Valeriya Mammadova
Valeriya Mammadova (née Korotenko, Azerbaijani: Valeriya Məmmədova; born 29 January 1984) is a retired Azerbaijani volleyball player who played as a Libero. She was a member of Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team and was selected as the Best Libero of European Volleyball Championship in 2005 and 2017.
| Valeriya Məmmədova | |||||
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| Full name | Valeriya Mammadova-Korotenko | ||||
| Nationality | Azerbaijani | ||||
| Born | 29 January 1984 Baku, Soviet Union | ||||
| Hometown | Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 286 cm (113 in) | ||||
| Block | 272 cm (107 in) | ||||
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| Position | Libero | ||||
| Current club | Azerrail Baku | ||||
| Number | 12 | ||||
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Career edit
Born in Baku, Valeriya first played volleyball at age nine and joined the school volleyball team.
She played 180 times for the Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team and was awarded the best libero of 2005 Women's European Volleyball Championship.
Mammadova was a member of Azerrail Baku and Volero Zurich before joining Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball team. She won the bronze medal at the 2008–09 CEV Cup playing with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem and was awarded "Best Receiver".
She is married to Azerbaijani judoka Nijat Mammadov.[1]
Mammadova played with Azerrail Baku winning the 2015–16 Azerbaijan Super League championship[2] and she became Best Libero.[3]
Awards edit
Individuals edit
- 2001-02 CEV Top Teams Cup "Best Libero"
- 2004-05 CEV Champions' League "Best Libero"
- 2005 European Championship "Best Libero"
- 2005 Yeltsin Cup "Best Libero"
- 2005-06 CEV Champions' League "Best Libero"
- 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix - European Qualification "Best Libero"
- 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix Preliminary Round "Best Libero"
- 2007-08 Turkish League "Best Libero"
- 2008-09 CEV Cup "Best Libero"
- 2010 World Championship 2nd Qualification Round "Best Receiver"
- 2010 World Championship 2nd Qualification Round "Best Libero"
- 2010 World Championship 3rd Qualification Round "Best Receiver"
- 2009-10 Azerbaijan Cup "Best Libero"
- 2010-2011 CEV GM Challenge Cup Final "Best Player"
- 2015–16 Azerbaijan Super League "Best Libero"
- 2017 European Championship "Best Libero"
Club edit
- 2001-02 CEV Cup - Champion, with Azerrail Baku
- 2007 Swiss Women's Volleyball League - Champion, with Voléro Zürich
- 2008-09 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
- 2010-11 Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League - Runner-Up, with Azerrail Baku
- 2012–13 Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League - Runner-Up, with Azerrail Baku
- 2015–16 Azerbaijan Super League - Champion, with Azerrail Baku
References edit
- ^ (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ^ (in Italian). Volleyball.it. 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ . Apa Sport (in Azerbaijani). 11 April 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
External links edit
- Valeriya Korotenko at the European Volleyball Confederation