Kari Hautala

{{short description|Finnish basketball player (1973–2016)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Kari Hautala | image = | caption = | image_size = | position = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4.5 | weight_lb = | league = | team = | team_link = | number = | birth_date = 10 March 1973 | birth_place = Helsinki, Finland | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|7|5|1973|3|10|df=y}} | death_place = | high_school = | college = | draft_year = | career_start = | career_end = | years1 = 1990–1999 | team1 = Torpan Pojat | highlights = * SM-sarja Defensive Player of the Year (1998) * 2× SM-sarja Sixth Man of the Year (1994, 1998) * 3× SM-sarja champion * 3× Finnish Cup champion }}

'''Kari Hautala''' (10 March 1973 – 5 July 2016) was a Finnish basketball player.

The {{convert|194|cm|ftin|adj=mid|-tall}} Hautala played his whole SM-sarja career for Torpan Pojat winning three Finnish championships and three Finnish Cup championships. He also played three seasons with ToPo at the EuroCup/Saporta Cup achieving Round of 16 in 1997–98 season at best and capped 15 times for Finland men's national team. Hautala was awarded as Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year in 1998 and Korisliiga Sixth Man of the Year in 1994 and 1998.<ref>Kari Hautala – Finnish Basketball Association</ref><ref>National Team Statistics – Finnish Basketball Association</ref>

Hautala died of heart attack on 5 July 2016 at 43 years of age.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.is.fi/koripallo/art-2000001214741.html |title=ToPon entinen mestaripelaaja kuoli 43-vuotiaana |publisher=Ilta-Sanomat |date=6 July 2016 |access-date=7 July 2016 }}</ref>

==Sources== * {{cite web |url=http://www.baskethotel.com/fba/en/kari-hautala |title=Kari Hautala |publisher=Finnish Basketball Association |date= |website= |access-date=7 July 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * {{cite web |url=http://www.basket.fi/maajoukkueet/pelaajat-ja-valmentajat/pelaaja/?season_id=null&player_id=364943 |title=National Team Statistics |publisher=Finnish Basketball Association |date= |website= |access-date=7 July 2016 |archive-date=7 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807112904/http://www.basket.fi/maajoukkueet/pelaajat-ja-valmentajat/pelaaja/?season_id=null&player_id=364943 |url-status=dead }}

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