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Arto Koivisto (basketball)

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Nationality
  
Finnish

1951–1958
  
Karhun Pojat

1963–1966
  
Karhun Pojat

Listed height
  
5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)

1959–1961
  
Työväen Maila-Pojat

Height
  
1.77 m

Died
  
6 March 2016, Espoo, Finland

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Erkki Arto Juhani Koivisto (12 April 1930 – 6 March 2016) was a Finnish basketball player.

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The 177-centimetre-tall (5 ft 10 in) Koivisto played his SM-sarja career for Karhun Pojat and Työväen Maila-Pojat. He was the top scorer of the league in 1953 season. Koivisto also capped 21 times for Finland men's national team and represented his country at the EuroBasket tournaments in 1951 and 1957 where Finland placed ninth and 11th, respectively. After his career as a player Koivisto worked as a headmaster. Koivisto died on March 6, 2016 in Espoo at 85 years of age.

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Arto Koivisto (basketball) Wikipedia