Kalevi Vilho Tapio ”Kallu” Tuominen (9 August 1927 – 23 January 2020) was a Finnish

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coach and player and sports executive, who also played handball and football at the national top-tier level as well as practiced many other sports. He worked as the overall head coach of

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between 1969 and 1992. In basketball, the Jantunen played his whole SM-sarja career for

Tampereen Pyrintö Tampereen Pyrintö ry is a Finnish multi-sport club from Tampere. Pyrintö representatives have achieved several Olympic medals and other success. In the year 2017, Pyrintö has sport sections in cross-country skiing, basketball, ski jumping, w ...

and also coached the team between 1960 and 1964. He was capped 11 times as a player and was a long-time head coach of Finland men's national team in its peak era. During Tuominen's coaching years 1955–1969 Finland qualified for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (the only Finnish ball game team still in 2016 that has advanced to Olympics through qualification), where it placed 11th, and played in seven EuroBaskets (1955 uominen as player-coach 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965 and 1967). In

EuroBasket 1967 The 1967 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1967, was the fifteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Venues First round Group A – Helsinki Group B – Tampere Knocko ...

arranged in Finland, the host team placed sixth, which is still in 2016 Finland's best position in EuroBasket.

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placed 11th with Tuominen's guidance in EuroBasket 1956 Women. He worked also as a FIBA-licensed referee. Tuominen was inducted to

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as one of its first members in 2009. Pyrintö has retired Tuominen's jersey but allows players to use his number 15. Tuominen died after a long illness at Suursuo Hospital in Helsinki on 23 January 2020, aged 92.

Trophies, awards and achievements

* Inducted in

* Jersey #15 retired by Tampereen Pyrintö

Basketball (player)

* 10th place in

EuroBasket 1955 The 1955 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1955, was the ninth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) enter ...

* SM-sarja silver medal in 1958

Basketball (coach)

* Finland national team ** 1964 Summer Olympics (11th) ** six EuroBaskets, 6th place in

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

* Finland women's national team ** 11th in EuroBasket 1956 Women

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuominen, Kalevi 1927 births 2020 deaths Men's association football players not categorized by position Basketball referees Finnish basketball coaches Finnish men's footballers Finnish male handball players Finnish men's basketball players Sportspeople from Tampere Tampereen Pyrintö players