Maria Likhtenstein

Maria Likthtenchtein, also spelled Likhtenstein or Liechtenstein (Russian: Мария Лихтенштейн, Croatian: Marija Lihtenštajn, born 7 February 1976) is a retired female volleyball player who played for the Russian (1993–1996) and the Croatian (1997–2007) national volleyball teams. She played for clubs in Russia, Croatia, Italy, Belgium, Greece and Turkey.^[1] Her retirement was announced in 2013, she won club and national team titles during her career.^[2]

Maria Likthtenchtein
Personal information
Full name	Maria Likthtenchtein
Nationality	Russian / Croatian
Born	(1976-02-07) 7 February 1976 (age 48)
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Spike	285 cm (112 in)
Block	278 cm (109 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
National team
1993–1996 Russia 1997–2007 Croatia
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  Russia European Championship 1993 Czech Republic 1995 Netherlands Representing  Croatia European Championship 1999 Italy

Career

Club

Her club career spanned in Russia, Croatia, Italy, Belgium, Greece and Turkey. She won the Russian Super League on five occasions, all with Uralochka Ekaterinburg and has also won the Croatian League and the Belgian League.^[1][2]

National teams

She was part of the Russia women's national volleyball team champion at the 1993 Women's European Volleyball Championship^[3][4] and third place at the 1995 Women's European Volleyball Championship.^[4]

From 1997 onwards she competed for the Croatia women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan^[5] and the runners-up team at the 1999 Women's European Volleyball Championship.^[6]

Clubs

This is an incomplete list of the clubs she played for.^[7][8]

•   Uralochka Ekaterinburg (before 1998)
•   OK Dubrovnik (1998–1999)
•   OK Kaštela (1999–2000)
•   HAOK Mladost (2000–2001)
•   Uralochka-NTMK (2001–2002)
•   Terra Sarda Tortolì (2004–2005)
•   Dauphines Charleroi (2005–2006)
•   Euphony Tongere (2006–2007)

References

1. АНФИНОГЕНТОВ, Андрей (7 February 2011). "Мария Лихтенштейн: "Прошусь в сборную - не наигралась!"". Sport Express (in Russian). Retrieved 16 October 2018.
2. АНФИНОГЕНТОВ, Андрей (2 May 2013). "Лихтенштейн завершила карьеру". Sport Express (in Russian). Retrieved 16 October 2018.
3. . todor66.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
4. АНФИНОГЕНТОВ, Андрей (10 September 2013). "Екатерина Панкова: "Разорвать блок - мой конек"". Sport Express (in Russian). Retrieved 16 October 2018.
5. . todor66.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
6. "ŽENSKA SENIORSKA REPREZENTACIJA (Section 'Najbolji uspjesi Hrvatske ženske odbojkaške reprezentacije: 3.Sastav EP 1999. godine – srebrna medalja')". HOS-CVF (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 October 2018.
7. "Maria Likthtenchtein - History". CEV. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
8. "Maria Likhtenchtein". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 October 2018.