Mark Lebedew

Mark Lebedew
Personal information
Born (1967-05-06) 6 May 1967 (age 57)
Adelaide, Australia
Coaching information
Current teamLycurgus Groningen
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
1997–2002
2003–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2015
2015–2018
2016–2020
2018–2020
2021
2021–2024
2022
2024–		Australia (AC)
SV Bayer Wuppertal
VC Lennik
Volley Callipo (AC)
Jastrzębski Węgiel (AC)
VC Franken
Berlin Recycling Volleys
Jastrzębski Węgiel
Australia
Warta Zawiercie
Gwardia Wrocław
VfB Friedrichshafen
Slovenia
Lycurgus Groningen
Honours
Men's volleyball
Head coach  Australia
AVC Asian Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Iran

Mark Lebedew (born 6 May 1967) is an Australian professional volleyball coach. He serves as head coach for Lycurgus Groningen.[1]

Personal life

Mark Lebedew lives in Żory, and is married to Anita with whom he has a son, Daniel.[2] He obtained Polish citizenship in 2022.[3]

Career

Club

In 2010, Lebedew took charge of Berlin Recycling Volleys, with whom he won three German Champion titles, in 2012, 2013 and 2014. In 2015, he led Berlin Recycling Volleys to the CEV Champions League bronze medal after defeating PGE Skra Bełchatów in a third place match (3–2). In 2015, he moved to Poland and led his team, Jastrzębski Węgiel, to the PlusLiga bronze medal in 2017. In 2018, he signed a contract with Warta Zawiercie. He finished in fourth place in the 2018–19 PlusLiga season, the highest ever finish in club's history.

National team

In 2017, Lebedew was appointed new head coach of the Australia national team.[4] In January 2020, he resigned his post after missing qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Asian Qualifying Tournament held in China.[5][6]

In February 2022, he took charge of the Slovenia national team.[7] He was dismissed in August 2022, after failing to reach the top 8 in the 2022 Nations League.[8]

Honours

Club

  • Domestic
    • 2011–12 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
    • 2012–13 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
    • 2013–14 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
    • 2021–22 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen

References

  1. ^ "Internationaal gelouterde coach Mark Lebedew opvolger Arjan Taaij". Lycurgus Groningen (in Dutch). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Lebedew: lubię polskie święta, poza karpiem". TVP Sport (in Polish). 24 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Mark Lebedew przyjął polskie obywatelstwo". PlusLiga (in Polish). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Coup for Volleyball Australia as Lebedew announced as Volleyroos coach". Volleyball Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Head Coach Mark Lebedew announces that he is stepping down from the role". Volleyball Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  6. ^ "AUS M: Lebedew has announced that he is stepping down as head coach of the national team". WorldofVolley. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Mark Lebedew je novi selektor slovenskih odbojkarjev". siol.net (in Slovenian). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Slovenske odbojkarje bo na svetovnem prvenstvu vodil Cretu". RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Head coach of Slovenia
2022 		Succeeded by