen – nyt Suomen valmentaja kertoo EM-kisojen tautikatastrofista, Ilta-Sanomat, 26 July 2023
In 2018, he started as an assistant coach of Kataja, and in 2020, he was named the new head coach of the team.
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