Lyubov Sokolova (volleyball)


Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medals at 2006 and 2010 World Championship in Japan and the silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

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.

Career

Sokolova has numerous individual awards in all categories. In 2006, she was honored "Best player of Europe".
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".
Sokolova won the bronze medal at the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with Fenerbahçe.
On May 2016 Sokolova announced her retirement from sports.

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