Osku Simana Heinonen (born 4 September 1992) is a Finnish basketball player who most recently played for Umana San Giobbe Chiusi of the Italian Serie A2. In 2014, he won the Finnish championship with Tampereen Pyrintö. Alongside Finnish competitions, Heinonen represented Pyrintö in EuroChallenge and Baltic Basketball League. He has also represented Pyrintö's reserve team and Kouvot.

Osku Heinonen
Personal information
Born (1992-09-04) 4 September 1992 (age 32)
Tampere, Finland
Listed height6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career2009–present
PositionForward
Career history
2009–2016Tampereen Pyrintö
2010–2011BC Nokia
2011–2014Tampereen Pyrintö II
2016–2017Kouvot
2017–2023Tampereen Pyrintö
2023–2024Haukar
2024Umana San Giobbe Chiusi
Career highlights and awards

Club career

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Heinonen injured his knee in February 2014 and therefore missed the end of the season.[1]

Pyrintö achieved national silver medals in 2016 losing to Kouvot at the finals. In June 2016 Heinonen signed a one-year contract with Kouvot.[2] In June 2017 he returned to Pyrintö.[3]

In June 2023, Heinonen signed with Haukar of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[4] On 26 October, he scored 29 points, including nine three pointers, in a win against Hamar.[5]

National team career

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Heinonen has played for Finland's national youth teams.[citation needed]

Trophies and awards

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Personal life

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Heinonen grew up in Hallila, Tampere.[6] He studied computer science at the University of Tampere[7] and is married.[8]

Heinonen was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before he turned one year old and has spoken publicly about controlling diabetes in the life of a top athlete.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Polvivamma päättää Osku Heinosen kauden". Tampereen Pyrintö Basketball. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Osku Heinonen siirtyy Kouvojen riveihin". Finnish Basketball Association. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Osku Heinonen palaa Tampereen Pyrintöön". Finnish Basketball Association. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Haukar sömdu við Finna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (28 October 2023). "Körfuboltakvöld um bekkjarglens Maté: „Settu báða Finnana á bekkinn"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Osku Heinonen palaa Tampereen Pyrintöön". basket.fi (in Finnish). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ^ Tapio Ahlroth (31 March 2017). "Kesken kauden Kouvojen kapteeniksi ylennetty Osku Heinonen pudotuspelien aattona: Joukkueesta aistii latautuneisuuden ja keskittyneisyyden". kouvolansanomat.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Elokuu on suosittu vihkikuukausi". tampereenseurakunnat.fi (in Finnish). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  9. ^ Mari Vehmanen (12 February 2017). "Osku löysi rutiinit pelipäiviin". diabeteslehti.diabetes.fi/ (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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