Antti Siltala
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| Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 March 1984 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) | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||
| Current club | Maliye Milli Piyango SK | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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.
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.