Ardo Kreek

Ardo Kreek
Ardo Kreek
	Kreek playing in the 2014 CEV Cup final.
Personal information
Full name	Ardo Kreek
Nationality	Estonian
Born	August 7, 1986 (age 38); Tallinn, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union (now Estonia)
Height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Spike	351 cm (138 in)
Block	328 cm (129 in)
Volleyball information
Position	middle blocker
Current club	Paris Volley
Number	18
Career
2003–2006; 2006–2009; 2009; 2009; 2009–2010; 2010–2012; 2012–present	Sylvester Tallinn; Selver Tallinn; Rennes Volley 35; Asseco Resovia Rzeszów; Jadar Radom; AZS Politechnika Warszawska ; Paris Volley
National team
2004–present	Estonia
Honours
Men’s Volleyball
Representing Estonia
European Volleyball League
	Last updated: July 11, 2016

Ardo Kreek (born 7 August 1986) is an Estonian volleyball player currently playing for Paris Volley in France. He is 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall, 95 kg (209 lbs.), and plays at the middle blocker position.

Club career

Kreek was born in Tallinn 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 quarterfinals in 2008.

In the beginning of 2009 Kreek played half a season in France, for Rennes Volley 35. In September 2009 he moved to Poland and signed with PlusLiga top team Asseco Resovia Rzeszów.^[1] 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 CEV Challenge Cup finals in 2012 where they lost to another Polish team AZS Częstochowa in the golden set.^[2]

In 2012 Kreek signed with French top team Paris Volley.^[3] With Paris team he has reached the French Pro A finals four times between 2013 and 2016 winning the French league in 2016. Kreek and Paris Volley also won the 2013–14 CEV Cup by defeating Russian team Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod in the finals.^[4]

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 Estonia at the 2009, 2011 and 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championships.