Heiko Rannula

{{short description|Estonian professional basketball coach (born 1983)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| caption =

| name = Heiko Rannula

| position = Head coach

| league = Polish Basketball League

| team = Legia Warsaw

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|7|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ilmatsalu, Estonia

| college =

| draft =

| draft_year =

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| career_start = 2001

| career_end = 2014

| career_position = Point guard

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| coach_start = 2015

| coach_end =

| years1 = 2001–2006

| team1 = TÜ/Rock

| years2 = 2006–2010

| team2 = Valga-Valka

| years3 = 2010

| team3 = Kalev/Cramo

| years4 = 2011

| team4 = Rakvere Tarvas

| years5 = 2012–2013

| team5 = Valga-Valka

| years6 = 2013–2014

| team6 = Pärnu Sadam

| cyears1 = 2015–2016

| cteam1 = Pärnu Sadam (assistant)

| cyears2 = 2016–2022

| cteam2 = Pärnu Sadam

| cyears3 = 2020–2024

| cteam3 = Estonia (assistant)

| cyears4 = 2022–2025

| cteam4 = Kalev/Cramo

| cyears5 = 2024–present

| cteam5 = Estonia

| cyears6 = 2025–present

| cteam6 = Legia Warsaw

| awards =

As head coach:

3× Estonian League champion (2022, 2023, 2024)
3× Estonian Cup winner (2022, 2024, 2025)

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Heiko Rannula (born 28 July 1983) is an Estonian professional basketball coach and former player, who is currently a head coach for Legia Warsaw of the Polish Basketball League (PLK),{{cite web|title=Heiko Rannula lahkub Kalev/Cramost Poola kõrgliigasse|url=https://sport.postimees.ee/8194556/ametlik-heiko-rannula-lahkub-kalev-cramost-poola-korgliigasse|date=18 February 2025|accessdate=18 February 2025}} and for Estonian National Team.

Playing career

Heiko Rannula graduated from Tartu Karlova Gymnasium in 2001. He started training with Jüri Neissaare. He has played in the Estonian youth (U16) and junior (U20) teams. He has also been a member of the Estonian National team. Rannula is the Estonian youth champion in the U16 and U20 age classes. He became the Estonian champion with Tartu team in 2001 and 2004, in addition to winning the Estonian Cup in 2002 and 2004. He played for several Estonian basketball clubs.{{cite web |url=https://esbl.ee/biograafia/Heiko_Rannula|title=Rannula, Heiko|date=17 June 2022|work=Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon|accessdate=29 June 2022|language=et}}

Coaching career

He started working as an assistant coach at KK Pärnu in 2015, but was promoted the head coach in 2016. Under his guidance, the club has won a bronze medal at the Estonian league in 2019 and a silver medal in 2021. In 2022, he became the Estonian Champion. In summer 2022, Rannula became the head coach for Estonian most ambitious team BC Kalev. On February 18, 2025, it was announced that he signed with Legia Warsaw of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).{{cite web|title=Kalev/Cramo kinnitas: Rannula lahkub Poola klubisse, asendab Reinbok|url=https://sport.err.ee/1609608809/kalev-cramo-kinnitas-rannula-lahkub-poola-klubisse-asendab-reinbok|date=18 February 2025|accessdate=1 March 2025}}

He has worked as an assistant coach for the Estonian U18 and U20 youth teams.{{cite web|title=Eesti korvpallikoondise abitreeneriteks saavad Rannula ja Reinbok|url=https://sport.postimees.ee/6826188/eesti-korvpallikoondise-abitreeneriteks-saavad-rannula-ja-reinbok|date=14 November 2019|accessdate=30 March 2024}} Since 2019, he is the assistant coach of the Estonian men's national team. Rannula became the head coach of the Estonian National Team in June 2024 when Jukka Toijala left.{{cite web|title=Eesti korvpallikoondise uueks juhendajaks saab Heiko Rannula|url=https://sport.err.ee/1609376384/eesti-korvpallikoondise-uueks-juhendajaks-saab-heiko-rannula|date=20 June 2024|accessdate=18 February 2025}}

Coaching record

Abbreviations:
SF; semi finals.
SR; second round.
RS; regular season (group stage).
QR; qualification round.
DNF; did not finish.
DNP; did not participate.

=Domestic leagues=

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rowspan=4\|Korvpalli Meistriliiga !Pärnu Sadam !2021–22 \|style="background:gold"\|1st \|style="background:"\|QF \|style="background:#CD7F32"\|3rd \|DNP \|4 FIBA Europe Cup \|QR
rowspan=3\|Kalev/Cramo !2022–23 \|style="background:gold"\|1st \|style="background:gold"\|1st \|style="background:"\|4th \|RS \|4 FIBA Europe Cup \|SF
2023–24 \|style="background:gold"\|1st \|style="background:gold"\|1st \|style="background:silver"\|2nd \|DNP \|4 FIBA Europe Cup \|RS
rowspan=2\|2024–25 \|DNP \|style="background:gold"\|1st \|style="background:"\|DNF \|DNP \|4 FIBA Europe Cup \|SR
Polish Basketball League !Legia Warsaw \|style="background:"\|TBD \|DNP \|DNP \|DNP \|DNP \|DNP

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