Ardo Kreek

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Ardo Kreek
Ardo Kreek 2014 CEV final t200416.jpg
Ardo Kreek, 2014
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born (1986-08-07) 7 August 1986 (age 38)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Spike340 cm (134 in)
Block330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubNice Volley-Ball
Career
YearsTeams
2003–2006
2006–2009
2009
2009
2009–2010
2010–2012
2012–2020
2020–2024
2024–
Flag of Estonia.svg Sylvester Tallinn
Flag of Estonia.svg Selver Tallinn
Flag of France.svg Rennes Volley 35
Flag of Poland.svg Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
Flag of Poland.svg Jadar Radom
Flag of Poland.svg AZS Politechnika Warszawska
Flag of France.svg Paris Volley
Flag of France.svg Arago de Sète
Flag of France.svg Nice Volley-Ball
National team
2004–2022Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia (244 games)
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
European League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Bulgaria
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Belgium
Last updated: 5 July 2024

Ardo Kreek (born 7 August 1986) is an Estonian volleyball player, a member of Estonia men's national volleyball team and French club Nice Volley-Ball.

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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 four times between 2013 and 2016 winning the French Championship in 2016. Kreek and Paris Volley also won the 2013–14 CEV Cup by defeating Russian team Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod in the finals. [4] Kreek left Paris after eight seasons and signed with another Pro A team Arago de Sète in Southern France. [5]

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, 2015, 2017 and 2019 European Volleyball Championships. With the national team Kreek won the 2016 European Volleyball League title. [6]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

CEV Cup
CEV Challenge Cup
Baltic League
National championship
National cup

National team

Individual

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References

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  2. "Tytan AZS CZESTOCHOWA celebrates European glory after breathtaking match". CEV. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. "Kreek leidis uue klubi, Venno jätkab otsinguid" (in Estonian). Postimees. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  4. "CEV Volleyball Cup – Men Finals". CEV. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  5. "AMETLIK: Ardo Kreek liitub oma kunagise finaalivastasega" (in Estonian). Võrkpall24. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. "Estonia rise to the occasion to win historic European League title". CEV. 2 July 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.