Ardo Kreek

Ardo Kreek
Kreek playing in the 2014 CEV Cup final.
Personal information
Full name	Ardo Kreek
Nationality	Estonian
Born	(1986-08-07) August 7, 1986 Tallinn, Estonia
Height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Spike	351 cm
Block	328 cm
Volleyball information
Position	middle blocker
Current club	Paris Volley
Number	18
Career
Years Teams 2003–2006 2006–2009 2009 2009 2009–2010 2010–2012 2012–present Sylvester Tallinn VK Selver Tallinn Rennes Volley 35 Asseco Resovia Rzeszów Jadar Radom AZS Politechnika Warszawska Paris Volley
National team
2004–present Estonia
Last updated: October 14, 2015

Ardo Kreek (born 7 August 1986) is an Estonian volleyball player currently playing for Paris Volley in France. He is 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall, 95 kg (209 lbs.), and playes at the middle blocker position.

Club career

Kreek was born in Tallinn and started his career in his hometown club Sylvester Tallinn at the age of 17. In 2006 he moved to Estonian powerhouse VK Selver Tallinn where he played for the next three years. With Selver he won the Estonian Championship, the Estonian Cup and the Schenker League title twice. Selver and Kreek also reached to CEV Challenge Cup quarterfinals in 2008.

In the beginning of 2009 Kreek played half a season in France, for Rennes Volley 35. In September 2009 he moved to Poland and signed with PlusLiga top team Asseco Resovia Rzeszów.^[1] He left the team in December and joined another Polish team Jadar Radom where he played the rest of the 2009–10 season. Kreek stayed in Poland for the next two seasons playing in the AZS Politechnika Warszawska team. With Politechnika he reached the CEV Challenge Cup finals in 2012 where they lost to another Polish team AZS Częstochowa in the golden set.^[2]

In 2012 Kreek signed with French top team Paris Volley.^[3] With Paris team he has reached the French Pro A finals three times between 2013 and 2015. Kreek and Paris Volley won the 2013–14 CEV Cup by defeating Russian team Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod in the finals.^[4]

National team

Kreek represented the Estonian youth teams in the U18 and U20 level. He is a member of the Estonian national team since 2004 and has represented Estonia at the 2009, 2011 and 2015 European Volleyball Championships.

Achievements

Club

Sylvester Tallinn

• Estonian League: runner-up: 2003–04

VK Selver Tallinn

• Estonian League (2): 2006–07, 2007–08
• Estonian Cup (2): 2006, 2007; runner-up: 2008
• Schenker League (2): 2006–07, 2007–08

AZS Politechnika Warszawska

• CEV Challenge Cup: runner-up: 2011–12

Paris Volley

• French League: runner-up: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
• French Cup: runner-up: 2013–14
• French Supercup (1): 2013; runner-up: 2014
• CEV Cup (1): 2013–14

Individual

• 2013 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year
• 2014 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year
• 2015 European League - Best Middle Blocker

References

External links

• Player profile on the FIVB official site
• Player profile on the CEV official site
• Player profile on the Paris Volley official site

Estonia – 2009 European Volleyball Championship – 14th place 1 Pajusalu 3 Pupart 4 Kreek 5 Toobal 6 S. Esna 7 Meresaar 9 Õuekallas 10 A. Esna 11 Venno 12 Sirelpuu 13 Lember 16 Jago 17 Rosenblatt 18 Nõmmsalu Coach: Keel

Estonia – 2011 European Volleyball Championship – 12th place 1 Pajusalu 2 M. Keel 3 Pupart 4 Kreek 5 Toobal 6 S. Esna 7 Meresaar 8 Kivisild 10 A. Esna 11 Venno 12 Sirelpuu 16 Jago 17 Rosenblatt 18 Nõmmsalu Coach: A. Keel

Estonia – 2015 European Volleyball Championship – 11th place 1 Treial 3 Pupart 4 Kreek 5 K. Toobal 6 Juhkami 7 Teppan 9 Täht 11 Venno 13 A. Toobal 14 Rikberg 16 Pärtel 17 Tammemaa 18 Tamme 19 Aganits Coach: Creţu