Robert Täht

Robert Täht
Personal information
Born (1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 (age 31)
Võru, Estonia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Spike351 cm (138 in)
Block334 cm (131 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubCuprum Stilon Gorzów
Number9
Career
YearsTeams
2010–2012
2012–2015
2015–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–2022
2022–2023
2023–2024
2024–
Valio Võru
Bigbank Tartu
Cuprum Lubin
Arkas İzmir
Sir Safety Perugia
Asseco Resovia
Skra Bełchatów
Vôlei São José dos Campos
Berlin Recycling Volleys
Cuprum Stilon Gorzów
National team
2013– Estonia
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Estonia
FIVB Challenger Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Portugal
European League
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bulgaria
Gold medal – first place 2018 Czech Republic

Robert Täht (born 15 August 1993) is an Estonian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Cuprum Stilon Gorzów and the Estonia national team.[1]

Club career

Robert Täht began his professional career in 2010 at the age of 17, signing a contract with his hometown club, Valio Võru. In 2012, he moved to the top Estonian team, Bigbank Tartu.

After three seasons in Tartu, Täht signed his first foreign contract and joined the Polish PlusLiga team, Cuprum Lubin. Täht spent the 2018–19 season playing for Arkas İzmir in the Turkish Volleyball League and the 2019–20 season for the Italian Volleyball League powerhouse, Sir Safety Perugia.[2][3] For the next two seasons he returned to PlusLiga to play for Asseco Resovia and Skra Bełchatów.[4]

In June 2022, Täht signed with Vôlei São José dos Campos, one of the Brazilian Super League teams, becoming the first ever Estonian to have played in the Brazilian top flight.[5] The season was cut short due to a knee injury and Täht returned to Europe for treatment in February 2023.

In October 2023, he signed with Berlin Recycling Volleys for the oncoming Volleyball Bundesliga season.[6]

National team

As a member of the senior national team, Täht competed in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023 CEV European Championships.

With his national team, Täht won the 2016 European League title and was named MVP of the tournament.[7] He helped Estonia win their second European League title in 2018.[8]

Honours

Club

  • Domestic
    • 2013–14 Estonian Championship, with Bigbank Tartu
    • 2014–15 Estonian Championship, with Bigbank Tartu
    • 2018–19 Turkish Championship, with Arkas İzmir
    • 2019–20 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
    • 2023–24 German SuperCup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
    • 2023–24 German Cup, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
    • 2023–24 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys

Individual awards

  • 2011: Young Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year
  • 2014: Baltic League – Best server
  • 2015: Baltic League – Most valuable player
  • 2015: Baltic League – Best server
  • 2016: European League – Most valuable player
  • 2016: European League – Best outside spiker
  • 2016: Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year
  • 2017: Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year
  • 2018: Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year
  • 2019: Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year

References

  1. ^ "Reprezentant Estonii wraca do PlusLigi". siatka.org. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ "#AskMeAnything with… Robert Täht". CEV. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  3. ^ "ITA M: Perugia sign Estonian outside hitter Täht". WorldofVolley. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Robert Täht nowym przyjmującym w naszym zespole!". Asseco Resovia (in Polish). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Brasiiliasse siirduv Robert Täht: mõtlesin, et kui mitte nüüd, siis millal veel". Postimees Sport (in Estonian). 16 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Robert Täht jätkab karjääri Saksamaal". ERR Sport (in Estonian). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Estonia rise to the occasion to win historic European League title". CEV. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Estonia claim second #EuroLeagueM crown after dispatching Czechs in three sets". CEV. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.