Tiit Sokk
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 Tiit Sokk coaching Estonia in 2006 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 November 1964 Tartu, Estonia |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1979–1998 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 1998–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1979–1984 | Kalev |
| 1984–1986 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 1986–1992 | Kalev |
| 1992–1996 | Panathinaikos |
| 1996–1997 | Kalev |
| 1997–1998 | Aris |
| As coach: | |
| 1998–2008 | Triobet/Dalkia |
| 2006–2010 | Audentes/Noortekoondis |
| 2010 | Kalev/Cramo (assistant) |
| 2010–2014 | TTÜ |
| 2014–present | Betoonimeister/Tskk/Nord |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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As coach:
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Medals | |
Tiit Sokk (born 15 November 1964) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player and current coach. Often cited as one of the very best European point guards of his generation, he is widely recognized as the greatest Estonian basketball player in history. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Sokk was awarded the Estonian best male athlete award in 1988. He won the Soviet Union League title in 1991 with Kalev Tallinn, and ended his career as a player in 1997, after playing a season with Aris in Greece.
National team career
[edit]Sokk's most notable achievement was winning the Olympic gold medal as a member of the Soviet Union national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2] He also won two FIBA World Cup silver medals in 1986 and 1990, as well as the bronze medal at EuroBasket 1989.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]After his playing career, Sokk founded a basketball school in Estonia (Tiit Soku Korvpallikool), and coached in the Estonian Basketball League. He also was head coach of the Estonia national team during two different stints from 2004–2007 and 2009–2019.
Personal life
[edit]Tiit Sokk has two sons, Tanel and Sten, who also play professional basketball at the international level for Estonian teams BC Tartu and Kalev/Cramo respectively. During his career in Greece he played under the name Tout Giannopoulos.
Achievements
[edit]- 2× Soviet Estonian champion: 1984, 1985
- Soviet Union League champion: 1991
- Estonian League champion: 1992
- Estonian Basketball Hall of Fame: 2010
- 3× Greek League runner-up: 1993, 1995, 1996
- 2× Greek Cup winner: 1993, 1996
References
[edit]- ^ Eesti korvpall 100 - Kuulsuste Hall - Tiit Sokk
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tiit Sokk Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Tiit Sokk
External links
[edit]- Tiit Sokk at Olympedia
- Tiit Sokk at the Estonian Olympic Committee (archived)
- Tiit Sokk at ESBL (in Estonian)
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Aris B.C. players
- Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Estonian basketball coaches
- Estonian expatriate basketball people in Greece
- Estonian men's basketball players
- Greek Basket League players
- Greek basketball coaches
- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Naturalized citizens of Greece
- Olympic basketball players for the Soviet Union
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Panathinaikos B.C. players
- Point guards
- Soviet men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Tartu
- Tallinn University of Technology alumni
- 1986 FIBA World Championship players
- Goodwill Games medalists in basketball
- 1990 FIBA World Championship players
- KK Kalev players
- Estonia national basketball team coaches