Alar Varrak
Kalev/Cramo
PositionAssistant coach
Personal information
Born (1982-04-20) April 20, 1982
Jõgeva, Estonia
NationalityEstonian
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
Playing career1999–2005
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2006–present
Career history
As player:
19992002Tallinna Kalev
20022003Ehitustööriist/Kalev
20032004Tallinna Kalev
20042005Audentese Ülikool
As coach:
20062007Noortekoondis/Audentes (assistant)
20072008Noortekoondis/Triobet
20072008Triobet/Dalkia (assistant)
20082017Estonia (assistant)
20082012Kalev/Cramo (assistant)
20122017Kalev/Cramo
2018Dzūkija Alytus
20182019Estonia (assistant)
2019Ural Yekaterinburg
2020Kalev/Cramo (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

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.

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 player

Tallinna Kalev

As coach

Noortekoondis/Audentes
  • I Liiga (1): 2007
Kalev/Cramo

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

See also

References

  1. "AMETLIK: Kalev/Cramo lõpetas Kuusmaaga koostöö, peatreenerina jätkab Varrak" (in Estonian). Delfi. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  2. "Kalev/Cramo tüüri juurest lahkuv Varrak: klubi tegi õige otsuse" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. "Alar Varrakust sai Leedu klubi peatreener" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. "Kauaaegsest Kalev/Cramo treenerist sai korvpalliliidu spordidirektor". Err (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. "Alar Varrakust sai Venemaa klubi peatreener" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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