Ardo Kreek (born 7 August 1986) is an Estonian

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player, a member of

Estonia men's national volleyball team The Estonia men's national volleyball team ( et, Eesti meeste võrkpallikoondis) is controlled by the Estonian Volleyball Federation (''Eesti Võrkpalli Liit'') and represents Estonia in international volleyball competitions. The team ...

and French club

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Club career

Kreek was born in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

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 The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup (1980– ...

quarterfinals in 2008. In the beginning of 2009 Kreek played half a season in

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, for Rennes Volley 35. In September 2009 he moved to

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

and signed with

PlusLiga The PlusLiga is the highest level of men's volleyball in Poland, a professional league competition featuring volleyball clubs located in this country. It is overseen by Polska Liga Siatkówki SA (PLS SA). It is currently a 16 teams league from Oc ...

top team

Asseco Resovia Rzeszów Resovia, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Asseco Resovia, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Rzeszów in southeastern Poland, founded in 1937. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. The club has won seven Polish Champion ...

. 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

finals in 2012 where they lost to another Polish team AZS Częstochowa in the golden set. In 2012 Kreek signed with French top team Paris Volley. 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

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by defeating

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n team Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod in the finals. Kreek left

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after eight seasons and signed with another Pro A team

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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

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at the

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and

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European Volleyball Championships. With the national team Kreek won the 2016 European Volleyball League title.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

;

2013/2014 – with Paris Volley ;

2011/2012 – with AZS Politechnika Warszawska ;

Baltic League The Baltic League (officially known as the Triobet Baltic League) was a Baltic men's football club tournament held four times between the top club sides from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Launched in 2007 inspired by the now defunct Scandinavi ...

2006/2007 – with Selver Tallinn * Gold medal with cup

2007/2008 – with Selver Tallinn ;National championship * 2003/2004 Silver medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with Sylvester Tallinn * 2004/2005 Bronze medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with Sylvester Tallinn * 2005/2006 Bronze medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with Sylvester Tallinn * 2006/2007 Gold medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with Selver Tallinn * 2007/2008 Gold medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with Selver Tallinn * 2012/2013 Silver medal with cup

French Championship, with Paris Volley * 2013/2014 Silver medal with cup

French Championship, with Paris Volley * 2014/2015 Silver medal with cup

French Championship, with Paris Volley * 2015/2016 Gold medal with cup

French Championship, with Paris Volley ;National cup * 2006/2007 Simple gold cup

Estonian Cup 2006, with Selver Tallinn * 2007/2008 Simple gold cup

Estonian Cup 2007, with Selver Tallinn * 2008/2009 Simple silver cup

Estonian Cup 2008, with Selver Tallinn * 2013/2014 Simple gold cup

French SuperCup 2013, with Paris Volley * 2013/2014 Simple silver cup

French Cup 2014, with Paris Volley * 2014/2015 Simple silver cup

French SuperCup 2014, with Paris Volley * 2015/2016 Simple silver cup

French SuperCup 2015, with Paris Volley * 2016/2017 Simple silver cup

French SuperCup 2016, with Paris Volley

National team

* 2016

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* 2021

Individual

* 2013 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year * 2014 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year * 2015

– Best Middle Blocker * 2019 French Ligue B – Most Valuable Player * 2019 French Ligue B – Best Middle Blocker

References

External links

Player profile on the FIVB official sitePlayer profile on the CEV official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kreek, Ardo 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Tallinn Estonian men's volleyball players Estonian expatriate volleyball players Estonian expatriate sportspeople in France Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate volleyball players in France Expatriate volleyball players in Poland Jadar Radom players Projekt Warsaw players Paris Volley players Resovia (volleyball) players