Antti Siltala
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Antti Siltala is a Finnish professional volleyball player who has played in Greek, Turkish and Polish leagues. He also plays for the Finland men`s national team
Finland men's national volleyball team
The Finland men's national volleyball team is the national team of Finland. It is governed by the Finland Volleyball Association and takes part in international volleyball competitions...

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Early career

Siltala moved sixteen years old to Kuortane and started training with Finland youth national team. After one year in Kuortane he made contract to Finland league with Keski-Savon Pateri.

Keski-Savon Pateri

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

Pielaveden Sampo

The first season was difficult to Pielaveden Sampo
Pielaveden Sampo
Pielaveden Sampo is a professional volleyball club based in Pielavesi, a small town in Eastern Finland. The club is one of the most successful teams in the Finland volleyball league....

. Last season champion Sampo played his history worst season and drop before medal games. When half of the season was played Pielaveden Sampo rented Siltala to France pro league. He played end season in Chaumont team. Second season was good to Siltala and Sampo. They wash their faces and won Finland Cup Champion and Finland league silver. After the season the media chose Siltala to the Finland league All-Star team.

Noliko Maaseik

After season Siltala made a contract with Noliko Maaseik
Noliko Maaseik
Noliko Maaseik is a Belgian volleyball club from the city Maaseik.Mavoc Maaseik, the first name of the club, was founded in 1960 and grew out of the school "Het Heilig Kruis College Maaseik"....

. In Noliko Maaseik he rise to starting line-up and played good season. He won Belgium league and Belgium cup. Too he won CEV-Cup silver and Belgium Supercup silver. Season was success to Siltala and Noliko Maaseik
Noliko Maaseik
Noliko Maaseik is a Belgian volleyball club from the city Maaseik.Mavoc Maaseik, the first name of the club, was founded in 1960 and grew out of the school "Het Heilig Kruis College Maaseik"....

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Aris Thessalonik

After one season in Noliko Maaseik Siltala made contract to Greece league. There he new team is Aris Thessalonik
Aris VC
Aris VC is a volleyball club from Thessaloniki, Greece, part of Aris Thessaloniki Sport Club. Aris participates in the A1 Division and it is one of the most historical teams of the whole club and of the most stable values of the Greek volleyball, inside and outside its borders.-History:Aris was the...

i where play too Finnish volleyball player Jukka Lehtonen.

National team

Siltala first played for the Finland men's national volleyball team
Finland men's national volleyball team
The Finland men's national volleyball team is the national team of Finland. It is governed by the Finland Volleyball Association and takes part in international volleyball competitions...

in 2005. He won with team same year European league silver losing in 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.

Achievements

Personal:
  • Finland league All-Star player 2007
  • Finland league best server 2007


Club:
  • CEV-Cup silver 2008
  • Belgium Champion 2008
  • Belgium Cup-win 2008
  • Belgium SuperCup silver 2007
  • Finland league silver 2007
  • Finland Cup-win 2007


National team:
  • 4.place in European Championships 2007

Teams

  • 2001-2004 Keski-Savon Pateri
  • 2005-2006 Pielaveden Sampo
  • 2005-2006 Chaumont
  • 2007-2008 Noliko Maaseik
  • 2008-2009 Aris Thessaloniki
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