Estonia men's national volleyball team

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).

Estonia

Nickname(s)	Sinilõvid (Blue Lions)
Association	Estonian Volleyball Federation
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Cédric Énard
FIVB ranking	26 (as of October 2019)
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
Challenger Cup
	2018 Portugal

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[lower-alpha 1]	1	1
1995–1999	Did not enter
2001	Did not qualify									6[lower-alpha 2]	4	2
2003										6[lower-alpha 3]	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	TBD	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	Squad		Host country
Total	6/32	0 Titles	19	2	17	17	51			68	44	24

1. Eliminatory Matches against Ukraine.
2. 2nd place in Pool 1 of Category B, not promoted.
3. 1st place in Pool 2 of Category B, promoted to Category A.

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
Total	0/2	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	Squad
2019	Did not qualify
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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	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
Total	6/16	2 Titles	60	30	30	104	115

Current squad

The following is the roster of candidates for the national team ahead of the 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship campaign.

• Head coach: Cédric Énard
• Assistant coach: Loïc Geiler
• Assistant coach: Oliver Lüütsepp
• Athletic trainer: Mirko Fasini
• Statistic: Alar Rikberg
• Team manager: Robin Ristmäe

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	Club
1	Henri Treial	28 May 1992	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	322 cm (127 in)	Saint-Nazaire Volley-Ball
3	Keith Pupart	19 March 1985	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	346 cm (136 in)	322 cm (127 in)	Saaremaa
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
5	Kert Toobal (C)	3 June 1979	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Bigbank Tartu
6	Martti Juhkami	6 June 1988	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	352 cm (139 in)	325 cm (128 in)	VfB Friedrichshafen
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)	Selver Tallinn
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)	Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
10	Silver Maar (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)	Selver Tallinn
14	Johan Vahter (L)	19 November 1995	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	322 cm (127 in)	313 cm (123 in)	Saaremaa
15	Andrus Raadik	19 October 1986	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	303 cm (119 in)	Selver Tallinn
16	Robert Viiber	31 January 1997	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	324 cm (128 in)	Pool Libertas Cantù
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
18	Alex Saaremaa	18 December 2000	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	328 cm (129 in)	Bigbank Tartu
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)	P.A.O.K. V.C.
20	Mart Naaber	15 December 1992	2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	351 cm (138 in)	332 cm (131 in)	CV Teruel
21	Stefan Kaibald	19 May 1997	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	337 cm (133 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Bigbank Tartu
22	Markkus Keel	18 August 1995	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	327 cm (129 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Nice Volley-Ball
23	Hindrek Pulk	7 November 1990	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Saaremaa
24	Albert Hurt	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 Veiko Lember 1998–2009 143 11 Robert Täht 2013–present 137 12 Jaanus Nõmmsalu 1999–2013 133 13 Renee Teppan 2014–present 130 14 Kristjan Õuekallas 2003–2013 124 15 Eerik Jago 2000–2011 123 16 Sten Esna 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 Laimons Raudsepp 27 9 18 33.3 2000–2001 Andres Toode 20 9 11 45.0 2001–2003 Andres Skuin 15 8 7 53.3 2003–2004 Pasi Sakari Rautio 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

1. FIVB drastically changes format for 2018 World League and Grand Prix - World of Volley, 19 June 2017
2. Mängud koondises (mehed). Volley.ee (in Estonian)
3. Mängud koondises (treenerid). Volley.ee (in Estonian)

External links

• Official website (in Estonian)
• FIVB profile