Russian volleyball player
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, 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] Additionally, she’s the only volleyball player who has won 2 World titles in the same year: 2010 World Championship with Russia and 2010 World Club Championship with Fenerbahçe
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.[citation needed]
Career
Sokolova has numerous individual awards in all categories. In 2006, she was honored "Best player of Europe".[2]
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".[3]
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 .[4][5]
In May 2016, Sokolova announced her retirement from sports,[6] but in December 2017 she returned to play for Dynamo Krasnodar. From July 1, 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.
Awards
Individuals
Clubs
- 1998-99 5th V League – Runner-Up, with Hitachi Bellefille
- 2001 Turkish Cup – Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul
- 2001 Turkish Championship – Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul
- 2003–04 CEV Challenge Cup – Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
- 2003–04 Italian Championship – Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
- 2004 Italian Super Cup – Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
- 2004–05 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
- 2006 Spanish Super Cup – Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2007 Spanish Queen Cup – Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2006-07 Spanish Championship – Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2006-07 CEV Top Teams Cup – Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
- 2007 Russian Cup – Champion, with Zarechie Odintsovo
- 2007–08 Russian Championship – Champion, with Zarechie Odintsovo
- 2007–08 CEV Champions League – Runner-Up, with Zarechie Odintsovo
- 2008-09 Russian Championship – Runner-Up, with Zarechie Odintsovo
- 2010 Turkish Super Cup – Champion, with Fenerbahçe
- 2010 FIVB Club World Championship – Champion, with Fenerbahçe
- 2010–11 CEV Champions League – Bronze medal, with Fenerbahçe
- 2010–11 Aroma Women's Volleyball League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe
- 2011–12 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Universal
- 2012 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
- 2012-2013 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup – Runner-Up, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
- 2012-2013 Turkish Women's Volleyball League – Runner-Up, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
- 2014 Russian Cup – Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar
- 2014–2015 CEV Cup – Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar
- 2015 Russian Cup – Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar
- 2015 FIVB Club World Championship – Runner-Up, with Dinamo Krasnodar
- 2015–2016 CEV Cup – Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar
- 2015-16 Russian Championship – Bronze medal, with Dinamo Krasnodar
Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball - 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship (Champions)
Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball - 2011-12 CEV Women's Champions League (Champions)
Russia women's volleyball squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – 4th place
Russia squad – 1998 FIVB Women's World Championship – Bronze medal
Russia squad – 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Silver medal
Russia women's volleyball squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
Russia women's volleyball squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
Russia squad – 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship – Gold medal
Russia squad – 2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship (3rd place)
Russia women's volleyball squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 6th place
Russia squad – 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship – Gold medal
Russia women's volleyball squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 5th place