Lyubov Sokolova (volleyball)

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Lyubov Sokolova
Lyubov Sokolova in 2006
Personal information
Full nameLyubov Sokolova
NicknameLyuba
Nationality Russia
 Turkey
Born (1977-12-04) 4 December 1977 (age 46)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Spike315 cm (124 in)
Block307 cm (121 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite / Outside hitter
National team
1996–2016 Russia
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens
Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place
1998 Japan
 Team
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 1997 Japan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place
1999 Yu Xi
 Team
Silver medal – second place
1998 Hong Kong
 Team
Silver medal – second place
2000 Manilla
 Team
Silver medal – second place
2006 Reggio Calabria
 Team
Bronze medal – third place
1996 Shanghai
 Team
Bronze medal – third place
2001 Macau
 Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 Italy Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Bulgaria Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Belgium/Luxembourg Team
World U20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Thailand Under-20
European Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hungary Under-19
Last updated: May 2016

Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova (

Fenerbahçe

Personal life

She married Turkish former volleyball player Aytaç Kılıç when she was playing for

Eczacıbaşı Istanbul. She has a son from her ex-husband. She has Turkish as well as Russian citizenship.[citation needed
]

Career

Sokolova has numerous individual awards in all categories. In 2006, she was honored "Best player of Europe".[2]

She won the 2006–07 CEV Top Teams Cup with the Spanish team Grupo 2002 Murcia, and was awarded "Most Valuable Player" and "Best Server".[3]

Sokolova won gold medal at the

Fenerbahçe .[4][5]

In May 2016, Sokolova announced her retirement from sports,[6] but in December 2017 she returned to play for Dynamo Krasnodar. From July 1, 2018, she worked as the team’s general manager, but in February 2019 she left this postision and went to work for the Volley Service sports agency. In February 2021 she was appointed as the general manager of the Russian national team.

Clubs

  • Russia CSKA Moscow (1992–1995)
  • Russia Rossy Moscow (1995–1996)
  • Croatia Mladost Zagabria (1997–1998)
  • Japan Hitachi Bellefille (1998–1999)
  • Uralotchka NTMK Ekaterinburg
    (1999–2000)
  • Eczacıbaşı
    (2000–2001)
  • Italy Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo (2002–2005)
  • Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi
    (2005–2006)
  • Spain Grupo 2002 Murcia (2006–2007)
  • Zarechie Odintsovo
    (2007–2009)
  • Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi
    (2009–2010)
  • Fenerbahçe
    (2010–2012)
  • Eczacıbaşı
    (2012–2013)
  • Dinamo Krasnodar
    (2013–2016, 2017–2018)

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References

  1. ^ "Lyubov Sokolova-Shashkova". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. ^ CEV. "CEV Honours Players of the Year 2006". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  3. ^ CEV. "Grupo 2002 Murcia takes Women's Top Teams Cup to Spain". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  4. ^ CEV. "World champion FenerbahceAcibadem saves honor by claiming bronze medal". Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  5. ^ CEV. "VakifGunesTTelekom completes Turkish fairy tale in Istanbul". Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  6. ТАСС
    . 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

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Awards
Preceded by Best Server of
FIVB World Grand Prix
1999 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2000 		Succeeded by



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