Kert Toobal
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| Nationality | Estonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 1979 Türi, Estonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 345 cm (136 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 325 cm (128 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: 11 October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kert Toobal (born 3 June 1979) is a former Estonian volleyball player, a long-term captain of the Estonia men's national volleyball team. After retiring from active sport Toobal took up the sporting director position in the Estonian Volleyball Federation.[1]
Estonian national team
Kert Toobal was a member of the Estonian national team from 2001 to 2021 and represented Estonia at the 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2019 European Volleyball Championships. With the national team Toobal won the 2016 and 2018 European Volleyball League titles.[2]
Sporting achievements
Clubs
- 2008/2009 – with Pere Leib Tartu
- 2021/2022 – with Bigbank Tartu
- National championship
- 1998/1999 Estonian Championship, with ESS Falck Pärnu
- 1999/2000 Estonian Championship, with ESS Falck Pärnu
- 2000/2001 Estonian Championship, with ESS Falck Pärnu
- 2001/2002 Estonian Championship, with ESS Falck Pärnu
- 2002/2003 Estonian Championship, with Sylvester Tallinn
- 2003/2004 Estonian Championship, with Sylvester Tallinn
- 2005/2006 Finnish Championship, with Salon Piivolley
- 2008/2009 Estonian Championship, with Pere Leib Tartu
- 2020/2021 Estonian Championship, with Bigbank Tartu
- 2021/2022 Estonian Championship, with Bigbank Tartu
- National cup
- 1998/1999 Estonian Cup, with ESS Falck Pärnu
- 1999/2000 Estonian Cup, with ESS Falck Pärnu
- 2000/2001 Estonian Cup, with ESS Falck Pärnu
- 2001/2002 Estonian Cup, with ESS Falck Pärnu
- 2005/2006 Finnish Cup, with Salon Piivolley
- 2006/2007 Finnish Cup, with Salon Piivolley
- 2008/2009 Estonian Cup, with Pere Leib Tartu
- 2015/2016 French Cup, with Rennes Volley 35
- 2019/2020 Estonian Cup, with Bigbank Tartu
- 2020/2021 Estonian Cup, with Bigbank Tartu
- 2021/2022 Estonian Cup, with Bigbank Tartu
National team
- 2016 European League
- 2018 European League
- 2018 Challenger Cup
Individual
- 2004 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2015 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2016 French Ligue B – Most Valuable Player
- 2016 European League – Best Setter
- 2018 European League – Best Setter
- 2022 Baltic League – Most Valuable Player
- 2022 Estonian League – Best Setter
State awards
Personal life
Kert Toobal is the older brother of former Estonia men's national volleyball teammate Andres Toobal.[3]
References
- ^ "Sportlaskarjäärile joone alla tõmmanud Kert Toobal asub tööle Eesti Võrkpalli Liidus". Estonian Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Estonia rise to the occasion to win historic European League title". CEV. 2 July 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Gregor, Mariel (28 May 2014). "Vennad Toobalid – koondise kõige rahulikumad mehed" (in Estonian). Postimees. Retrieved 18 September 2019.