Alar Varrak

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Alar Varrak
Kalev/Cramo
PositionAssistant coach
Personal information
Born (1982-04-20) April 20, 1982 (age 39)
Jõgeva, Estonia
NationalityEstonian
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
Playing career1999–2005
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2006–present
Career history
As player:
1999–2002Tallinna Kalev
2002–2003Ehitustööriist/Kalev
2003–2004Tallinna Kalev
2004–2005Audentese Ülikool
As coach:
2006–2007Noortekoondis/Audentes (assistant)
2007–2008Noortekoondis/Triobet
2007–2008Triobet/Dalkia (assistant)
2008–2017Estonia (assistant)
2008–2012Kalev/Cramo (assistant)
2012–2017Kalev/Cramo
2018Dzūkija Alytus
2018–2019Estonia (assistant)
2019Ural Yekaterinburg
2020–Kalev/Cramo (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Alar Varrak (born 20 April 1982) is an Estonian basketball coach and a former point guard. He is the assistant coach of Kalev/Cramo of in the VTB United 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

As coach[]

Noortekoondis/Audentes
  • I Liiga (1): 2007
Kalev/Cramo

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[]

  1. ^ "AMETLIK: Kalev/Cramo lõpetas Kuusmaaga koostöö, peatreenerina jätkab Varrak" (in Estonian). Delfi. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Kalev/Cramo tüüri juurest lahkuv Varrak: klubi tegi õige otsuse" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Alar Varrakust sai Leedu klubi peatreener" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Kauaaegsest Kalev/Cramo treenerist sai korvpalliliidu spordidirektor". Err (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Alar Varrakust sai Venemaa klubi peatreener" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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