Tuomas Sammelvuo
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Tuomas Sammelvuo | |
| Date of birth | 16 February 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Pudasjärvi, Finland | |
| Height | 193cm | |
| Playing position | Spiker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Dynamo Kalingrad | |
| Number | #6 | |
| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| 1993-1994 1994-1997 1997-1998 1998-2000 2000-2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2005-2006 2006-2008 |
Raision Loimu KuPS-Volley Strasbourg Poitiers Cuneo Piacenza Tours Toyota Gosei Dynamo Kalingrad |
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| National team | ||
| 15 years | Finland | |
Olli Kunnari (born 1982) is Finland volleyball player who is one of the best players in [[Finland Tuomas Sammelvuo (born February 16, 1976 in Pudasjarvi) is a professional volleyball player from Finland. Measuring 1,93 m and 93 kg, he plays in the position of wing-spiker.
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[edit] Career
Sammelvuo started his professional career sixteen years old in Raision Loimu. Season 1993-1994 he played in Loimu and win finland league bronze. After that he changed to KuPS-Volley and win two time Finland league champion and one silver medal. His last season in Finland players choosed him best player in Finland league.
From KuPS-Volley Sammelvuo changed to France team Strasbourg. Year was 1997. Sammelvuo played in Strasbourg one year, and changed after that to Poitiers. In Poitiers he won France champions league, and silver season 2000. Then Sammelvuo changed to Italy and started play in Cuneo. At first Sammelvuo played in Seria B-league in Torino, but soon Cuneo wanted Sammelvuo. Sammelvuo made contract with Cuneo. Two season Sammelvuo played in Cuneo and after that he changed to Piacenza. In Piacenza he win Italian Cup gold. Season 2003 he changed back to France and started play in Tours Volley.
First season in Tours was success to Sammelvuo. He win France championleague gold and too in European Champions league bronze. Second season in Tours was too success to Sammelvuo when he win European Champions league. He was first player ever in Finland who win Champions league. Same season Sammelvuo win too France league bronze medal.
After two Tours years Sammelvuo moved to Japan and started playing Toyota Gosei team. He was first finnish player in Japan ever. In Japan season he choosed to All-Stars team in the league.
After Japan year Sammelvuo wanted come back to Finland. He made three year contract with Pielaveden Sampo. But soon from Russian Superleague come call and Sammelvuo started play in Dynamo Kalingrad. In Dynamo Kalingrad Sammelvuo played his best season ever. Players choosed him third best player in league season 2006-2007. Season 2008 Sammelvuo continued in Russian Superleague and media choosed him to All-Stars game againts Russian men`s natioan team.
[edit] National team
He became the captain of the Finland men's national volleyball team in 1997. He has played over 210 national team games. In European Championchips 2007 Finland came to fourth place and made Finland ballgames history.
Sammelvuo speaks English, Italian, Japanese and Russian.
[edit] Achievement
Club:
- Finland's cup gold 1994, 1995
- Finland championchip 1994, 1995
- Italy cup win 2002
- CEV cup win 2002
- Champions league bronze 2004
- France cup win 2005
- Champions league win 2005
- European Champions 4. place 2007
Personal:
- Best player in Finland league 1997
- All-Star player Finland league 1997
- Portugal European Champions Qualifications best attacker 1997
- Season best Finland male volleyball player 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Year volleyball player in Finland 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004
- Japan league All-Stars player 2006
- Russian league 3. best player season 2007
- Russian cup best attacker 2008
- Russian league All-Star game 2008
[edit] Clubs
- 1993–1994: Loimu
- 1994-1995: KuPS-Volley
- 1995–1996: KuPS-Volley
- 1996–1997: KuPS-Volley
- 1997–1998: Strasbourg, France
- 1998–1999: Poitiers, France
- 1999–2000: Poitiers, France
- 2000–2001: Cuneo, Italy
- 2001–2002: Cuneo, Italy
- 2002–2003: Piacenza, Italy
- 2003–2004: Tours, France
- 2004–2005: Tours, France
- 2005–2006: Toyoda Gosei, Japan
- 2006–2007: Dynamo-Yantar, Russia
- 2007-2008: Dynamo-Yantar, Russia
