Joonas Vaino
{{short description|Estonian basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Joonas Vaino
| image =
| width =
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| position = Power forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 240
| league =
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| number = 12
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|04|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rakvere, Estonia
| nationality = Estonian
| career_start = 2008
| career_end =
| years1 = 2008–2009 | team1 = Rakvere Tarvas
| years2 = 2009–2010 | team2 = Lappeenrannan NMKY
| years3 = 2010–2012 | team3 = Rakvere Tarvas
| years4 = 2012–2013 | team4 = Namika Lahti
| highlights =
- Estonian Basketball Cup
- Runner-up: (2011)
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{bk|EST}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's Basketball}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA U20 European Championship}}
{{MedalSilver| 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina | National team}}
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Joonas Vaino (born 22 April 1992) is an Estonian professional basketball player. He is currently playing for Finnish club Namika Lahti at the power forward position.[http://basket.ee/?id=06141§ion=player&mid=1341 Joonas Vaino]
Club career
Joonas Vaino came through youth ranks to play first-tier basketball for BC Rakvere Tarvas and made his debut in KML when he was 16 years old. In his first year, he spent most of the time on the bench, because his season was marred with injuries. The following season he joined Korisliiga team LrNMKY though, where he stayed for a season. He rejoined the hometown team which had reached the finals during his Finnish year, and played there for two seasons. Since 2012, he has been playing with Namika Lahti.Karro, Rainis. "[http://sport.postimees.ee/902522/joonas-vaino-siirdub-taas-soome/ Joonas Vaino siirdub taas Soome]". Postimees (2011-07-10). Retrieved on 2012-12-22 {{in lang|et}}
International career
Vaino has been a member of many youth national teams with his native Estonia. With U20 team, they managed to get promotion to the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship A division, defeating Belgium U20 on their way to the final, but lost to Georgian team.{{Cite web |url=http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/coid_VdCrygXmIvoUXH4vw88WZ1.articleMode_on.html |title=Georgia, Estonia celebrate promotion |access-date=2012-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211144326/http://u20men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/coid_VdCrygXmIvoUXH4vw88WZ1.articleMode_on.html |archive-date=2011-12-11 |url-status=dead }}
Honours
- Korvpalli Meistriliiga
- 3rd place: 2011-12
- Estonian Basketball Cup
- Runner-up: 2010–11
- 3rd place: 2011-12
- BBL Challenge Cup
- Runner-up: 2011-12
External links
- [http://basket.ee/?id=06141§ion=player&mid=1341 Profile] at basket.ee
- [https://archive.today/20130221105458/http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fbGVhZz05JmZ1c2VhY3Rpb249cGxheWVycy5tYWluJnA9MTM5NiZvX3NlYXM9NDM= Profile] at bbl.net
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120511160229/http://www.bctarvas.ee/index.php/page_id/3/player_id/69 Profile] at bctarvas.ee