Alar Varrak
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.
| Kalev/Cramo | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 20, 1982 Jõgeva, Estonia |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1999–2005 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1999–2002 | Tallinna Kalev |
| 2002–2003 | Ehitustööriist/Kalev |
| 2003–2004 | Tallinna Kalev |
| 2004–2005 | Audentese Ülikool |
| As coach: | |
| 2006–2007 | Noortekoondis/Audentes (assistant) |
| 2007–2008 | Noortekoondis/Triobet |
| 2007–2008 | Triobet/Dalkia (assistant) |
| 2008–2017 | Estonia (assistant) |
| 2008–2012 | Kalev/Cramo (assistant) |
| 2012–2017 | Kalev/Cramo |
| 2018 | Dzūkija Alytus |
| 2018–2019 | Estonia (assistant) |
| 2019 | Ural Yekaterinburg |
| 2020– | Kalev/Cramo (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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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 coach
- Noortekoondis/Audentes
- I Liiga (1): 2007
- Kalev/Cramo
- Korvpalli Meistriliiga (7): 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Estonian Basketball Cup (4): 2008, 2015, 2016, 2020
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 | |
References
- "AMETLIK: Kalev/Cramo lõpetas Kuusmaaga koostöö, peatreenerina jätkab Varrak" (in Estonian). Delfi. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- "Kalev/Cramo tüüri juurest lahkuv Varrak: klubi tegi õige otsuse" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- "Alar Varrakust sai Leedu klubi peatreener" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- "Kauaaegsest Kalev/Cramo treenerist sai korvpalliliidu spordidirektor" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Alar Varrakust sai Venemaa klubi peatreener" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2019.