Renee Teppan (born 26 September 1993) is an Estonian volleyball player, a member of the Estonia men's national volleyball team and Emirati club Al Wasl.
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| Nationality | Estonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 1993 Selja, Pärnu County, Estonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 340 cm (134 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 320 cm (126 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Al Wasl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: 18 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Teppan was born in Pärnu, and started his career in hometown club Pärnu VK at the age of 17. After two seasons he moved to Bigbank Tartu and won the Estonian Championship in 2014. He then moved to abroad and signed with Italian team Altotevere Città di Castello alongside compatriot Andri Aganits.[1] He spent the next two seasons with Hypo Tirol Innsbruck winning two Austrian Championship titles. For the 2017–18 season Teppan moved back to Italy and played for Diatec Trentino.[2] In May 2018 he signed a two-year contract with the Polish PlusLiga top team PGE Skra Bełchatów.[3][4] In his first season with the team Teppan mostly played as a substitute for the club legend Mariusz Wlazły. His first trophy with the team was the 2018 Polish SuperCup when Bełchatów defeated Trefl Gdańsk 3–0. Teppan and the team also reached the semi-finals of the 2018–19 CEV Champions League making him the second Estonian after Oliver Venno to play in the semi-finals of the Champions League. He opted out of the second year of the contract and signed with French team Stade Poitevin Poitiers for the 2019–20 season.[5] Teppan left the team in February 2020 and signed with Noliko Maaseik of the Belgian League where he was again united with compatriot Andri Aganits.[6] For the next season he returned to native Estonia and signed with Selver Tallinn. He helped the team win the Estonian Cup and the Baltic League title and was also named MVP of the latter tournament. Teppan started the 2021–22 season in the Turkish Men's Volleyball League playing for Tokat Belediye Plevnespor. Mid-season in January 2022 he joined with Greek top team Olympiacos Piraeus.[7]
National team edit
As a member of the senior Estonia men's national volleyball team, Teppan competed at the 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021 European Volleyball Championships.[8] With the national team Teppan won the 2016 European Volleyball League title.[9] He helped Estonia win their second European League title in 2018 and was named MVP of the tournament.[10]
Sporting achievements edit
Clubs edit
2015/2016 – with Hypo Tirol Innsbruck- 2016/2017 – with Hypo Tirol Innsbruck
- 2010/2011 – with Pärnu
2011/2012 – with Pärnu- 2013/2014 – with Bigbank Tartu
2020/2021 – with Selver Tallinn
- National championship
- 2010/2011 Estonian Championship, with Pärnu
- 2011/2012 Estonian Championship, with Pärnu
- 2013/2014 Estonian Championship, with Bigbank Tartu
- 2015/2016 Austrian Championship, with Hypo Tirol Innsbruck
- 2016/2017 Austrian Championship, with Hypo Tirol Innsbruck
- 2020/2021 Estonian Championship, with Selver Tallinn
- 2021/2022 Greek Championship, with Olympiacos Piraeus
- 2023/2024 UAE Championship, with Al Wasl
- National cup
- 2010/2011
Estonian Cup, with Pärnu - 2013/2014 Estonian Cup, with Bigbank Tartu
- 2018/2019
Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów - 2020/2021 Estonian Cup, with Selver Tallinn
National team edit
- 2016 European League
- 2018 European League
- 2018 Challenger Cup
- 2021 European League
Individual edit
- 2018 European League – Most Valuable Player
- 2021 Baltic League – Most Valuable Player
References edit
- ^ "Altotevere Città di Castello: ingaggiati Aganits e Teppan" (in Italian). Pianeta Volley. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Renee Teppan sõlmis Eesti võrkpalliajaloo ühe märkimisväärsema lepingu" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Renee Teppan sõlmis lepingu Poola meistriga" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "POL M: Skra sign Trentino opposite for next season!". WorldofVolley. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Renee Teppani karjäär jätkub Prantsusmaa kõrgliigas" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Renee Teppan siirdub Poitiers'st Meistrite liiga klubisse" (in Estonian). Võrkpall24. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Teppan on siirdumas lumetormi kiuste uude koduklubisse" (in Estonian). Võrkpall24. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "2015 CEV Volleyball European Championship – Men – Estonia". CEV. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Estonia rise to the occasion to win historic European League title". CEV. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Estonia claim second #EuroLeagueM crown after dispatching Czechs in three sets". CEV. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
