Estonia men's national volleyball team
National volleyball team
Estonia Nickname(s) Sinilõvid (Blue Lions)Association Estonian Volleyball Federation Confederation CEV Head coach Alar Rikberg FIVB ranking 41 (as of 2 December 2023) Appearances 7 (First in 2009 ) Best result 11th (2015 ) volley.ee (in Estonian)
The Estonia men's national volleyball team (Estonian : Eesti meeste võrkpallikoondis ) is controlled by the Estonian Volleyball Federation (Eesti Võrkpalli Liit ) and represents Estonia in international volleyball competitions. The team has reached the European Championships seven times (2009 , 2011 , 2015 , 2017 , 2019 , 2021 , 2023 ).
Results
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
European Championship
^ Eliminatory Matches against Ukraine .
^ 2nd place in Pool 1 of Category B, not promoted.
^ 1st place in Pool 2 of Category B, promoted to Category A.
World League / Nations League
From 2018, the World League was replaced by the Nations League .[1]
Challenger Cup
European League
European League record
Year
Round
Position
Squad
2004
Did not enter
2005
League round
8th place
12
2
10
13
33
Squad
2006
League round
8th place
12
1
11
7
34
Squad
2007 –2014
Did not enter
2015
Final four
4th place
12
10
2
30
13
Squad
2016
Final four
Champions
8
8
0
24
7
Squad
2017
Did not enter
2018
Final four
Champions
8
7
1
21
6
Squad
2019
Final four
4th place
8
2
6
9
22
Squad
2020
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Final four
3rd place
8
7
1
23
7
Squad
2022
League round
5th place
6
4
2
13
10
Squad
2023
League round
8th place
6
3
3
11
11
Squad
Total
9/19
2 Titles
80
44
36
151
143
Current squad
The following is the roster of Estonia men's national volleyball team for the 2023 Men's European Volleyball Championship
Head coach: Alar Rikberg
Assistant coach: Avo Keel
Assistant coach: Lauris Iecelenieks
Physiotherapist: Toms Zvonkvos
Physiotherapist: Mark Leinfeld
Athletic trainer: Ott-Erik Kalmus
Statistic: Märt Pajusalu
Team manager: Robin Ristmäe
No.
Name
Date of birth
Height
Position
Spike
Block
Club
1
Henri Treial
28 May 1992
2.02 m
Middle blocker
363 cm (143 in)
344 cm (135 in)
Knack Roeselare
2
Renet Vanker
22 September 1998
1.93 m
Setter
333 cm (131 in)
319 cm (126 in)
Greenyard Maaseik
3
Karli Allik
25 September 1996
1.92 m
Outside spiker
340 cm (130 in)
325 cm (128 in)
Hapoel Mate-Asher Ako
6
Martti Juhkami
6 June 1988
1.95 m
Outside spiker
347 cm (137 in)
320 cm (130 in)
Bigbank Tartu
7
Renee Teppan
26 September 1993
1.97 m
Opposite
360 cm (140 in)
345 cm (136 in)
MKS Będzin
8
Märt Tammearu
17 March 2001
1.96 m
Outside spiker
345 cm (136 in)
320 cm (130 in)
Tours Volley-Ball
9
Robert Täht
15 August 1993
1.92 m
Outside spiker
352 cm (139 in)
330 cm (130 in)
Vôlei São José dos Campos
10
Silver Maar
11 February 1999
1.84 m
Libero
315 cm (124 in)
300 cm (120 in)
VK Dukla Liberec
11
Oliver Venno
23 May 1990
2.10 m
Opposite
355 cm (140 in)
335 cm (132 in)
Al Rayyan SC
11
Johan Vahter
19 November 1995
1.90 m
Libero
322 cm (127 in)
314 cm (124 in)
Selver/TalTech
17
Timo Tammemaa
18 November 1991
2.02 m
Middle blocker
363 cm (143 in)
343 cm (135 in)
Berlin Recycling Volleys
19
Andri Aganits
7 September 1993
2.07 m
Middle blocker
367 cm (144 in)
340 cm (130 in)
Selver/TalTech
22
Markkus Keel
18 August 1995
1.91 m
Setter
331 cm (130 in)
320 cm (130 in)
VC Cherno More Baske
30
Marx Aru
8 November 2002
2.03 m
Middle blocker
330 cm (130 in)
320 cm (130 in)
Selver/TalTech
Statistics
Ardo Kreek has appeared in 244 games for the national team.
Most games for Estonia
As of 19 August 2023. [2]
Players in bold are still active at club level.
All players with over 100 games are listed in the table.
Head coaches
As of 25 June 2023. [3]
Major NT tournaments include the Olympic Games , the World Championships and the European Championships .
References
External links
Volleyball in Estonia
National teams
League competitions
Cup competitions
Men Women
Women's Estonian Volleyball Cup
BVA (Sv ) EEVZA (Pl ) MEVZA (Sv ) NEVZA (Sv ) WEVZA (Sv ) SCA (Sv ) Defunct
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