Juhani Keto

Juhani Keto

Personal information
Born	(1947-09-20)20 September 1947 Helsinki, Finland
Died	26 August 2018(2018-08-26) (aged 70) Helsinki, Finland
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Position	Power forward, center
Career history
1968–1972	Tapion Honka
1972–1974	Turun NMKY
1974–1975	Torpan Pojat
1976–1978	Torpan Pojat
Career highlights and awards
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.^[1] 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

• "Juhani Keto". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
• "National Team Statistics". Finnish Basketball Association. Retrieved 8 September 2018.

References

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