Estonia men's national volleyball team

Estonia

Nickname(s)	Sinilõvid (Blue Lions)
Association	Estonian Volleyball Federation
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Cédric Énard
FIVB ranking	48 (as of June 28, 2021)
Uniforms
Home Away
European Championship
Appearances	5 (First in 2009)
Best result	11th (2015)
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Estonia men's national volleyball team

Medal record
European Volleyball League
	2016 Bulgaria
	2018 Czech Republic
	2021 Belgium
Challenger Cup
	2018 Portugal

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 five times (2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019).

Results[]

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship[]

European Championship record										Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad		Pld	W	L
1948–1991	Did not enter due to Soviet occupation
1993	Did not qualify									2[a]	1	1
1995–1999	Did not enter
2001	Did not qualify									6[b]	4	2
2003										6[c]	6	0
2005										6	1	5
2007										8	4	4
2009	Group stage	14th place	3	0	3	2	9	Squad		6	5	1
2011	Playoffs	12th place	4	1	3	3	9	Squad		8	6	2
2013	Did not qualify									6	2	4
2015	Playoffs	11th place	4	1	3	6	9	Squad		8	6	2
2017	Group stage	13th place	3	0	3	4	9	Squad		8	5	3
2019	Group stage	24th place	5	0	5	2	15	Squad		4	4	0
2021	Group stage	20th place	5	1	4	6	14	Squad		Host country
Total	6/32	0 Titles	24	3	21	23	65			68	44	24

World League / Nations League[]

World League record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1990–2015	Did not enter
2016	Did not qualify
2017	Final four (Group 3)	1st place (25th place)	8	7	1	22	7	Squad
Total	1/28	0 Titles	8	7	1	22	7
Nations League record
2018–2019	Did not qualify
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Did not qualify
Total	0/3	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0

From 2018, the World League was replaced by the Nations League.^[1]

Challenger Cup[]

Challenger Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Final round	3rd place	4	2	2	7	7
2019	Did not qualify
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Total	1/2	0 Titles	4	2	2	7	7

European League[]

European League record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
2004	Did not enter
2005	League round	8th place	12	2	10	13	33
2006	League round	8th place	12	1	11	7	34
2007–2014	Did not enter
2015	Final four	4th place	12	10	2	30	13
2016	Final four	Champions	8	8	0	24	7
2017	Did not enter
2018	Final four	Champions	8	7	1	21	6
2019	Final four	4th place	8	2	6	9	22
	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Final four	3rd place	8	7	1	23	7
Total	7/17	2 Titles	68	37	31	127	122

Current squad[]

The following is the roster of Estonia men's national volleyball team for the 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship

• Head coach: Cédric Énard
• Assistant coach:
• Assistant coach:
• Athletic trainer:
• Statistic:
• Team manager:

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	Club
2		22 September 1998	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	336 cm (132 in)	316 cm (124 in)	Selver Tallinn
3		25 September 1996	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	322 cm (127 in)
4	Ardo Kreek	7 August 1986	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	355 cm (140 in)	331 cm (130 in)	Arago de Sète
7	Renee Teppan	26 September 1993	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	352 cm (139 in)	337 cm (133 in)
8		17 March 2001	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Knack Roeselare
9	Robert Täht	15 August 1993	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	351 cm (138 in)	334 cm (131 in)	Skra Bełchatów
10	(L)	11 February 1999	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Pärnu
11	Oliver Venno	23 May 1990	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	110 kg (240 lb)	355 cm (140 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Police SC Qatar
12	Kristo Kollo	17 January 1990	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Akaa
14	Rait Rikberg (L)	30 August 1982	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	307 cm (121 in)	290 cm (110 in)	Bigbank Tartu
16		31 January 1997	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	324 cm (128 in)	Nancy
17	Timo Tammemaa	18 November 1991	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	363 cm (143 in)	343 cm (135 in)	Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
19	Andri Aganits	7 September 1993	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	343 cm (135 in)	320 cm (130 in)	VfB Friedrichshafen
24		22 April 1999	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	324 cm (128 in)	Bigbank Tartu

Statistics[]

Avo Keel, head coach from 2004 to 2014.

Ardo Kreek has appeared in 226 games for the national team.

Most games for Estonia[] As of 8 August 2020.[2] Rank Player Years Games 1 Kert Toobal 2001–present 308 2 Ardo Kreek 2004–present 226 3 Oliver Venno 2008–present 183 4 Argo Meresaar 2000–2013 175 5 Rait Rikberg 2007–2019 174 6 Keith Pupart 2006–2016 170 7 Raimo Pajusalu 2000–2014 160 8 Janis Sirelpuu 1998–2011 154 9 Andri Aganits 2013–present 148 10 1998–2009 143 11 Robert Täht 2013–present 137 12 Jaanus Nõmmsalu 1999–2013 133 13 Renee Teppan 2014–present 130 14 2003–2013 124 15 2000–2011 123 16 2003–2011 112 Andres Toobal 2011–present 112 18 Timo Tammemaa 2015–present 111 19 Henri Treial 2015–present 106 Players in bold are still active at club level. All players with over 100 games are listed in the table.

Head coaches[] As of 8 August 2020.[3] Years Head coach Pld W L Win% Major NT tournament appearances Honours 1992–1996 (n/a) 22 13 9 59.1 1996–2000 27 9 18 33.3 2000–2001 20 9 11 45.0 2001–2003 15 8 7 53.3 2003–2004 39 15 24 38.5 2004–2014 Avo Keel 133 57 76 42.9 European Championships: 2009, 2011 2014–2019 Gheorghe Creţu 140 92 48 65.7 European Championships: 2015, 2017, 2019 European League: 2016, 2018 2019– Cédric Énard 3 3 0 100.0 Major NT tournaments include the Olympic Games, the World Championships and the European Championships.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Estonian)
• FIVB profile