Joonas Järveläinen (17 August 1990) is an Estonian professional
basketball
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player for
BC Tallinna Kalev
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ is a professional basketball club based in Tallinn, Estonia. The team plays in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Their home arena is the Audentes Sports Centre.
History
The team was fou ...
of the
Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
The Latvian-Estonian Basketball League is the highest professional men's club basketball league in Latvia and Estonia; it has been organised since 2018, run by the Latvian Basketball Association and the Estonian Basketball Association.
History ...
. He is a 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) tall
power forward
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.
Professional career
Järveläinen won the
Estonian Basketball Cup
The Estonian Cup ( et, Eesti karikas), also known as the Paf SuperCup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual cup competition for Estonian basketball teams. It is organized by the Estonian Basketball Association.
Until the 2000–01 season, the cu ...
in 2010 with
University of Tartu
The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...
. From 2013 to 2015, he played for
TTÜ. In 2015, he joined
Pärnu
Pärnu () is the fourth largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet o ...
.
In August 2020, Järveläinen signed with
Grindavík
Grindavík () is a fishing town on the Southern Peninsula (Iceland), Southern Peninsula of Iceland not far from the tuya Þorbjörn (mountain), Þorbjörn.
It is one of the few cities with a harbour on this coast. Most of the inhabitants work in ...
of the Icelandic top-tier
Úrvalsdeild karla.
Estonian national team
Järveläinen is a member of the
Estonia national basketball team
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since 2015.
Awards and accomplishments
Professional career
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Estonian Basketball Cup
The Estonian Cup ( et, Eesti karikas), also known as the Paf SuperCup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual cup competition for Estonian basketball teams. It is organized by the Estonian Basketball Association.
Until the 2000–01 season, the cu ...
: (2010)
References and notes
External links
Joonas Järveläinenat basket.ee
Joonas Järveläinenat bbl.net
1990 births
Living people
BC Valga players
British Basketball League players
Expatriate basketball people in England
Expatriate basketball people in Iceland
Estonian men's basketball players
Grindavík men's basketball players
KK Pärnu players
Korvpalli Meistriliiga players
Plymouth Raiders players
Rapla KK players
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Paide
Tartu Ülikool/Rock players
TTÜ KK players
Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players
University of Tartu alumni
Tallinn University of Technology alumni
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