Alar Varrak
Estonian basketball player and coach
| TalTech/OPTIBET | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1982-04-20) April 20, 1982 (age 42) Jõgeva, Estonia |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1999–2005 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1999–2002 | Tallinna Kalev |
| 2002–2003 | Ehitustööriist/Kalev |
| 2003–2004 | Tallinna Kalev |
| 2004–2005 | Audentese Ülikool |
| As coach: | |
| 2006–2007 | Noortekoondis/Audentes (assistant) |
| 2007–2008 | Noortekoondis/Triobet |
| 2007–2008 | Triobet/Dalkia (assistant) |
| 2008–2017 | Estonia (assistant) |
| 2008–2012 | Kalev/Cramo (assistant) |
| 2012–2017 | Kalev/Cramo |
| 2018 | Dzūkija Alytus |
| 2018–2019 | Estonia (assistant) |
| 2019 | Ural Yekaterinburg |
| 2020– | Kalev/Cramo (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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Alar Varrak (born 20 April 1982) is an Estonian basketball coach and a former point guard. He is the head coach of TalTech/OPTIBET of in the Estonian–Latvian Basketball League.
Career
Varrak was born in Jõgeva, and spent his short playing career in the Estonian League. In 2008 he became the assistant coach of Kalev/Cramo and succeeded Aivar Kuusmaa as the head coach on 24 November 2012.[1] Varrak was fired from Kalev/Cramo in November 2017.[2] In January 2018 he became the head coach of Lithuanian League team Dzūkija Alytus.[3] He left due to health reasons in April. In July 2018 he was elected as the sporting director of the Estonian Basketball Association.[4] He resigned from the sporting director position in July 2019 and signed with Russian Basketball Super League 1 team Ural Yekaterinburg.[5] He was fired from the team in November 2019 due to poor results.
Achievements with club
As player
- Tallinna Kalev
- Korvpalli Meistriliiga (1): 2001–02
- Estonian Basketball Cup (1): 2001
As coach
- Noortekoondis/Audentes
- I Liiga (1): 2007
- Kalev/Cramo
- Korvpalli Meistriliiga (7): 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Estonian Basketball Cup (4): 2008, 2015, 2016, 2020
Season by season results as head coach
Abbreviations:
SF; semi finals.
T16; top sixteen.
RS; regular season (group stage).
QR2; qualification round 2.
DNP; did not participate.
| League | Club | Season | Domestic Competitions | Regional Competitions | European Competitions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Cup | BBL | VTB | Competition | Position | |||
| Korvpalli Meistriliiga | Kalev/Cramo | 2012–13 | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | RS | DNP | |
| 2013–14 | 1st | 2nd | DNP | RS | 2 EuroCup | RS | ||
| 2014–15 | 2nd | 3rd | T16 | 9th | DNP | |||
| 2015–16 | 1st | 1st | DNP | 14th | 3 Europe Cup | RS | ||
| 2016–17 | 1st | 1st | 4th | 11th | DNP | |||
| 2017–18 | (fired) | No comp. | DNP | (fired) | 3 Champions League | QR2 | ||
| Lietuvos krepšinio lyga | Dzūkija Alytus | (resigned) | SF | DNP | DNP | DNP | ||
| Super League 1 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 2019–20 | (fired) | (fired) | No comp. | DNP | DNP | |
See also
References
- ^ "AMETLIK: Kalev/Cramo lõpetas Kuusmaaga koostöö, peatreenerina jätkab Varrak" (in Estonian). Delfi. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Kalev/Cramo tüüri juurest lahkuv Varrak: klubi tegi õige otsuse" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Alar Varrakust sai Leedu klubi peatreener" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Kauaaegsest Kalev/Cramo treenerist sai korvpalliliidu spordidirektor". Err (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Alar Varrakust sai Venemaa klubi peatreener" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
