Tuomas Sammelvuo

Infobox Volleyball biography
playername = Tuomas Sammelvuo


fullname = Tuomas Sammelvuo
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1976|2|16|df=y
cityofbirth = Pudasjärvi
countryofbirth = Finland
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = 193cm
position = Spiker
currentclub = Vibo Valentia
clubnumber = #6
years = 1993-1994
1994-1997
1997-1998
1998-2000
2000-2002
2002-2003
2003-2005
2005-2006
2006-2008
2008-2009
clubs = Raision Loimu
KuPS-Volley
Strasbourg
Poitiers
Cuneo
Piacenza
Tours
Toyota Gosei
Dynamo Kalingrad
Vibo Valentia
nationalyears = 15 years
nationalteam = Finland

Tuomas Sammelvuo (born February 16, 1976 in Pudasjarvi) is a professional volleyball player from Finland. Measuring 1,93 m and 93 kg, he plays in the position of wing-spiker. [Cite web|url=http://www.tuomassammelvuo.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=26|title=Sammelvuo`s cv|accessdate=2008-07-05|publisher=tuomassammelvuo.com|year=2008]

Career

Early career

Sammelvuo started his volleyball career in Pudasjärvi. There he played with his two brothers and one sister all day long. When he became sixteen year old he moved to Tampere and started stydy in Varala Sport Highshool. He stydy in Varala year. He played too in youth national team when he was young. He was with team 4. place in Junior World Championchips 1995.

Finland league

Sammelvuo started his professional career sixteen years old in Raision Loimu. Season 1993-1994 he played in Loimu and win finland league bronze. After that he changed to KuPS-Volley and win two time Finland league champion and one silver medal. His last season in Finland players choosed him best player in Finland league.

Professional career

From KuPS-Volley Sammelvuo changed to France team Strasbourg. Year was 1997. Sammelvuo played in Strasbourg one year, and changed after that to Poitiers. In Poitiers he won France champions league, and silver season 2000. Then Sammelvuo changed to Italy and started play in Cuneo. At first Sammelvuo played in Seria B-league in Torino, but soon Cuneo wanted Sammelvuo. Sammelvuo made contract with Cuneo. Two season Sammelvuo played in Cuneo and after that he changed to Piacenza. In Piacenza he win Italian Cup gold. Season 2003 he changed back to France and started play in Tours Volley.

First season in Tours was success to Sammelvuo. He win France championleague gold and too in European Champions league bronze. Second season in Tours was too success to Sammelvuo when he win European Champions league. He was first player ever in Finland who win Champions league. Same season Sammelvuo win too France league bronze medal.

After two Tours years Sammelvuo moved to Japan and started playing Toyota Gosei team. He was first finnish player in Japan ever. In Japan season he choosed to All-Stars team in the league.

After Japan year Sammelvuo wanted come back to Finland. He made three year contract with Pielaveden Sampo. But soon from Russian Superleague come call and Sammelvuo started play in Dynamo Kalingrad. In Dynamo Kalingrad Sammelvuo played his best season ever. Players choosed him third best player in league season 2006-2007. Season 2008 Sammelvuo continued in Russian Superleague and media choosed him to All-Stars game againts Russian men`s national team.

Season 2008-2009 Sammelvuo play in Italy A1-league in Vibo Valentia.

National team

He became the captain of the Finland men's national volleyball team in 1997. He has played over 210 national team games. In European Championchips 2007 Finland came to fourth place and made Finland ballgames history.

Sammelvuo speaks English, Italian, Japanese and Russian.

Achievement

Club:

* Finland's cup gold 1994, 1995
* Finland championchip 1994, 1995
* Italy cup win 2002
* CEV cup win 2002
* Champions league bronze 2004
* France cup win 2005
* Champions league win 2005
* European Champions 4. place 2007

Personal:

* Best player in Finland league 1997
* All-Star player Finland league 1997
* Portugal European Champions Qualifications best attacker 1997
* Season best Finland male volleyball player 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
* Year volleyball player in Finland 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004
* Japan league All-Stars player 2006
* Russian league 3. best player season 2007
* Russian cup best attacker 2008
* Russian league All-Star game 2008

Clubs

*1993–1994: Loimu
*1994-1995: KuPS-Volley
*1995–1996: KuPS-Volley
*1996–1997: KuPS-Volley
*1997–1998: Strasbourg, France
*1998–1999: Poitiers, France
*1999–2000: Poitiers, France
*2000–2001: Cuneo, Italy
*2001–2002: Cuneo, Italy
*2002–2003: Piacenza, Italy
*2003–2004: Tours, France
*2004–2005: Tours, France
*2005–2006: Toyoda Gosei, Japan
*2006–2007: Dynamo-Yantar, Russia
*2007-2008: Dynamo-Yantar, Russia

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