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Ardo Kreek (born 7 August 1986) is an Estonian
volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
player, a member of
Estonia men's national volleyball team The Estonia men's national volleyball team ( et, Eesti meeste võrkpallikoondis) is controlled by the Estonian Volleyball Federation (''Eesti Võrkpalli Liit'') and represents Estonia in international volleyball competitions. The team ha ...
and French club
Arago de Sète Arago de Séte is a French professional volleyball club based in Sete, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and ...
.


Club career

Kreek was born in
Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
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 VK Selver Tallinn is a professional Volleyball team based in Tallinn, Estonia. It plays in the Baltic Men Volleyball League and in the CEV Challenge Cup. History Audentes Volleyball Club was founded in 2000. In 2005–06 season an Estonian supe ...
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 The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup (1980– ...
quarterfinals in 2008. In the beginning of 2009 Kreek played half a season in
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
, for Rennes Volley 35. In September 2009 he moved to
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
and signed with
PlusLiga The PlusLiga is the highest level of men's volleyball in Poland, a professional league competition featuring volleyball clubs located in this country. It is overseen by Polska Liga Siatkówki SA (PLS SA). It is currently a 16 teams league from Oc ...
top team
Asseco Resovia Rzeszów Resovia, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Asseco Resovia, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Rzeszów in southeastern Poland, founded in 1937. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. The club has won seven Polish Champio ...
. He left the team in December and joined another Polish team
Jadar Radom Jadar Radom was a Polish volleyball club, from Radom, which existed between 2003 and 2011. From 2006 to 2010 they played in the highest level of Polish Volleyball League. The club was founded to fill the void after the city's traditional club C ...
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 Projekt Warszawa ( en, Projekt Warsaw) is a professional men's volleyball team based in Warsaw in central Poland. The club currently plays in PlusLiga. Honours International * CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier offi ...
team. With Politechnika he reached the
CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup (1980– ...
finals in 2012 where they lost to another Polish team
AZS Częstochowa KS AZS Częstochowa SSA was a Polish professional men's volleyball club based in Częstochowa, founded in 1945 as a university team (AZS). The club competed in the Polish PlusLiga from to 1979 to 2017. Six–time Polish Champion, two–time Pol ...
in the golden set. In 2012 Kreek signed with French top team
Paris Volley Paris Volley is a professional men's volleyball club based in Paris, France. They compete in the top flight of French volleyball, Ligue A. The club was founded in 1998 from the merger of the volleyball section of ''Paris Université Club'' (PUC) ...
. With Paris team he has reached the French Pro A finals four times between 2013 and 2016 winning the
French Championship The French rugby league championship (french: Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France since the sport was introduced to the country in the 1930s. ...
in 2016. Kreek and Paris Volley also won the 2013–14
CEV Cup The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year. Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 it was renamed CE ...
by defeating
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n team Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod in the finals. Kreek left
Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
after eight seasons and signed with another Pro A team
Arago de Sète Arago de Séte is a French professional volleyball club based in Sete, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and ...
in
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.


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 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, a ...
at the
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and
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European Volleyball Championships. With the national team Kreek won the 2016 European Volleyball League title.


Sporting achievements


Clubs

;
CEV Cup The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year. Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 it was renamed CE ...
* 2013/2014 – with
Paris Volley Paris Volley is a professional men's volleyball club based in Paris, France. They compete in the top flight of French volleyball, Ligue A. The club was founded in 1998 from the merger of the volleyball section of ''Paris Université Club'' (PUC) ...
;
CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup (1980– ...
* 2011/2012 – with
AZS Politechnika Warszawska Projekt Warszawa ( en, Projekt Warsaw) is a professional men's volleyball team based in Warsaw in central Poland. The club currently plays in PlusLiga. Honours International * CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier offi ...
;
Baltic League The Baltic League (officially known as the Triobet Baltic League) was a Baltic men's football club tournament held four times between the top club sides from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Launched in 2007 inspired by the now defunct Scandinav ...
* 2006/2007 – with Selver Tallinn * 2007/2008 – with Selver Tallinn ;National championship * 2003/2004 Estonian Championship, with
Sylvester Tallinn Sylvester or Silvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective ''silvestris'' meaning "wooded" or "wild", which derives from the noun ''silva'' meaning "woodland". Classical Latin spells this with ''i''. In Classical Latin, ''y'' represented a ...
* 2004/2005 Estonian Championship, with
Sylvester Tallinn Sylvester or Silvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective ''silvestris'' meaning "wooded" or "wild", which derives from the noun ''silva'' meaning "woodland". Classical Latin spells this with ''i''. In Classical Latin, ''y'' represented a ...
* 2005/2006 Estonian Championship, with
Sylvester Tallinn Sylvester or Silvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective ''silvestris'' meaning "wooded" or "wild", which derives from the noun ''silva'' meaning "woodland". Classical Latin spells this with ''i''. In Classical Latin, ''y'' represented a ...
* 2006/2007 Estonian Championship, with Selver Tallinn * 2007/2008 Estonian Championship, with Selver Tallinn * 2012/2013
French Championship The French rugby league championship (french: Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France since the sport was introduced to the country in the 1930s. ...
, with
Paris Volley Paris Volley is a professional men's volleyball club based in Paris, France. They compete in the top flight of French volleyball, Ligue A. The club was founded in 1998 from the merger of the volleyball section of ''Paris Université Club'' (PUC) ...
* 2013/2014
French Championship The French rugby league championship (french: Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France since the sport was introduced to the country in the 1930s. ...
, with
Paris Volley Paris Volley is a professional men's volleyball club based in Paris, France. They compete in the top flight of French volleyball, Ligue A. The club was founded in 1998 from the merger of the volleyball section of ''Paris Université Club'' (PUC) ...
* 2014/2015
French Championship The French rugby league championship (french: Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France since the sport was introduced to the country in the 1930s. ...
, with
Paris Volley Paris Volley is a professional men's volleyball club based in Paris, France. They compete in the top flight of French volleyball, Ligue A. The club was founded in 1998 from the merger of the volleyball section of ''Paris Université Club'' (PUC) ...
* 2015/2016
French Championship The French rugby league championship (french: Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France since the sport was introduced to the country in the 1930s. ...
, with
Paris Volley Paris Volley is a professional men's volleyball club based in Paris, France. They compete in the top flight of French volleyball, Ligue A. The club was founded in 1998 from the merger of the volleyball section of ''Paris Université Club'' (PUC) ...
;National cup * 2006/2007 Estonian Cup 2006, with Selver Tallinn * 2007/2008 Estonian Cup 2007, with Selver Tallinn * 2008/2009 Estonian Cup 2008, with Selver Tallinn * 2013/2014 French SuperCup 2013, with
Paris Volley Paris Volley is a professional men's volleyball club based in Paris, France. They compete in the top flight of French volleyball, Ligue A. The club was founded in 1998 from the merger of the volleyball section of ''Paris Université Club'' (PUC) ...
* 2013/2014 French Cup 2014, with
Paris Volley Paris Volley is a professional men's volleyball club based in Paris, France. They compete in the top flight of French volleyball, Ligue A. The club was founded in 1998 from the merger of the volleyball section of ''Paris Université Club'' (PUC) ...
* 2014/2015 French SuperCup 2014, with
Paris Volley Paris Volley is a professional men's volleyball club based in Paris, France. They compete in the top flight of French volleyball, Ligue A. The club was founded in 1998 from the merger of the volleyball section of ''Paris Université Club'' (PUC) ...
* 2015/2016 French SuperCup 2015, with
Paris Volley Paris Volley is a professional men's volleyball club based in Paris, France. They compete in the top flight of French volleyball, Ligue A. The club was founded in 1998 from the merger of the volleyball section of ''Paris Université Club'' (PUC) ...
* 2016/2017 French SuperCup 2016, with
Paris Volley Paris Volley is a professional men's volleyball club based in Paris, France. They compete in the top flight of French volleyball, Ligue A. The club was founded in 1998 from the merger of the volleyball section of ''Paris Université Club'' (PUC) ...


National team

* 2016
European League The WSE Champions League is an annual club roller hockey competition organised by World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey and contested by teams from the top-ranked European leagues. The current champions are Italian side Trissino, which secured their ...
* 2021
European League The WSE Champions League is an annual club roller hockey competition organised by World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey and contested by teams from the top-ranked European leagues. The current champions are Italian side Trissino, which secured their ...


Individual

* 2013 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year * 2014 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year * 2015
European League The WSE Champions League is an annual club roller hockey competition organised by World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey and contested by teams from the top-ranked European leagues. The current champions are Italian side Trissino, which secured their ...
– Best Middle Blocker * 2019 French Ligue B – Most Valuable Player * 2019 French Ligue B – Best Middle Blocker


References


External links


Player profile on the FIVB official sitePlayer profile on the CEV official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kreek, Ardo 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Tallinn Estonian men's volleyball players Estonian expatriate volleyball players Estonian expatriate sportspeople in France Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate volleyball players in France Expatriate volleyball players in Poland Jadar Radom players Projekt Warsaw players Paris Volley players Resovia (volleyball) players