Andres Skuin (3 December 1962 – 8 January 2003) was an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n volleyballer and coach.

Bioghraphy

He was born in

Võru Võru (; ; ) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish. History Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, at the request of the Empress Catherine II of Russia, by the o ...

. In 1985 he graduated from the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.

's Institute of Physical Education.

Career

He began his volleyball career in 1973, coached by Aksel Saal. He played at Tallinna Autobussikoondis team (Estonian champion in 1990). He started his coaching career in 1985. In 2000 he was the head coach of Estonia women's national volleyball team, and 2001-2003

Estonia men's national volleyball team The Estonia men's national volleyball team () is controlled by the Estonian Volleyball Federation (''Eesti Võrkpalli Liit'') and represents Estonia in international volleyball competitions. The team has reached the European Championshi ...

. In 2002 he was awarded the state sport prize ().

References

1962 births 2003 deaths Estonian men's volleyball players Estonian volleyball coaches University of Tartu alumni Sportspeople from Võru Volleyball coaches of international teams {{Estonia-volleyball-bio-stub