Tapio Kangasniemi
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Tapio Kangasniemi (born March 7, 1979) is a professional volleyball player from Finland. He held the libero position on the Finnish national team.
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[edit] Career
Kangasniemi started his career 9-years old in Kauhavan Wisa. After his junior year he became top player in the Finland. He started playing in Finland Champion league in Tampereen Isku-Volley. In Isku-Volley he won two Finland Champions seasons 2002 and 2006. Silver medal he got season 2003 and bronze medal season 2005. Media have chosen him three times Finland Champion league best libero on the seasons 2002, 2004 and 2006.
Season 2007-2008 Kangasniemi played in Italy A2-league in Isernia team. He was best libero in the league and legavolley chose him to All-Star game against best players in A1-league. After one season in Italy Kangasniemi made contract with Tampereen Isku-Volley, and start play again in Tampere.
[edit] National team
Kangasniemi played his first match in national team season 2002 against Tunisia. Season 2005 Kangasniemi had planned to end his career, but Finland national team new coach Mauro Berruto got inspired to Kangasniemi and Tapio continue his career. Continue career wasn't bad decision to Tapio. He played his best games in national team summers 2006 and 2007 when Finland played in Volleyball World league. Finland too survive to European Championships, where Tapio and team made Finland ballgames history became fourth place. Kangasniemi was one of the best liberos in the competition.
[edit] Achievements
Personal:
- Best libero in A2-league Italy 2008
- Finland league best libero 2002, 2004, 2006
- Second place in digbource in European Championships 2007
- Fourth place in receivebource in European Championships 2007
Team
- Finland Champion 2002, 2006
- Finland league 2. place 2003
- Finland league 3. place 2005
- Finland Cup-Champion 2001, 2002
- European Championships 4. place 2007
[edit] Teams
- 1998–1999: Ylihärmän Kisa
- 1999–2000: Isku-Volley
- 2000–2001: Isku-Volley
- 2001–2002: Isku-Volley
- 2002–2003: Isku-Volley
- 2003–2004: Isku-Volley
- 2004–2005: Isku-Volley
- 2005–2006: Isku-Volley
- 2006–2007: Isku-Volley, Finland
- 2007–2008: Isernia, Italy
