Arto Koivisto (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Arto Koivisto (basketball)

Finn basketball player (1930-2016)

Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1930

Place of Birth: Sääminki, Eastern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Date of Death: 06-Mar-2016

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Arto Koivisto (basketball)

  • Erkki Arto Juhani Koivisto (12 April 1930 – 6 March 2016) was a Finnish basketball player. The 177-centimetre-tall (5 ft 10 in) Koivisto played his SM-sarja career for Karhun Pojat and Työväen Maila-Pojat.
  • He was the top scorer of the league in 1953 season.
  • Koivisto also capped 21 times for Finland men's national team and represented his country at the EuroBasket tournaments in 1951 and 1957 where Finland placed ninth and 11th, respectively.
  • After his career as a player Koivisto worked as a headmaster.
  • Koivisto died on March 6, 2016 in Espoo at 85 years of age.

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