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Full name | Robert Viiber | ||
Nationality | Estonian | ||
Born | Rakvere, Estonia | 31 January 1997||
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Robert Viiber (born 31 January 1997) is an Estonian volleyball player. [1] He is a member of the Estonian national team [2] and represented his country at the 2021 European Volleyball Championships.
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