He stands 1.83 m tall and is currently working as a head coach of Joensuun Kataja in Korisliiga.
[1] Virtanen was a member of the Finland national basketball team.
In FIBA EuroCup of 2007-08, playing for Lappeenrannan NMKY, he was one of the best scorers of the tournament averaging 16.2 points per game.
While playing in Finnish Korisliiga, he won nine medals in the league in total.
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