Elena Steinemann

Elena Steinemann
World Cup qualification 2014
portrait
Date of birth	December 8, 1994
place of birth	Frauenfeld, Switzerland
size	1.78 m
position	External attack / adoption
societies
until 2009 2009–2014 2014–2016	VBC Frauenfeld VC Kanti Schaffhausen 1. VC Wiesbaden
National team
2011-2015	Junior national team A national team
As of July 7, 2016

Elena Steinemann (born December 8, 1994 in Frauenfeld ) is a Swiss national volleyball player .

Career

Steinemann moved to New Zealand with her family at the age of four . There the daughter of a volleyball player played netball on a school team . Since this sport, which is mainly widespread in the English-speaking world, does not exist in Switzerland, Steinemann decided to play volleyball after returning home. She first played in her hometown for third division club VBC Frauenfeld, where her father worked as a junior coach. In 2009, at the age of 14, she moved to VC Kanti Schaffhausen and played in the National League A. At the same time, the outside attacker completed the volleyball school in Amriswil for three years . Steinemann also played in the national junior team. In 2011 she made her debut in the senior national team . In 2012 she was named “Youngster of the Year”. With the Swiss juniors she took part in the junior European championship in Turkey. In 2013 she was voted the best Swiss player in the league ("Best Swiss Player"). In the same year she took part with the national team at the European Championship in their own country, but Switzerland did not win a game and was eliminated after the preliminary round. In 2014 Steinemann moved to the German Bundesliga club 1. VC Wiesbaden . In Wiesbaden she played her first season as a professional and met the coach Andreas Vollmer , who had brought her to Schaffhausen at the time. In 2016 Steinemann ended her indoor career and has been playing beach volleyball ever since .

Web links

• Video portrait at SRF (September 2, 2013)
• FIVB Beach profile

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c At} first volleyball was just a substitute. Tagblatt, March 19, 2013, accessed on July 3, 2014 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Elena takes off sportily. Tagblatt, January 29, 2010, accessed July 3, 2014 . 
3. ^ By express to the National League A. Tagblatt, July 9, 2011, accessed on July 3, 2014 . 
4. ^ ^{A b c} Elena Steinemann: Swiss national player will attack for VC Wiesbaden in the future. 1. VC Wiesbaden, June 3, 2014, accessed on July 3, 2014 . 
5. ↑ Cupid's arrow was a ball. Tagblatt, March 24, 2012, accessed on July 3, 2014 . 
6. ^ Profile at the CEV
7. ↑ eurovolley2013.org Switzerland female players ( memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ↑ Spotlight: Elena Steinemann. (No longer available online.) Swiss Volleys, June 25, 2014, archived from the original on June 24, 2016 ; Retrieved July 3, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.