Andriy Diachkov

Andrii Diachkov (born 28 April 1985) is a Ukrainian volleyball player, a member of Ukraine men's national volleyball team and Montpellier UC.

Andrii Diachkov
Personal information
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	(1985-04-28) 28 April 1985 (age 38) Leninsk, Kazakhstan
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	102 kg (225 lb)
Spike	355 cm (140 in)
Block	335 cm (132 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter/Opposite
Current club	Montpellier Volley UC
Number	1
Career
Years Teams 2005–2007 2007–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011 2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016- Azot Cherkassy Lokomotyv Kharkiv Esseti Carilo Loreto Yoga Forli Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Casa Modena Andreoli Latina Conad Reggio Emilia Foinikas Syros Olympiacos Volley Asul Lyon Montpellier Volley UC
National team
2008- Ukraine

Career

Clubs

Ukrainian period

Andrii Diachkov started his volleyball career in the Ukrainian Superleague in 2005. He played for Azot-Spartack Cherkassy over two seasons in 2005/2007. With this team he won the Championship of Ukraine in 2005/2006. In the season 2006/2007 he became the Vice champion of Ukraine and took second place in Ukrainian Cup.

The next two seasons (2007/2009) Diachkov performed for Lokomotyv Kharkiv. He became a two time Ukrainian Cup winner, Champion of Ukraine and Vice champion of Ukraine. In volleyball season of 2008/2009 he became the best outside-hitter of the Championship.^[1][2]

Italian period

In Italy Andrii played 3 years in Serie A1 of the Italian Volleyball League and 1 year in Seria A2:

• Esseti Carilo Loreto (2009-2010)^[3]
• Yoga Forli (2010-2011)
• Modena Volley (2011)^[4]
• Top Volley Latina (2011-2012)^[5]
• Volley Tricolore (Seria A2) (2012-2013)^[6]

Russian period

Andrii Diachkov also played in 2011 in VC Lokomotiv Novosibirsk.^[7]

Greek period

After his Italian adventure he signed a contract with Greek Foinikas Syros V.C.^[8] Diachkov helped the Foinikas claim second place in the League Cup tournament. The season 2014/2015 he played for Olympiacos S.C.^[9] where he won the League Cup title and took second place in the Championship of Greece.^[10]

French period

From 2016 Andrii is playing in French Pro A League: Asul Lyon (2015/2016), Montpellier UC (2016/2018).^[11] In the 2016/2017 season he was selected in Dream Team of the regular season of French championship. Together with Montpellier UC Diachkov gained 3rd place in season 2016/2017.

National team

He debuted with the Ukraine men's national volleyball team in 2008.^[12][13] With Ukraine national volleyball team Andrii participated:

• 2009 CEV European Championship qualification
• 2012 Olympic Games - European Qualification
• 2013 CEV European Championship qualification
• 2014 FIVB World Championship - European Qualification
• 2015 CEV Volleyball European Championship
• 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Championship European Qualification

Sporting achievements

Clubs

• 2005/2006   Ukrainian Championship, with Azot-Spartack, Cherkassy
• 2006/2007   Ukrainian Championship, with Azot-Spartack, Cherkassy
• 2007/2008   Ukrainian Cup, with Lokomotiv Kharkiv
• 2007/2008   Ukrainian Championship, with Lokomotiv Kharkiv
• 2008/2009   Ukrainian Championship, with Lokomotiv Kharkiv
• 2008/2009   Ukrainian Cup, with Lokomotiv Kharkiv
• 2014/2015   League Cup of Greece, with Olympiacos S.C.
• 2014/2015   Championship of Greece, with Olympiacos S.C.
• 2015/2016 5th place European CEV Cup, with Asul Lyon
• 2016/2017   Championship of France, with Montpellier VUC

Individual

• 2005/2006 Ukrainian Championship - Most Valuable Player Game Day 3
• 2008/2009 Ukrainian Championship - Best Outside Hitter
• 2014/2015 Championship of Greece - Most Valuable Player Game Day 9
• 2014/2015 Championship of Greece - Most Valuable Player Game Day 5
• 2016/2017 Championship of France AllStar Team of The Regular Season

References

1. Кубок Украины по волейболу: триумф «Локомотива» – http://sport.dozor.com.ua – 2008-12-28
2. Харьковский Локомотив - чемпион Украины! – http://sport.ua – 2009-05-06
3. Shumov, Diachkov e Marzola a Loreto – http://www.dallarivolley.com – 2009-07-22
4. Volley, Casa Modena: Andrii Diachkov completa il reparto dei "posto 4" – http://www.modenatoday.it – 2011-07-12
5. Latina: Da Modena arriva l’ucraino Andrii Diachkov – www.volleyball.it – 2011-12-30
6. Colpo Volley Tricolore: ecco Andrii Diachkov – http://www.reggionline.com – 2012-08-11
7. Андрей Дьячков: «Общение с болельщиками — часть моего волейбола» – http://sibsport.info – 2011-03-03
8. Φοίνικας Σύρου: Ανακοίνωσε Ντιάτσκοφ – www.onsports.gr – 2013-07-05
9. ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΘΡΥΛΟ Ο ΝΤΙΑΣΚΟΦ! – http://www.redvoice.gr – 2014-07-26
10. O Αντρέι Ντιάτσκοφ MVP της 5ης αγωνιστικής – http://www.sport24.gr – 2014-11-25
11. Transfert : Ludovic Duée et Andrii Diachkov à Montpellier – www.lequipe.fr – 2016-13-06
12. Волейбол: Путь на Евро-2009 – через Словакию и Чехию – vecherniy.kharkov.ua – 2008-19-05
13. Определился окончательный состав сборной Украины на отборочный турнир ЧМ-2018 – http://xsport.ua – 2017-22-05

External links

• CEV profile
• Legavolley profile