Ardo Kreek

Ardo Kreek (born 7 August 1986) is an Estonian volleyball player, a member of Estonia men's national volleyball team and French club Arago de Sète.

Ardo Kreek
Ardo Kreek, 2014
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born (1986-08-07) 7 August 1986
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 clubArago de Sète
Career
YearsTeams
2003–2006
2006–2009
2009
2009
2009–2010
2010–2012
2012–2020
2020–		Estonia Sylvester Tallinn
Estonia Selver Tallinn
France Rennes Volley 35
Poland Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
Poland Jadar Radom
Poland AZS Politechnika Warszawska
France Paris Volley
France Arago de Sète
National team
2004– Estonia
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Estonia
European League
Gold medal – first place2016 Bulgaria
Bronze medal – third place2021 Belgium
Last updated: 22 June 2021

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
  • 2013 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year
  • 2014 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year
  • 2015 European League – Best Middle Blocker
  • 2019 French Ligue B – Most Valuable Player
  • 2019 French Ligue B – Best Middle Blocker

References
  1. "Ardo Kreek siirdub mängima tugevasse Poola klubisse" (in Estonian). Postimees. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  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.
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