Raimo Pajusalu (born 1 February 1981) is a former

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player. He was a member of the Estonian national team from 2000 to 2014 and represented his country at the 2009 and 2011 European Volleyball Championships. Pajusalu started his professional career in hometown club ESS Falck Pärnu. He has also played in

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and

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Sporting achievements

Clubs

; MEVZA Cup * Silver medal with cup

2005/2006 – with

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;National championship * 1998/1999 Silver medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with ESS Pärnu * 1999/2000 Gold medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with ESS Pärnu * 2000/2001 Gold medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with ESS Pärnu * 2001/2002 Gold medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with ESS Pärnu * 2002/2003 Gold medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with ESS Pärnu * 2003/2004 Gold medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with ESS Falck Pärnu * 2004/2005 Gold medal with cup

Estonian Championship, with Audentes Tallinn * 2005/2006 Gold medal with cup

Austrian Championship, with

* 2006/2007 Gold medal with cup

Belgian Championship, with

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* 2007/2008 Silver medal with cup

Belgian Championship, with

* 2008/2009 Silver medal with cup

Belgian Championship, with

;National cup * 1998/1999 Simple silver cup

Estonian Cup 1998, with ESS Pärnu * 1999/2000 Simple gold cup

Estonian Cup 1999, with ESS Pärnu * 2000/2001 Simple gold cup

Estonian Cup 2000, with ESS Pärnu * 2001/2002 Simple gold cup

Estonian Cup 2001, with ESS Pärnu * 2002/2003 Simple gold cup

Estonian Cup 2002, with ESS Pärnu * 2003/2004 Simple gold cup

Estonian Cup 2003, with ESS Falck Pärnu * 2004/2005 Simple gold cup

Estonian Cup 2004, with Audentes Tallinn * 2005/2006 Simple gold cup

Austrian Cup 2006, with

* 2006/2007 Simple silver cup

Belgian Cup 2007, with

* 2007/2008 Simple silver cup

Belgian Cup 2008, with

* 2008/2009 Simple gold cup

Belgian SuperCup 2008, with

* 2011/2012 Simple gold cup

French Cup 2012, with Rennes Volley 35 * 2012/2013 Simple silver cup

French SuperCup 2012, with Rennes Volley 35

Individual

* 2006 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year * 2007 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year * 2008 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year

Personal

His younger sister Kaisa is a former

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, who won a bronze medal at the European Championships in

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References

External links

Player profile on the FIVB official site
1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Pärnu Estonian men's volleyball players Estonian expatriate volleyball players Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate volleyball players in Austria Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate volleyball players in Belgium Estonian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate volleyball players in France {{Estonia-volleyball-bio-stub