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Vladimir Alekno
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Personal information
Full name Vladimir Romanovich Alekno
Nationality Russian
Born (1966-12-04) December 4, 1966 (age 57)
Polotsk, Belarus, USSR
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
Years Teams
1999–2004
2004–2007
2007–2008
2008–2020
2010–2012
2015–2016
2020–2021
Tours VB
Dinamo Moscow
Russia
Zenit Kazan
Russia
Russia
Iran
Volleyball information
Position Middle blocker
Career
Years Teams
1984–1987
1987–1990
1990–1991
1992–1993
1993–1994
1994–1996
1996–1999
CSKA Moscow
SKA Minsk
Levski Sofia
Voluntas Asti
Marconi Spoleto
AS Cannes VB
Tours VB
National team
 RUS
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Russia
World Cup
Gold 1999 Japan
European Championship
Silver 1999 Austria
Bronze 1993 Finland
World League
Silver 1993 São Paulo
Silver 1998 Milan
Bronze 1996 Rotterdam
Bronze 1997 Moscow
Last updated: 28 December 2017

Vladimir Romanovich Alekno (Russian: Владимир Романович Алекно; born in Polotsk on 4 December 1966) is a former Russian volleyball player and current volleyball coach.

Alekno's volleyball career started in 1984 in the SKA Minsk. Alekno coached the Russian national volleyball team in 2007-2008 and 2011-2012. Under his leadership, the Russian players won the gold medal in 2012 and the bronze medal in 2008 in the Summer Olympic Games. Also, they won the World League and the World Cup, both times in 2011.

In 2020, Alekno was announced head coach of the Iran national volleyball team. He publicly supported Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling for participation in supplying one of the Russian army units. Vladimir Alekno was brought to the ukrainian Mirotvorets base as an accomplice in the crimes of the Russian authorities against Ukraine and its citizens.

Early life

Alekno was born on 4 December 1966, in Polotsk, Vitebsk Voblast, BSSR to a Belarusian mother and a Lithuanian father.

Awards

Individual

  • 2013 Order of Honour
  • 2019 Order of Friendship
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