Robert Täht | |
Birth Date: | 15 August 1993 |
Birth Place: | Võru, Estonia |
Height: | 1.91 m |
Weight: | 84 kg |
Spike: | 351 cm |
Block: | 334 cm |
Position: | Outside hitter |
Currentclub: | Cuprum Stilon Gorzów |
Currentnumber: | 9 |
Years: | 2010–2012 2012–2015 2015–2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021–2022 2022–2023 2023–2024 2024– |
Clubs: | Valio Võru Bigbank Tartu Cuprum Lubin Arkas İzmir Sir Safety Perugia Asseco Resovia Skra Bełchatów Vôlei São José dos Campos Berlin Recycling Volleys Cuprum Stilon Gorzów |
Nationalyears: | 2013– |
Robert Täht (born 15 August 1993) is an Estonian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Cuprum Stilon Gorzów and the Estonia national team.[1]
Robert Täht began his professional career in 2010 at the age of 17, signing a contract with his hometown club, Valio Võru. In 2012, he moved to the top Estonian team, Bigbank Tartu.
After three seasons in Tartu, Täht signed his first foreign contract and joined the Polish PlusLiga team, Cuprum Lubin. Täht spent the 2018–19 season playing for Arkas İzmir in the Turkish Volleyball League and the 2019–20 season for the Italian Volleyball League powerhouse, Sir Safety Perugia.[2] [3] For the next two seasons he returned to PlusLiga to play for Asseco Resovia and Skra Bełchatów.[4]
In June 2022, Täht signed with Vôlei São José dos Campos, one of the Brazilian Super League teams, becoming the first ever Estonian to have played in the Brazilian top flight.[5] The season was cut short due to a knee injury and Täht returned to Europe for treatment in February 2023.
In October 2023, he signed with Berlin Recycling Volleys for the oncoming Volleyball Bundesliga season.[6]
As a member of the senior national team, Täht competed in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023 CEV European Championships.
With his national team, Täht won the 2016 European League title and was named MVP of the tournament.[7] He helped Estonia win their second European League title in 2018.[8]