BC Kalev/Cramo - Head Coaches

Head Coaches

Kalev's first and longest serving head coach is Allan Dorbek. Together with his long-time assistant Maarten van Gent (head coach in 2003–04 season) they brought the team to an international level. As a result of their hard work, Kalev won its first Estonian title in 2005 under the name Ehitustööriist. In 2006, together with a new name and management, the team introduced former top basketballer Aivar Kuusmaa as the new head coach. For the next season Kuusmaa was named second coach beside Veselin Matić. The Serb coached Kalev/Cramo for two seasons winning two Estonian cups, but no domestic championships. In summer of 2008 the team signed a two-year contract with New Zealander Nenad Vučinić. Vučinić won the 2008–09 Estonian Cup and national championship with the team and led Kalev to the third place in the BBL regular season. 2009–10 season was not so good and Vučinić was replaced by Alar Varrak in early January 2010. In summer 2010 Kalev brought back Aivar Kuusmaa as the head coach and the team won their fourth and fifth Estonian championship during the next two seasons. The 2012–13 season started off with bad results and Kuusmaa resigned in November 2012, Alar Varrak once again took over as head coach.

List of head coaches:

• 1998–2003 Allan Dorbek
• 2003–2004 Maarten van Gent
• 2004–2005 Allan Dorbek
• 2005–2006 Aivar Kuusmaa
• 2006–2008 Veselin Matić
• 2008–2010 Nenad Vučinić
• 2010 00000 Alar Varrak (interim)
• 2010–2012 Aivar Kuusmaa
• 2012–0000 Alar Varrak