Ardo Kreek Explained

Ardo Kreek
Nationality:Estonian
Birth Date:7 August 1986
Birth Place:Tallinn, Estonia
Height:2.02 m
Weight:100 kg
Spike:340 cm
Block:330 cm
Position:Middle blocker
Currentclub:Nice Volley-Ball
Years:2003–2006
2006–2009
2009
2009
2009–2010
2010–2012
2012–2020
2020–2024
2024–
Clubs: Sylvester Tallinn
Selver Tallinn
Rennes Volley 35
Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
Jadar Radom
AZS Politechnika Warszawska
Paris Volley
Arago de Sète
Nice Volley-Ball
Nationalyears:2004–2022
Nationalteam: (244 games)
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.

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ardo Kreek siirdub mängima tugevasse Poola klubisse. Postimees. 8 September 2009. 26 September 2014. et.
  2. Web site: Tytan AZS CZESTOCHOWA celebrates European glory after breathtaking match. CEV. 31 March 2012. 26 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Kreek leidis uue klubi, Venno jätkab otsinguid. Postimees. 11 May 2012. 26 September 2014. et.
  4. Web site: CEV Volleyball Cup – Men Finals. CEV. 29 March 2014. 26 September 2014.
  5. Web site: AMETLIK: Ardo Kreek liitub oma kunagise finaalivastasega. Võrkpall24. 11 April 2020. 15 April 2020. et.
  6. Web site: Estonia rise to the occasion to win historic European League title. CEV. 2 July 2016. 16 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517005200/http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=23538&ID=5. 17 May 2018. dead.