Alar Kaljuvee (born 9 April 1961) is an

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

n volleyball coach and sport pedagogue. He was born in

Misso Misso is a small borough (') in Rõuge Parish, Võru County, South East Estonia. Between 1991–2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) it was the administrative center of Misso Parish. It is situated on the European ro ...

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. In 1983 he graduated from

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

's Institute of Physical Education. 1973–1983 he practiced volleyball, coached by Taavo Veski ja Henno Linn. Since 1983 he has worked as a volleyball coach. He has been the head coach of volleyball club Tartu Pro Sport (Estonian champion in 1996). In 2000s he was the head coach of

Tartu Pere Leib BIGBANK Tartu is an Estonian professional volleyball club based in Tartu, Estonia, that competes in the Baltic Men Volleyball League. Founded in 1999, the team has won 4 Baltic League championships, 5 Estonian League championships and 4 Estonia ...

(won medals in Estonian championships). In 1996, the

Estonian Volleyball Federation Estonian Volleyball Federation (abbreviation EVF; ) is one of the sport governing bodies in Estonia which deals with volleyball. EVF is established on 14 December 1923 as ''Estonian Handball Union'' (). During Soviet Estonia period, there existed ...

named him Best Women's Coach of the Year, and 2002–2004 Best Men's Coach of the Year.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaljuvee, Alar Living people 1961 births Estonian men's volleyball players Estonian sports coaches University of Tartu alumni People from Rõuge Parish