Juhani Keto Explained

Juhani Keto
Position:	Power forward, center
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	5
Birth Date:	20 September 1947
Birth Place:	Helsinki, Finland
Death Place:	Helsinki, Finland
Nationality:	Finnish
Years1:	1968–1972
Team1:	Tapion Honka
Years2:	1972–1974
Team2:	Turun NMKY
Years3:	1974–1975
Team3:	Torpan Pojat
Years4:	1976–1978
Team4:	Torpan Pojat
Highlights:	6× Finnish League champion (1969–1973, 1978) 3× Finnish Cup winner (1968, 1971, 1972)

Juhani Keto (20 September 1947 – 26 August 2018) was a Finnish basketball player.^[1]

Keto was a six-time Finnish champion and three-time Finnish Cup winner. Representing Tapion Honka, Turun NMKY and Torpan Pojat, he also achieved two SM-sarja bronze medals.^[2]

Keto had 74 caps for the Finnish national team with whom he won Nordic championship in 1968 and took part in 1972 Olympic Trials.^[3]

Keto died at the age of 70 on 16 August 2018. His daughter was one time married to world record swimmer Jani Sievinen.^[4]

Trophies and awards

• SM-sarja championship in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1978
  • bronze in 1974 and 1977
• Finnish cup championship in 1968, 1971, and 1972
• Nordic championship with national team in 1968

Sources

• Web site: Juhani Keto . Finnish Basketball Association . 8 September 2018.
• Web site: National Team Statistics . Finnish Basketball Association . 8 September 2018.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Juhani Keto on poissa . 7 September 2018 . Basket.fi . fi-FI . 2018-09-08.
2. Juhani Keto – Finnish Basketball Association
3. National Team Statistics – Finnish Basketball Association
4. Web site: Suomalainen koripallon maaotteluratsu on kuollut – loukkaantuminen Kiinan-matkalla muutti uran suunnan . Ilta-Sanomat . 6 September 2018 . 9 September 2018.