Estonia men's 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)
Uniforms
Home Away
European Championship
Appearances	7 (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 seven times (2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023).

Results[edit]

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship[edit]

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	21st place	5	1	4	6	14	Squad		Host country
2023	Group stage	20th place	5	1	4	4	14	Squad		4	2	2
Total	7/33	0 Titles	29	4	25	27	79			72	46	26

World League / Nations League[edit]

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
2021–2023	Did not qualify
Total	0/5	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0

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

Challenger Cup[edit]

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
2020–2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022–2023	Did not qualify
Total	1/4	0 Titles	4	2	2	7	7

European League[edit]

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
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[edit]

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[edit]

Avo Keel, head coach from 2004 to 2014.

Ardo Kreek has appeared in 244 games for the national team.

Most games for Estonia[edit]

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[edit]

As of 25 June 2023.^[3]

Years	Head coach	Pld	W	L	Win %	Major NT tournament appearances	Achievements
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 Crețu	140	92	48	65.7	European Championships: 2015, 2017, 2019	2016 EL, EL 2018, 2018 CC
2019–2021	Cédric Énard	21	16	5	76.2	European Championships: 2021	2021 EL
2021–2023	Fabio Soli	17	8	9	47.1
2023–	Alar Rikberg	8	5	3	62.5	European Championships: 2023

Major NT tournaments include the Olympic Games, the World Championships and the European Championships.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website (in Estonian)
• FIVB profile