Anna Haak (born 12 September 1996) is a Swedish volleyball player, who plays as an outside hitter for the Italian club Cuneo Granda Volley and the Swedish national team.

Anna Haak
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 28)[1]
Perstorp, Sweden
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Spike320 cm (126 in)[2]
Block232 cm (91 in)[2]
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubUnited States LOVB Austin
Career
YearsTeams
2012–2015Sweden Engelholms VS
2015–2017United States University of Miami
2017–2019United States Marquette University
2019–2020France Vandœuvre Nancy Volleyball
2020–2023France ASPTT Mulhouse
2023–2024Italy Cuneo Granda Volley
2024–United States LOVB Austin
National team
2014–Sweden

Club career

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Anna Haak was a part of her hometown's local volleyball team, Engelhoms VS, for at least three years, from 2012 to 2015. In the 2014–2015 season, Engelhoms VS won 1st Place.

While playing for the University of Miami, she tallied 3.21 kills per set and 2.36 digs per game.[3]

International career

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In 2014, Haak helped Sweden to a gold medal at the NEVZA U19 tournament and earned a spot on the all-tournament team.[3] With the Haak, Sweden won Gold at the 2018 Women's Silver European Volleyball League. In 2021, Sweden reached the Quarter-finals at the European Championship.

Personal life

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Haak was born in Perstorp but she later moved to Ängelholm shortly after her father had died from stomach cancer when she was 12 years old.[4] Her younger sister Isabelle is also a national volleyball player and was her teammate during her time in Engelholms VS.

Awards

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Individuals

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  • 2015 Angelholms Gymnasieskola Idrottskolden "Sports Performance of the Year"

Clubs

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National team

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Junior team

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  • 2014 U19 NEVZA Championship –   Gold Medal

Senior team

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References

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  1. ^ "Anna Haak Player Profile ASPTT Mulhouse". aspttmulhousevolley.fr. ASPTT Mulhouse.
  2. ^ a b c "Player Profile Swedish National Women's Volleyball Team 2020-2021 Season". volleyboll.se. Swedish Volleyball Federation.
  3. ^ a b "Anna Haak - Player Profile for Marquette University". gomarquette.com. Marquette University.
  4. ^ "Engelholms vassa poängplockare väljer musiken". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 20 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2020.