Alar Rikberg (born 11 August 1981) is an Estonian volleyball coach, sport personnel and former

indiaca Indiaca is a form of the Brazilian game peteca popular in Europe. It is played on court across a net with similar rules to volleyball but instead of a ball, a large shuttlecock, sometimes also called an ''indiaca'', or ''featherball'' is used; th ...

player. He was born in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

. In 2003, 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.

in public relations speciality. He has won silver medal at World Indiaca Championships. After 2010, he was the head of Tartu Tennis School. 2005–2018 he was the statistician of

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 ...

, 2019–22 statistician and an assistant coach, and from 2023 the head coach of Estonian national team. Since 2020, he is the head coach of volleyball team Bigbank Tartu. His brother is volleyball player Rait Rikberg.

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Living people 1981 births 21st-century Estonian sportsmen Estonian volleyball coaches University of Tartu alumni Sportspeople from Tartu Volleyball coaches of international teams Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Russia {{Estonia-volleyball-bio-stub