Andrus Raadik (born 19 October 1986) is an Estonian

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player, a member of the

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and Finnish club Savo Volley.

Club career

Raadik was born in

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet ...

, and started his career in hometown club

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at the age of 20. He spent ten seasons in Pärnu and won the Estonian Championship once, the

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once and the Estonian Cup three times. In 2016 he moved to

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and signed with Pielaveden Sampo. With Sampo Raadik won two

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bronze medals on was named the Finnish league MVP. He spent the 2018–19 season with another Finnish team Savo Volley. For the 2019–20 season Raadik signed with Arhavi Belediyespor of the

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. He parted ways with the club in December 2019 and joined Tunisian League top team

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. For the next season he returned to native Estonia and signed with Selver Tallinn.

National team

As a member of the senior

, Raadik competed at the

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and

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Sporting achievements

Clubs

;

2010/2011 – with

2011/2012 – with

2012/2013 – with

2015/2016 – with

2020/2021 – with Selver Tallinn ;National championship * 2006/2007 Bronze medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with

* 2007/2008 Bronze medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with

* 2008/2009 Bronze medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with

* 2009/2010 Silver medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with

* 2010/2011 Bronze medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with

* 2011/2012 Bronze medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with

* 2012/2013 Silver medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with

* 2013/2014 Bronze medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with

* 2014/2015 Gold medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with

* 2015/2016 Silver medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with

* 2016/2017 Bronze medal with cup

, with Pielaveden Sampo * 2017/2018 Bronze medal with cup

Finnish Championship, with Pielaveden Sampo * 2020/2021 Bronze medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with Selver Tallinn * 2021/2022 Silver medal with cup

Finnish Championship, with Savo Volley ;National cup * 2009/2010 Simple silver cup

Estonian Cup, with

* 2010/2011 Simple silver cup

Estonian Cup, with

* 2012/2013 Simple gold cup

Estonian Cup, with

* 2014/2015 Simple gold cup

Estonian Cup, with

* 2015/2016 Simple gold cup

Estonian Cup, with

* 2016/2017 Simple silver cup

Finnish Cup, with Pielaveden Sampo * 2020/2021 Simple gold cup

Estonian Cup, with Selver Tallinn * 2021/2022 Simple gold cup

Finnish Cup, with Savo Volley

Individual

* 2016

– Best outside hitter * 2017 Finnish League – Most valuable player * 2022 Finnish Cup – Most valuable player

Personal

His younger brother

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is a

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and a former member of the Estonian national basketball team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Raadik, Andrus 1986 births Living people Estonian men's volleyball players Estonian expatriate volleyball players Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate volleyball players in Finland Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey Expatriate volleyball players in Tunisia Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Outside hitters Sportspeople from Pärnu