VK Rivaal Rakvere (temporarily named Rakvere FruitXpress due to sponsorship reasons) is a professional volleyball team based in
Rakvere
Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and the administrative centre of the Lääne-Viru ''maakond'' (county), 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. Rakvere is the 8th most populous urban area in Estonia. Rakvere has a tota ...
,
Estonia
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. They play in the
Estonian Volleyball League
Estonian Volleyball Championships are the national volleyball championships held since 1925 in Estonia.
Medalists
See also
*Baltic Men Volleyball League
*Estonian Women's Volleyball Championships
Estonian Women's Volleyball Championships a ...
and the
Schenker League
The Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as the Credit24 Champions League (, ) for sponsorship reasons, is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs in the Baltic states
The Baltic states, et, Balti riigid or the Baltic coun ...
.
History
VK Rivaal Rakvere was founded in 1990. In the mid-nineties the club completed
three-peat
In North American sports, a three-peat is winning three consecutive championships. The term, a portmanteau of the words ''three'' and ''repeat'', originated with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, during their unsuccess ...
, winning three national championships in a row – 1995, 1996 and 1997.
In 2001 an Estonian
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supplier Aeroc became the head sponsor for the team. 8 year tenure as a name sponsor ended in 2009 when local businessman
Oleg Gross
Oleg (russian: Олег), Oleh ( uk, Олег), or Aleh ( be, Алег) is an East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine and Belаrus. It derives from the Old Norse ''Helgi'' ( Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blesse ...
agreed to support the financial part of the team. In the last seasons Rakvere GT has not enjoyed the success they went through in the 1990s.
Mati Merirand Mati may refer to:
Geography
*Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines, a city
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Mati
** Mati Protected Landscape, a protected area in Davao Oriental, Philippines
**Mati Airport, Davao Oriental, Philippines
*Mati, a barangay in ...
, who has been the head coach for over 20 years already has won multiple Estonian Championships and Estonian Cups during franchise history.
*1990–01 VK Rivaal Rakvere
*2001–09 VK Aeroc Rakvere
*2009–12 Rakvere Grossi Toidukaubad
*2012– Rakvere FruitXpress
Seasons
Honours
Estonian League
* Winners: 1995, 1996, 1997
* Runners-up: 1993
Estonian Cup
* Winners: 1996, 1997
Players
Current squad
Coach:
Urmas Tali
Urmas Tali (born 5 March 1970) is an Estonian volleyball player and coach.
He was born in Võru.
1978–1993 he practised volleyball, coached by Taivo Rohtmaa, Aksel Saal, Andres Skuin and Marianne Karnesk.
Started working as a volleyball coach ...
Meeskond 2014/15
Accessed 2 May 2015.
References
External links
Official site
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Estonian volleyball clubs
Sport in Rakvere