Kert Toobal
{{short description|Estonian volleyball player}}
{{Infobox volleyball player
| name = Kert Toobal
| image =
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| nationality = Estonian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|6|3|df=y}}
| height = 1.89 m
| weight = 78 kg
| spike = 345 cm
| block = 325 cm
| position = Setter
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| currentclub =
| years = 1996–1998
1998–2002
2002–2004
2004–2005
2005
2005–2007
2007–2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2018
2018–2019
2019–2022
| clubs = {{flagicon|EST}} Heres Paide
{{flagicon|EST}} ESS Falck Pärnu
{{flagicon|EST}} Sylvester Tallinn
{{flagicon|FRA}} Stade Poitevin Poitiers
{{flagicon|FRA}} Gazélec Ajaccio
{{flagicon|FIN}} Salon Piivolley
{{flagicon|BEL}} Par-Ky Menen
{{flagicon|EST}} Pere Leib Tartu
{{flagicon|FRA}} Foyer Laïque Saint-Quentin
{{flagicon|POL}} Indykpol AZS Olsztyn
{{flagicon|TUR}} Sivas 4 Eylül
{{flagicon|TUR}} Gümüshane Torul Genclik
{{flagicon|TUR}} İnegöl Belediye
{{flagicon|FRA}} Rennes Volley 35
{{flagicon|POL}} Cuprum Lubin
{{flagicon|EST}} Bigbank Tartu
| nationalyears = 2001–2021
| nationalteam = {{vb|EST}} (308 games)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's volleyball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{EST}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|European League}}
{{MedalGold|2016 Bulgaria|}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Czech Republic|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Challenger Cup}}
{{MedalBronze| 2018 Portugal|}}
| updated = 11 October 2022
}}
Kert Toobal (born 3 June 1979) is a former Estonian volleyball player, a long-term captain of the Estonia men's national volleyball team. After retiring from active sport Toobal took up the sporting director position in the Estonian Volleyball Federation.{{cite web|url=https://volley.ee/sportlaskarjaarile-joone-alla-tommanud-kert-toobal-asub-toole-eesti-vorkpalli-liidus/?fbclid=IwAR1WQWuCdSxqjJIC5UZKOW-FdiEbsKwB6foLcVYZjPgGyexTZHahSAh-3WM|title=Sportlaskarjäärile joone alla tõmmanud Kert Toobal asub tööle Eesti Võrkpalli Liidus|publisher=Estonian Volleyball Federation|accessdate=11 October 2022}}
Estonian national team
Kert Toobal was a member of the Estonian national team from 2001 to 2021 and represented Estonia at the 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2019 European Volleyball Championships. With the national team Toobal won the 2016 and 2018 European Volleyball League titles.{{cite web|url=http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=23538&ID=5|title=Estonia rise to the occasion to win historic European League title|publisher=CEV|date=2 July 2016|accessdate=16 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517005200/http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=23538&ID=5|archive-date=17 May 2018|url-status=dead}}
Sporting achievements
=Clubs=
- 16px 2008/2009 – with Pere Leib Tartu
- 16px 2021/2022 – with Bigbank Tartu
;National championship
- 1998/1999 16px Estonian Championship, with ESS Falck Pärnu
- 1999/2000 16px Estonian Championship, with ESS Falck Pärnu
- 2000/2001 16px Estonian Championship, with ESS Falck Pärnu
- 2001/2002 16px Estonian Championship, with ESS Falck Pärnu
- 2002/2003 16px Estonian Championship, with Sylvester Tallinn
- 2003/2004 16px Estonian Championship, with Sylvester Tallinn
- 2005/2006 16px Finnish Championship, with Salon Piivolley
- 2008/2009 16px Estonian Championship, with Pere Leib Tartu
- 2020/2021 16px Estonian Championship, with Bigbank Tartu
- 2021/2022 16px Estonian Championship, with Bigbank Tartu
;National cup
- 1998/1999 16px Estonian Cup, with ESS Falck Pärnu
- 1999/2000 16px Estonian Cup, with ESS Falck Pärnu
- 2000/2001 16px Estonian Cup, with ESS Falck Pärnu
- 2001/2002 16px Estonian Cup, with ESS Falck Pärnu
- 2005/2006 16px Finnish Cup, with Salon Piivolley
- 2006/2007 16px Finnish Cup, with Salon Piivolley
- 2008/2009 16px Estonian Cup, with Pere Leib Tartu
- 2015/2016 16px French Cup, with Rennes Volley 35
- 2019/2020 16px Estonian Cup, with Bigbank Tartu
- 2020/2021 16px Estonian Cup, with Bigbank Tartu
- 2021/2022 16px Estonian Cup, with Bigbank Tartu
=National team=
- 2016 16px European League
- 2018 16px European League
- 2018 16px Challenger Cup
=Individual=
- 2004 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2015 Estonian Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2016 French Ligue B – Most Valuable Player
- 2016 European League – Best Setter
- 2018 European League – Best Setter
- 2022 Baltic League – Most Valuable Player
- 2022 Estonian League – Best Setter
=State awards=
Personal life
Kert Toobal is the older brother of former Estonia men's national volleyball teammate Andres Toobal.{{cite web|url=https://sport.postimees.ee/2809862/vennad-toobalid-koondise-koige-rahulikumad-mehed|title=Vennad Toobalid – koondise kõige rahulikumad mehed|first=Mariel|last=Gregor|publisher=Postimees|date=28 May 2014|accessdate=18 September 2019|language=et}}
References
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{{Estonia men volleyball team 2009 European Championships}}
{{Estonia men volleyball team 2011 European Championships}}
{{Estonia men volleyball team 2015 European Championships}}
{{Estonia men volleyball team 2017 European Championships}}
{{Estonia men volleyball team 2019 European Championships}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Toobal, Kert}}
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Category:Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Category:Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
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Category:Expatriate volleyball players in Poland
Category:Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey
Category:Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class