Nikolai Sergeyevich Apalikov
Nikolai Sergeyevich Apalikov | |
2013 in Płock | |
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Date of birth | August 26, 1982 |
place of birth | Orsk, Soviet Union |
size | 2.03 m |
position | Middle block |
societies | |
2000–2007 since 2007 |
Lokomotiv-Izumrud Yekaterinburg VK Zenit-Kazan |
National team | |
since 2005 | A national team |
successes | |
2000 2001 2005 2007 2008 2009 2009 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2014 |
Russian cup winner Russian runner-up European runner-up Russian cup winner Russian cup winner Champions League winner Russian master Russian master Russian master Champions League finalist World league winner World Cup Russian master Champions League winner Olympic champion World league winner European champion Russian champion |
As of August 25, 2014 |
Nikolai Sergeevich Apalikov ( Russian: Николай Сергеевич Апаликов , English transcription: Nikolay Sergeevich Apalikov ; born August 26, 1982 in Orsk ) is a Russian volleyball player and Olympic champion .
Career
Apalikow started his career at the club in his hometown. In 2000 he went to Lokomotiv-Izumrud Yekaterinburg and won the national cup there. In 2001 he was runner-up with the Russian Association. In 2004 the middle blocker reached third place in the CEV Cup with Yekaterinburg . On June 4, 2005 he made his debut in the Russian national team , which ended a little later in the final of the European Championship , which ended with a 2-3 defeat against Italy . After winning the Cup again in 2007, Apalikow moved to league rivals VK Zenit-Kazan . He also won the cup in 2008 with his new club. In 2009 Kazan won the first of four consecutive championship titles with Apalikov and also the Champions League . Two years later, the Russians lost in the final of this competition against Trentino Volley . With the national team, however, the middle blocker was successful in the world league and the World Cup . In 2012 Apalikow won his second Champions League title in the final against Skra Bełchatów . He then became Olympic champion in London . In 2013 he became European champion and again winner of the world league . In 2014 Apalikow was again Russian champion with Zenit Kazan.
Web links
- Profile at FIVB (English)
- Profile at Zenit Kazan (English)
- Profile at World of Volley (English)
- Nikolai Sergejewitsch Apalikow in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Apalikow, Nikolai Sergejewitsch |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Апаликов, Николай Сергеевич (Cyrillic); Apalikov, Nikolay Sergeevich (English transcription) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Orsk , Soviet Union |