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Estonian basketball player and coach

For the Estonian actor, see Tiit Sukk.

Tiit Sokk

Tiit Sokk coaching Estonia in 2006
Personal information
Born (1964-11-15) 15 November 1964 (age 61)Tartu, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
Playing career 1979–1998
Position Point guard
Coaching career 1998–present
Career history
Playing
1979–1984 Kalev
1984–1986 Dynamo Moscow
1986–1992 Kalev
1992–1996 Panathinaikos
1996–1997 Kalev
1997–1998 Aris
Coaching
1998–2008 Triobet/Dalkia
2006–2010 Audentes/Noortekoondis
2010 BC Kalev (assistant)
2010–2014 TTÜ
2014–present Betoonimeister/Tskk/Nord
Career highlights
As player: Estonian Basketball Hall Of Fame (2010) Estonian Sportsman of the Year (1991) USSR League champion (1991) 2× Estonian SSR champion (1984, 1985) Estonian League champion (1992) 3× Estonian SSR Cup winner (1983, 1984, 1986) 2× Greek Cup winner (1993, 1996) As coach: 2× I Liiga (2007, 2017) International Student Basketball League (2013)
Medals Men's basketball Representing Soviet Union Summer Olympics Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul FIBA World Cup Silver medal – second place 1986 Spain Silver medal – second place 1990 Argentina EuroBasket Bronze medal – third place 1989 Yugoslavia

Tiit Sokk (born 15 November 1964) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player and current coach. Often cited as one of the very best European point guards of his generation, he is widely recognized as the greatest Estonian basketball player in history. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010.[1]

Professional career

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Sokk was awarded the Estonian best male athlete award in 1988. He won the Soviet Union League title in 1991 with Kalev Tallinn, and ended his career as a player in 1997, after playing a season with Aris in Greece.

National team career

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Sokk's most notable achievement was winning the Olympic gold medal as a member of the Soviet Union national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2] He also won two FIBA World Cup silver medals in 1986 and 1990, as well as the bronze medal at EuroBasket 1989.[3]

After his playing career, Sokk founded a basketball school in Estonia (Tiit Soku Korvpallikool), and coached in the Estonian Basketball League. He also was head coach of the Estonia national team during two different stints from 2004–2007 and 2009–2019.

Sokk has two sons, Tanel and Sten, who are also professional basketball players.

Kalev Tallinn

Panathinaikos

  1. ^ Eesti korvpall 100 - Kuulsuste Hall - Tiit Sokk
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tiit Sokk Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Tiit Sokk