Lyubov Sokolova (volleyball)

Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova (Russian: Любо́вь Влади́мировна Соколо́ва (Шашко́ва), also known as Lyubov Kılıç and formerly known as Lyubov Shashkova, born 4 December 1977) is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medals at 2006 and 2010 World Championship in Japan and the silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Lyubov Sokolova
Personal information
Full nameLyubov Sokolova
NicknameLyuba
Nationality Russia  Turkey
Born (1977-12-04) 4 December 1977
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
PositionWing Spiker
Current clubRetired
National team
1996–2016Russia
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Team
2004 Athens Team
World Championship
2006 JapanTeam
2010 JapanTeam
1998 JapanTeam
FIVB World Cup
1999 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
1997 JapanTeam
FIVB World Grand Prix
1999 Yu XiTeam
1998 Hong KongTeam
2000 ManillaTeam
2006 Reggio CalabriaTeam
1996 ShanghaiTeam
2001 MacauTeam
European Championship
1999 ItalyTeam
2001 BulgariaTeam
2007 Belgium/LuxembourgTeam
World U20 Championship
1995 ThailandUnder-20
European Junior Championship
1994 HungaryUnder-19
Last updated: May 2016

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.

Career

Sokolova has numerous individual awards in all categories. In 2006, she was honored "Best player of Europe".[1]

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".[2]

Sokolova won the bronze medal at the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with Fenerbahçe.[3][4]

On May 2016 Sokolova announced her retirement from sports.[5]

Clubs
  • CSKA Moscow (1992–1995)
  • Rossy Moscow (1995–1996)
  • Mladost Zagabria (1997–1998)
  • Hitachi (1998–1999)
  • Uralotchka NTMK Ekaterinburg (1999–2000)
  • Eczacıbaşı (2000–2001)
  • Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo (2002–2005)
  • Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi (2005–2006)
  • 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
  • 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Server"
  • 1999 FIVB World Cup "Best Spiker"
  • 1999 FIVB World Cup "Best Receiver"
  • 2001 European Volleyball Championship "Best Server"
  • 2001 European Volleyball Championship "Best Receiver"
  • 2004 Cev Challenge Cup "Best server"
  • 2004 Cev Challenge Cup "Most Valuable Player"
  • 2005 European Champions League "Most valuable player"
  • 2005 European Champions League "Best Spiker"
  • 2006 CEV "Best player of European"
  • 2007 European Championship "Best Receiver"
  • 2006–07 Top Teams Cup "Most Valuable Player"
  • 2006–07 Top Teams Cup "Best Server"
  • 2011 Aroma League Women's Championship "Most Valuable Player"

Clubs
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References
  1. CEV. "CEV Honours Players of the Year 2006". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  2. CEV. "Grupo 2002 Murcia takes Women's Top Teams Cup to Spain". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  3. CEV. "World champion FenerbahceAcibadem saves honor by claiming bronze medal". Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  4. CEV. "VakifGunesTTelekom completes Turkish fairy tale in Istanbul". Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  5. "Двукратная чемпионка мира по волейболу Любовь Соколова объявила о завершении карьеры". ТАСС. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
Awards
Preceded by
Raquel Silva		 Best Server of
FIVB World Grand Prix
1999		 Succeeded by
Érika Coimbra
Preceded by
Virna Dias		 Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2000		 Succeeded by
Danielle Scott-Arruda

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