Renee Teppan

Renee Teppan (born 26 September 1993) is an Estonian volleyball player, a member of the Estonia men's national volleyball team and Polish club MKS Będzin.

Renee Teppan
Renee Teppan, 2018
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993
Selja, Pärnu County, Estonia
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Spike340 cm (134 in)
Block320 cm (126 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Current clubMKS Będzin
Number7
Career
YearsTeams
2010–2012
2012–2014
2014–2015
2015–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020
2020–2021
2021–2022
2022
2022–
Estonia Pärnu
Estonia Bigbank Tartu
Italy Altotevere Città di Castello
Austria Hypo Tirol Innsbruck
Italy Diatec Trentino
Poland PGE Skra Bełchatów
France Stade Poitevin Poitiers
Belgium Noliko Maaseik
Estonia Selver Tallinn
Turkey Tokat Belediye Plevnespor
Greece Olympiacos Piraeus
Poland MKS Będzin
National team
2014– Estonia
Honours
Men’s volleyball
Representing  Estonia
European League
Gold medal – first place2016 Bulgaria
Gold medal – first place2018 Czech Republic
Bronze medal – third place2021 Belgium
Challenger Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Portugal
Last updated: 26 September 2022

Club career

Teppan was born in Pärnu, and started his career in hometown club Pärnu VK at the age of 17. After two seasons he moved to Bigbank Tartu and won the Estonian Championship in 2014. He then moved to abroad and signed with Italian team Altotevere Città di Castello alongside compatriot Andri Aganits.[1] He spent the next two seasons with Hypo Tirol Innsbruck winning two Austrian Championship titles. For the 2017–18 season Teppan moved back to Italy and played for Diatec Trentino.[2] In May 2018 he signed a two-year contract with the Polish PlusLiga top team PGE Skra Bełchatów.[3][4] In his first season with the team Teppan mostly played as a substitute for the club legend Mariusz Wlazły. His first trophy with the team was the 2018 Polish SuperCup when Bełchatów defeated Trefl Gdańsk 3–0. Teppan and the team also reached the semi-finals of the 2018–19 CEV Champions League making him the second Estonian after Oliver Venno to play in the semi-finals of the Champions League. He opted out of the second year of the contract and signed with French team Stade Poitevin Poitiers for the 2018–19 season.[5] Teppan left the team in February 2020 and signed with Noliko Maaseik of the Belgian League where he was again united with compatriot Andri Aganits.[6] For the next season he returned to native Estonia and signed with Selver Tallinn. He helped the team win the Estonian Cup and the Baltic League title and was also named MVP of the latter tournament. Teppan started the 2021–22 season in the Turkish Men's Volleyball League playing for Tokat Belediye Plevnespor. Mid-season in January 2022 he joined with Greek top team Olympiacos Piraeus.[7]

National team

As a member of the senior Estonia men's national volleyball team, Teppan competed at the 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021 European Volleyball Championships.[8] With the national team Teppan won the 2016 European Volleyball League title.[9] He helped Estonia win their second European League title in 2018 and was named MVP of the tournament.[10]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

MEVZA Cup
Baltic League
National championship
National cup

National team

Individual

References

  1. "Altotevere Città di Castello: ingaggiati Aganits e Teppan" (in Italian). Pianeta Volley. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. "Renee Teppan sõlmis Eesti võrkpalliajaloo ühe märkimisväärsema lepingu" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  3. "Renee Teppan sõlmis lepingu Poola meistriga" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. "POL M: Skra sign Trentino opposite for next season!". WorldofVolley. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. "Renee Teppani karjäär jätkub Prantsusmaa kõrgliigas" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  6. "Renee Teppan siirdub Poitiers'st Meistrite liiga klubisse" (in Estonian). Võrkpall24. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. "Teppan on siirdumas lumetormi kiuste uude koduklubisse" (in Estonian). Võrkpall24. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  8. "2015 CEV Volleyball European Championship – Men – Estonia". CEV. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  9. "Estonia rise to the occasion to win historic European League title". CEV. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  10. "Estonia claim second #EuroLeagueM crown after dispatching Czechs in three sets". CEV. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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