Robert Täht

Robert Täht
Robert Täht
Personal information
Nationality	Estonian
Born	15 August 1993 (age 30); Võru, Estonia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Spike	351 cm (138 in)
Block	334 cm (131 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Berlin Recycling Volleys
Number	3
Career
2010–2012; 2012–2015; 2015–2018; 2018–2019; 2019–2020; 2020–2021; 2021–2022; 2022–2023; 2023–	Valio Võru; Bigbank Tartu; Cuprum Lubin; Arkas İzmir; Sir Safety Perugia; Asseco Resovia; Skra Bełchatów; Vôlei São José dos Campos; Berlin Recycling Volleys
National team
2013–	Estonia
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Estonia
FIVB Challenger Cup
European League

Robert Täht (born 15 August 1993) is an Estonian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Berlin Recycling Volleys and the Estonia national team.

Club career[edit]

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.^[1]^[2] For the next two seasons he returned to PlusLiga to play for Asseco Resovia and Skra Bełchatów.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

National team[edit]

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.^[6] He helped Estonia win their second European League title in 2018.^[7]

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Baltic League
- 2013–14 – with Bigbank Tartu
- 2014–15 – with Bigbank Tartu

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
Player profile at Volleybox.net

[1] "#AskMeAnything with… Robert Täht". CEV. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

[2] "ITA M: Perugia sign Estonian outside hitter Täht". worldofvolley.com. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[3] "Robert Täht nowym przyjmującym w naszym zespole!". assecoresovia.pl (in Polish). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[4] "Brasiiliasse siirduv Robert Täht: mõtlesin, et kui mitte nüüd, siis millal veel". Postimees Sport (in Estonian). 16 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[5] "Robert Täht jätkab karjääri Saksamaal". ERR Sport (in Estonian). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[6] "Estonia rise to the occasion to win historic European League title". CEV. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

[7] "Estonia claim second #EuroLeagueM crown after dispatching Czechs in three sets". CEV. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

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