Valeriya Mammadova
Valeriya Məmmədova | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Valeriya Mammadova-Korotenko | ||||
Nationality | Azerbaijan | ||||
Born |
Baku, Soviet Union | January 29, 1984||||
Hometown | Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||
Spike | 275 cm (108 in) | ||||
Block | 260 cm (100 in) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Libero | ||||
Current club | Azerrail Baku | ||||
Number | 12 | ||||
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Valeriya Mammadova (née Korotenko, Azerbaijani: Valeriya Məmmədova; Russian: Валерия Мамедова; born January 29, 1984 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is an Azerbaijani professional volleyball player. She is currently playing for Azerrail Baku.[1]
Career
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.[2]
Mammadova played with Azerrail Baku winning the 2015–16 Azerbaijan Super League championship[3] and she became Best Libero.[4]
Clubs
- Lokomotiv Baku (2000–2001)
- Azerrail Baku (2001–2007)
- Voléro Zürich (2007)
- Azerrail Baku (2007–2008)
- Fenerbahçe Acıbadem (2008–2009)
- Azerrail Baku (2009–2013)
- Azerrail Baku (2015–Present)
Awards
Individuals
- 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"
Club
- 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
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References
- ↑ http://www.cev.lu/Competition-Area/CompetitionTeamDetails.aspx?ID=551&TeamID=7520
- ↑ Valeriya Korotenko: “Nişanlım məndən daha yaxşı yemək bişirir” (Azerbaijani)
- ↑ "Azerbaijan F: Scudetto per l'Azerrail" (in Italian). Volleyball.it. 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ↑ "Azərbaycan çempionatının ən yaxşıları". Apa Sport (in Azerbaijani). 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2016-04-21.