Kert Toobal Explained

Kert Toobal
Nationality:	Estonian
Birth Date:	3 June 1979
Birth Place:	Türi, Estonia
Height:	1.89 m
Weight:	78 kg
Spike:	345 cm
Block:	325 cm
Position:	Setter
Years:	1996–1998 1998–2002 2002–2004 2004–2005 2005 2005–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2018 2018–2019 2019–2022
Clubs:	Heres Paide ESS Falck Pärnu Sylvester Tallinn Stade Poitevin Poitiers Gazélec Ajaccio Salon Piivolley Par-Ky Menen Pere Leib Tartu Foyer Laïque Saint-Quentin Indykpol AZS Olsztyn Sivas 4 Eylül Gümüshane Torul Genclik İnegöl Belediye Rennes Volley 35 Cuprum Lubin Bigbank Tartu
Nationalyears:	2001–2021
Nationalteam:	(308 games)
Updated:	11 October 2022

Kert Toobal (born 3 June 1979) is a former Estonian volleyball player, a long-term captain of the Estonia men's national volleyball team. After retiring from active sport Toobal took up the sporting director position in the Estonian Volleyball Federation.^[1]

Estonian national team

Kert Toobal was a member of the Estonian national team from 2001 to 2021 and represented Estonia at the 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2019 European Volleyball Championships. With the national team Toobal won the 2016 and 2018 European Volleyball League titles.^[2]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

Baltic League

2008/2009 – with Pere Leib Tartu
2021/2022 – with Bigbank Tartu

National championship

1998/1999 Estonian Championship, with ESS Falck Pärnu
1999/2000 Estonian Championship, with ESS Falck Pärnu
2000/2001 Estonian Championship, with ESS Falck Pärnu
2001/2002 Estonian Championship, with ESS Falck Pärnu
2002/2003 Estonian Championship, with Sylvester Tallinn
2003/2004 Estonian Championship, with Sylvester Tallinn
2005/2006 Finnish Championship, with Salon Piivolley
2008/2009 Estonian Championship, with Pere Leib Tartu
2020/2021 Estonian Championship, with Bigbank Tartu
2021/2022 Estonian Championship, with Bigbank Tartu

National cup

1998/1999 Estonian Cup, with ESS Falck Pärnu
1999/2000 Estonian Cup, with ESS Falck Pärnu
2000/2001 Estonian Cup, with ESS Falck Pärnu
2001/2002 Estonian Cup, with ESS Falck Pärnu
2005/2006 Finnish Cup, with Salon Piivolley
2006/2007 Finnish Cup, with Salon Piivolley
2008/2009 Estonian Cup, with Pere Leib Tartu
2015/2016 French Cup, with Rennes Volley 35
2019/2020 Estonian Cup, with Bigbank Tartu
2020/2021 Estonian Cup, with Bigbank Tartu
2021/2022 Estonian Cup, with Bigbank Tartu

National team

2016 European League
2018 European League
2018 Challenger Cup

Individual

2004 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year
2015 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year
2016 French Ligue B – Most Valuable Player
2016 European League – Best Setter
2018 European League – Best Setter
2022 Baltic League – Most Valuable Player
2022 Estonian League – Best Setter

State awards

2018 Order of the White Star, 4th Class

Personal life

Kert Toobal is the older brother of former Estonia men's national volleyball teammate Andres Toobal.^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: Sportlaskarjäärile joone alla tõmmanud Kert Toobal asub tööle Eesti Võrkpalli Liidus. Estonian Volleyball Federation. 11 October 2022.
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.
Web site: Vennad Toobalid – koondise kõige rahulikumad mehed. Mariel. Gregor. Postimees. 28 May 2014. 18 September 2019. et.