Oliver Venno

Who is Oliver Venno?

Oliver Venno is an Estonian volleyball player currently playing for Prikamye Perm in Russia. He is a member of the Estonian national team since 2008.

Venno started his career in hometown club Pere Leib Tartu at the age of 16. In addition to three Estonian League silver medals he won the Estonian Cup in 2008 with the Tartu team. In 2009 Venno signed with ACH Volley Bled of Slovenia. With the Bled team Venno won the Slovenian League, the Slovenian Cup on the MEVZA championship and reached the Final Four of the 2009–10 CEV Champions League. From 2010 to 2012 he played in Germany for VfB Friedrichshafen winning one German League championship and one German Cup. Venno started the 2012–13 season in the Montenegrin top team Budvanska Rivijera Budva. He left the team in December and joined his fellow countreymen Raimo Pajusalu and Keith Pupart in the French team Rennes Volley 35.

For the 2013–14 season Venno signed with Prikamye Perm of the Russian Volleyball Super League.

Oliver Venno has been also successful in beach volleyball. Together with Kristo Kollo he won the U-18 Beach European Championship in 2007 and U-19 Beach World Championship in 2008. He represented Estonia at the 2009 and 2011 European Volleyball Championships.