Indrek Visnapuu

Indrek Visnapuu
Audentese SG/Noortekoondis
Position Head coach
League Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Personal information
Born (1976-05-04) May 4, 1976
Tartu, Estonia
Nationality Estonian
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
College University of Tartu
Playing career 1993–2003
Position Point guard
Coaching career 1995–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1994 Tartu KK
1998–2000 Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2000–2002 BC Hotronic
2003 TTÜ/A. Le Coq
As coach:
1995–1997 Tähtvere Sports Club (youth coach)
2000–2005 TTÜ KK (youth coach)
2002–2004 TTÜ/A. Le Coq (assistant coach)
2005–2006 Noortekoondis/Audentes
2005–2006 Estonia (assistant coach)
2005–2007 Estonia U18
2007–2008 Tartu Ülikool/Rock (assistant coach)
2008 Estonia U20
2008–2012 Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2012–present Audentese SG/Noortekoondis
2016 Estonia U20
2016–present Estonia Universiade
Career highlights and awards

As player:

As coach:

Indrek Visnapuu (born May 4, 1976) is an Estonian professional basketball coach and a retired player who played mostly at the point guard position.

Professional career

Indrek Visnapuu played his whole professional career in Korvpalli Meistriliiga, first for his hometown club Tartu Ülikool/Rock and later in Tallinn for BC Hotronic and TTÜ/A. Le Coq. With Tartu Rock he won the Estonian Championship and the Estonian Cup in 2000.

Coaching career

Visnapuu started goaching children in the Tähtvere Sports Club near Tartu and later became a youth coach for TTÜ KK in Tallinn. In 2002 he became an assistant coach in KML team TTÜ/A. Le Coq. With the team he won the 2003 Estonian Cup. In 2005 he was appointed as the head coach of the newly formed Noortekoondis/Audentes and he also served as the assistant coach Estonia national basketball team in 2005 and 2006.

In 2007 he moved back to his hometown Tartu and became an assistant coach in his former team Tartu Ülikool/Rock. He also coached the Estonia U18 and U20 national teams. In late December 2008 Visnapuu was named the head coach of Tartu Rock after Üllar Kerde resigned.[1] During his tenure in Tartu Rock he won the Estonian Championship twice and the Estonian Cup three times. The team also won a bronze medal in the Baltic Basketball League in 2009 and reached the FIBA EuroCup Final Four in 2008. In January 2012 Visnapuu resigned from the head coach position.[2] Since September 2012 he has been the head coach of Audentese SG/Noortekoondis.[3]

References

  1. "TÜ/Rock head coach Kerde resigns". SEB BBL Homepage (2008-12-21). Retrieved on 2009-02-09
  2. "Indrek Visnapuu astus tagasi, peatreenerina jätkab Gert Kullamäe". Tartu Ülikooli korvpallimeeskond (2012-01-24). Retrieved on 2012-02-04. (Estonian)
  3. "Indrek Visnapuu: tuleb arendada individuaalseid oskusi ja pallita mängu". ERR Sport (2012-09-19). Retrieved 2014-09-19. (Estonian)
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