Antti Siltala

Antti Siltala
Personal information
Full name Antti Siltala
Born (1984-03-14) 14 March 1984
Vieremä, Finland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Volleyball information
Position wing-spiker
Current club Aris Thessaloniki
Career
YearsTeams
2001-2004
2004-2005
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2012
2012-		Keski-Savon Pateri
Pielaveden Sampo/Chaumon
Pielaveden Sampo
Noliko Maaseik
Aris Thessaloniki
SGK Ankara
Delecta Bydgoszcz
Argos Volley
National team
4Finland

Antti Siltala (born 14 March 1984) is a Finnish professional volleyball player who has played in Greek, Turkish and Polish leagues.[1] He also plays for the Finland men`s national team.

Career

Early career

Siltala moved to Kuortane at age 16 and started training with the Finland youth national team. After one year in Kuortane, he made a contract to the Finland league with Keski-Savon Pateri.

Keski-Savon Pateri

The first season in Keski-Savon Pateri was 2001. He played in Pateri during seasons 2001-2004. After that he made a contract with Pielaveden Sampo, which is one of the best teams in the Finland league.

Pielaveden Sampo

The first season was difficult with Pielaveden Sampo. Last season champion, Sampo played its historical worst season and dropped before the medal games. When half of the season was played, Pielaveden Sampo rented Siltala to the France pro league. He played the end season in the Chaumont team. The second season was good to Siltala and Sampo. They won the Finland Cup Champion and Finland league silver. After the season, the media chose Siltala to be on the Finland league All-Star team.

Noliko Maaseik

After the season, Siltala made a contract with Noliko Maaseik. In Noliko Maaseik he rose to starting line-up and played a good season. He won the Belgium league and Belgium cup. Also, he won CEV-Cup silver and Belgium Supercup silver. The season was a success to Siltala and Noliko Maaseik team.

Aris Thessaloniki

After one season in Noliko Maaseik, Siltala made a contract to the Greece league. There his new team was Aris Thessaloniki, where also Finnish volleyball player Jukka Lehtonen played.

National team

Siltala first played for the Finland men's national volleyball team in 2005. He won with the team the same year that the European league silver lost in the final to Russia. He played at the 2007 European Championships and achieved Finland's best-ever result, fourth place. He has now played for Finland in more than 100 games.[2]

Achievements

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Club:

National team:

Teams

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Suomi puristi erän lentopallon olympiavoittajalta (in Finnish)
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