“Voronkov? The decision on the head coach of the “Urals” has not yet been made “- the president of the club

The decision on the head coach of the Ural volleyball club has not yet been made, Ufa club president Valery Bagmetov told , commenting on reports of a possible appointment . Andrei Voronkov .

In May, BUSINESS Online reported that Voronkov will most likely become Urals’ head coach. According to the results of the preliminary stage of the Russian Championship 2022/23, the Ufa club took eighth place and in the qualifying round of the playoffs lost to Fakel Novy Urengoy.

– Is it already clear when Voronkov will start working in the Urals?

“What are you talking about, I have no idea. It’s amazing that I learn information from the press. No decision has yet been made regarding the head coach of the Urals, Bagmetov told .

In May 2022, the executive committee of the All-Russian Volleyball Federation disqualified Voronkov, then head of Lokomotiv, for two years for racially slurring Cuban volleyball player Uralochka Ailama Montalvo.

On May 3, it became known that the second year of disqualification had been replaced by a conditional year, and Voronkov could return to training as early as May this year. On the same day, Voronkov, in an interview with , said he was not racist and offered a heartfelt public apology to Montalvo, whom he meant no offense.