Yuliya Saltsevich

Yuliya Saltsevich
Personal information
Full nameYuliya Aleksandrovna Saltsevich
Nationality Russia
Born (1967-05-12) 12 May 1967 (age 57)
Riga, Latvian SSR
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
Career
YearsTeams
1983–1988CSKA Moscow
1992–1993Panathinaikos Athens
1993–1995Olympiacos Piraeus
1995–1997Panathinaikos Athens
1999–2005Filathlitikos Thessaloniki
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1985 Netherlands Team competition
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Moscow Team competition

Yuliya Aleksandrovna Saltsevich (Russian: Ю́лия Алекса́ндровна Салце́вич; born May 12, 1967, in Riga, Latvian SSR) is a retired Russian female volleyball player who was a member of the USSR women's volleyball team from 1985 to 1986.[2] She was a member of the Soviet squad that won the gold medal at the 1985 European Championship in Netherlands and the gold medal at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow.[2][3][4] She was also part of the Soviet team that took the 6th place in the 1986 World Championship in Prague.[2]

On club level, Saltsevich played for CSKA Moscow from 1983 to 1988, winning 1 CEV Champions Cup (1985–86), 1 CEV Cup Winners' Cup (1987–88), 1 USSR Championship (1984–85) and 1 USSR Cup (1984).[2] She was also part of the Moscow team that won the gold medal at the 1986 Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR.[2] In 1988, Saltsevich suffered a very serious spinal injury that kept her out of action for four years.[2] Nevertheless, she fully recovered and enjoyed a successful career in Greece where she played for Panathinaikos (1992–1993, 1995–1996), Olympiacos (1993–1995)[5] and Filathlitikos (1999–2005), winning 2 Greek Championships.[2][6]

After her retirement in 2005, she became a volleyball coach. She coached Filathlitikos (2005–2006)[7] and SDUSHOR-65 Nika (2007–2009) and in 2009 she became head coach of Anorthosis Famagusta.[2] Under her guidance, Anorthosis won the Cypriot Championship and the Cypriot Cup in 2009–10 season.[8][9]

Sporting achievements

Player

Clubs

National Team

Coach

References

  1. ^ Ιουλία Σάλτσεβιτς 1.97. greekvolley.gr (in Greek)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Yuliya Aleksandrovna Saltsevich biography. infosport.ru (in Russian)
  3. ^ Malolepszy, Tomasz (2013). European Volleyball Championship Results: Since 1948: page 127. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810887855. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Women Volleyball Goodwill Games 1986". todor66.com. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  5. ^ Αφιέρωμα στο γυναικείο τμήμα βόλεϊ του Ολυμπιακού. volleynews.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  6. ^ Ο πρωταθλητής Φιλαθλητικός που δεν υπάρχει πια. volleynews1.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  7. ^ «Τέλος» η Σάλτσεβιτς. sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ^ Ανασκόπηση των τίτλων στην Γυναικεία Πετόσφαιρα. anorthosis24.net (in Greek). Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  9. ^ ΑΕΛ-Ανόρθωση: Που θα πάει η κούπα. sigmalive.com (in Greek). Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  • interview at sentragoal.gr (in Greek)
  • Волейбол: Энциклопедия / Сост. В. Л. Свиридов, О. С. Чехов. — Томск: Компания «Янсон», 2001. (in Russian)