Antti Siltala

Antti Siltala
Antti Siltala
Personal information
Nationality	Finnish
Born	14 March 1984 (age 40); Vieremä, Finland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Spike	348 cm (137 in)
Block	330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Maliye Milli Piyango SK
Number	4
Career
2001–2004; 2004–2005; 2005–2006; 2006–2007; 2007–2008; 2008–2009; 2009–2010; 2010–2012; 2012–2013; 2013–62014; 2014–2016; 2016–	Keski-Savon Pateri; Pielaveden Sampo; Chaumont VB 52; Pielaveden Sampo; Noliko Maaseik; Aris Thessaloniki; SGK Ankara; Delecta Bydgoszcz; Argos Sora; GFC Ajaccio VB; Yenisey Krasnoyarsk; Maliye Milli Piyango SK
National team
2013–	Finland
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Finland
European League
	Last updated: 29 December 2017

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 Finnish volleyball player Jukka Lehtonen also 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

Personal

Finland league All-Star player 2006
Finland league best server 2006
Belgium league best server 2007
Best Spiker in Belgium league 2007
Mvp in Belgium league 2007
Best Receivers in Greek Cup 2009
Best Spiker in Greek Cup 2009
Mvp in Turkey League 2009
Best Receivers in Turkey League 2009
Best Receivers in France League 2014
Best server in France League 2014

Club

CEV-Cup silver 2008
Belgium Champion 2008
Belgium Cup-win 2008
Belgium SuperCup silver 2007
Finland league silver 2006
Finland Cup-win 2006

National team

4.place in European Championships 2007

References

^ "Urheilua ja elämyksiä".
^ Suomi puristi erän lentopallon olympiavoittajalta (in Finnish)

[1] "Urheilua ja elämyksiä".

[2] Suomi puristi erän lentopallon olympiavoittajalta (in Finnish)

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