Tuomas Sammelvuo

Tuomas Sammelvuo
Personal information
Full name Tuomas Sammelvuo
Born 16 February 1976
Pudasjärvi, Finland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Volleyball information
Position Spiker
Current club Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
Career
Years Teams
1993-1994
1994-1997
1997-1998
1998-2000
2000-2002
2002-2003
2003-2005
2005-2006
2006-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-		 Raision Loimu
KuPS-Volley
Strasbourg
Poitiers
Cuneo
Piacenza
Tours
Toyota Gosei
Dynamo Kalingrad
Vibo Valentia
ZAKSA Kedzierzyn
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
National team
1993- Finland

Tuomas Sammelvuo (born February 16, 1976 in Pudasjarvi) is a former professional volleyball player from Finland and the head coach of national team of Finland. Measuring 1,93 m and 93 kg, he played in the position of wing-spiker.[1]

Career

Early career

Sammelvuo started his volleyball career in Pudasjärvi. There he played with his two brothers and one sister all day long. When he became sixteen-year-old he moved to Tampere and started stydy in Varala Sport Highshool. He stydy in Varala year. He played too in youth national team when he was young. He was with team 4. place in Junior World Championships 1995.

Finland league

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 chose him best player in Finland league.

Professional career

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 chose to All-Stars team in the league.

After Japan year Sammelvuo wanted come back to Finland. He signed a 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 chose him third best player in league season 2006-2007. Season 2008 Sammelvuo continued in Russian Superleague and media chose him to All-Stars game against Russian men's national team.

Season 2008-2009 Sammelvuo play in Italy A1-league in Vibo Valentia. Season 2009-2010 Sammelvuo play in Poland PlusLiga in ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle. Season 2010-2011 Sammelvuo plays in Lokomotiv Novosibirsk.

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 Championships 2007 Finland came to fourth place and made Finland ballgames history.

Sammelvuo speaks English, Italian, Japanese and Russian.

Achievement

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Clubs

References

  1. ↑ "Sammelvuo`s cv". tuomassammelvuo.com. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-05.