Margus Metstak
Tallinna Ülikoolid-A. Le Coq | |
2001–2002 | Czarni Słupsk |
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2002–2003 | TTÜ/A. Le Coq |
2003–2007 | BC Tallinna Kalev |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Margus Metstak (born 16 June 1961) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player who played mostly at the center position.[1]
Club career
Early career
Margus Metstak started his career at the age of 18 with Tallinn Pedagogical Institute for whom he played in Estonian SSR Championships until the dissolution of the Soviet Union. However, he improved and went on to play professionally for Soviet Union top-flight team Kalev Tallinn. In 1982, only his second year as a professional, the team reached the semi-finals of the Soviet Basketball Cup and took the bronze medal.
Soviet champion
The biggest breakthrough came in 1991, when Kalev won the Soviet Union Basketball League and became the last official champions of the collapsed empire (in fact, there was a league functioning with the same association the following year, but with only clubs from Commonwealth of Independent States competing). Kalev won the regular season with 18–4 record. In quarter-finals they beat ASK Kyiv 2–0 (90:75, 100:91) and went on to play in the semi-finals against Latvian BK VEF Rīga. The Latvian team won the first game 94–87, but Kalev managed to win two games in a row (107:90, 113:96) and the series overall 2–1. In the finals Estonians won both games against BC Spartak Saint Petersburg and won the first and last Soviet championship for Kalev.[2]
Foreign clubs
Metstak played briefly for
Last years
After the spell with the Polish team, the then 41-year-old center moved to
National team
Metstak's national career started in 1981, when he represented
1993 European Championships
Margus Metstak was on the squad for both the
2001 European Championships
In 2001, 40-year-old Metstak scored 8.3 points and took 6 rebounds per game, when Estonia finished in the disappointing last place.[5] Margus Metstak is to date the oldest basketballer to play at the EuroBasket.[6]
References
- ^ Margus Metstak at basket.ee
- ^ Paju, Tarmo. "Salumets:'Hea töö oli!'". Õhtuleht. (5 May 2001). Retrieved on 2012-04-11 (in Estonian)
- ^ Margus Metstak[permanent dead link] at ESBL
- ^ Paju, Tarmo. "Hämmastav Metstak ei leia endas midagi hämmastavat". Õhtuleht. (5 February 2007). Retrieved on 2012-04-11 (in Estonian)
- ^ Margus Metstak at FIBAeurope.com
- ^ Kalvet, Madis. "Metstaki ajalooline saavutus EMil on Euroopas unustatud". Postimees. (18 September 2009). Retrieved on 2012-04 (in Estonian)
Books
- Lään, Vello; Ibrus, Märt (2006). Eesti korvpall portreed. Eesti Korvpalliliit. pp. 289–297. ISBN 9949-406-68-4.
External links
- Margus Metstak at FIBA
- Margus Metstak at Eurobasket.com
- Margus Metstak at ESBL (in Estonian)