Valmo Kriisa

Infobox athlete biography
athletename = Valmo Kriisa
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1974|5|18|mf=y
cityofbirth = Pärnu
countryofbirth = Estonia,Estonian SSR,USSR
current position = Guard
league = SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga
current team = BC Kalev/Cramo
years with team = 2006-present
height = 190 cm
weight = 89 kg
previous teams = 1990-1997 Rock Tartu
1997-2000 Nybit
2000-2001 Södertälje BBK
2001-2003 BC Kalev
2003-2006 Hanzevast Capitals

Valmo Kriisa (born May 18, 1974 in Pärnu, Estonia) is an Estonian professional basketballer.He is currently playing for BC Kalev/Cramo at the point guard/shooting guard position.Kriisa started his senior club career with "KK Tartu" team (Rock Tartu) in 1990 and after 96-97 season he moved to "Nybit".He spent the 2000-01 season in Sweden with Södertälje BBK.Then Kriisa returned to Estonia, signed for two seasons with "BC Kalev" and won the Estonian Championship titles in 2002 and 2003.On seasons 2003-2006 he played for the Dutch Eredivisie team Hanzevast Capitals.During this period he won the Dutch Championship in 2004.After three seasons in The Netherlands, Kriisa came back to Estonia and joined BC Kalev/Cramo.He is currently the captain of the team.Since 1995, Kriisa is a member of the Estonia national basketball team and was also a member of the Estonian EuroBasket 2001 squad.

Honours

flagicon|Estonia Tallinna Kalev

* Estonian League: 2002, 2003
* Estonian Cup: 2001

flagicon|Netherlands Hanzevast Capitals

* Basketball Eredivisie: 2004
* Dutch Basketball Cup: 2005

flagicon|Estonia BC Kalev/Cramo

* Estonian Cup: 2006, 2007

External links

* [http://www.bckalev.ee/mangijad.php?id=7 Profile] at bckalev.ee
* [http://basket.ee/index.php?mid=12&section=player&id=136 Profile] at basket.ee
* [http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0xOCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPXBsYXllcnMubWFpbiZwPTIyMQ= Profile] at bbl.net