Former men’s head coach Russian team volleyball Vladimir Alekno in an interview with , he said he and the team had never won the European and World Championships.
Alekno’s titles as a head coach are champion of France, 10 times champion of Russia, 5 times winner of the Champions League, winner of the Club World Championship, Olympics, World League and world Cup.
– You have a huge number of trophies, you have won almost everything possible in volleyball, except for the European and World Championships. Do you have an unclosed gestalt on these tournaments?
– Yes, there is such a feeling in the soul, understatement. But these are the realities, I could not. So he was a weakling in those tournaments.
Why weak? You won the Olympics.
– I’m talking about the European and World Championships. In every tournament you can be strong or you can be defeated. So I didn’t finish anything at those tournaments.
– Earlier, you said that you were attracted to the job of sports director. Are you still interested in this job?
– Yes. Sense of organization, desires that I feel in me. I am ready to solve all the problems that fall within the competence of the sporting director. Now, if there was an interesting offer for such a position, I would seriously consider it. Also, the schedule is simpler in this role, you don’t need to travel a lot.
– Do you envisage other positions in sport, apart from coach and sports director, for yourself?
– Why not? If there was a specific proposal, I would consider it,” Alekno said in an interview with .
Alekno coached the Russian national team in 2007-2008, 2011-2012 and 2015-2016. In 2007, he led the team to European Championship silver medals.
Source : MatchTV
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