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

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player. The 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

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and

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where Finland placed ninth and 11th, respectively. After his career as a player Koivisto worked as a headmaster. Koivisto died on 6 March 2016 in

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at 85 years of age.

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