Valmo Kriisa

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**Valmo Kriisa**
Date of birth	May 18, 1974 (1974-05-18) (age 34)
Place of birth	Pärnu, Estonia,Estonian SSR,USSR
Current position	Guard
Current Team	BC Kalev/Cramo
Years with Team	2006-present
Previous Teams	1990-1997 Rock Tartu 1997-2000 Nybit 2000-2001 Södertälje BBK 2001-2003 BC Kalev 2003-2006 Hanzevast Capitals
Height	190 cm
Weight	89 kg

Valmo Kriisa (born May 18, 1974 in Pärnu, Estonia) is an Estonian professional basketballer.He is currently playing for BC Kalev/Cramo at the point guard/shooting guard position. Kriisa started his senior club career with "KK Tartu" team (Rock Tartu) in 1990 and after 96-97 season he moved to "Nybit".He spent the 2000-01 season in Sweden with Södertälje BBK.Then Kriisa returned to Estonia, signed for two seasons with "BC Kalev" and won the Estonian Championship titles in 2002 and 2003.On seasons 2003-2006 he played for the Dutch Eredivisie team Hanzevast Capitals.During this period he won the Dutch Championship in 2004.After three seasons in The Netherlands, Kriisa came back to Estonia and joined BC Kalev/Cramo.He is currently the captain of the team. Since 1995, Kriisa is a member of the Estonia national basketball team and was also a member of the Estonian EuroBasket 2001 squad.