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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 Russian retired volleyball player, Honored Master of Sports of Russia. She was a member of the national team that won gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 World Championships in Japan, and silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1][2] Additionally, she’s the only volleyball player who has won two world titles in the same year: 2010 World Championship with Russia and 2010 World Club Championship with Fenerbahçe
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| Full name | Lyubov Sokolova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Lyuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian/Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1977 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 315 cm (124 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 307 cm (121 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite / Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 (1996) 5 (2000–2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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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]
Sokolova has numerous individual awards in all categories. In 2006, she was honored "Best player of Europe".[3]
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".[4]
Sokolova won gold medal at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship with Fenerbahçe, and 2 gold medals at the CEV Women's Champions League, 2004-05 with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo and 2011–12 with Fenerbahçe .[5][6]
In May 2016, Sokolova announced her retirement from sports,[7] but in December 2017 she returned to play for Dynamo Krasnodar. From 1 July 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.
CSKA Moscow (1992–1995) Rossy Moscow (1995–1996)
Mladost Zagabria (1997–1998)
Hitachi Bellefille (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) | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (January 2024) |
Runner-Up, with Hitachi Bellefille
Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia Champion, with Zarechie Odintsovo Champion, with Zarechie Odintsovo Runner-Up, with Zarechie Odintsovo Runner-Up, with Zarechie Odintsovo Champion, with Fenerbahçe Champion, with Fenerbahçe
Bronze medal, with Fenerbahçe Champion, with Fenerbahçe Champion, with Fenerbahçe Universal Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA Runner-Up, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA Runner-Up, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar Runner-Up, with Dinamo Krasnodar Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar Bronze medal, with Dinamo KrasnodarSeamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
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