Svetlana Valentinovna Kryuchkova

Svetlana Valentinovna Kryuchkova
December 2009
portrait
Date of birth	February 21, 1985
place of birth	Lipetsk, Soviet Union
size	1.74 m
position	Libero
societies
2003–2007 2007–2010 2010–2012 from 2012	Indesit Lipetsk VK Saretschje Odintsowo VK Dynamo Moscow VK Dynamo Krasnodar
National team
since 2006	A national team
successes
2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2012 2012 2013	Finalist Grand Prix World Champion Russian Cup Winner Russian Champion Russian Vice Champion Russian Cup Finalist Russian Champion World Champion Russian Cup Winner Russian Vice Champion Olympic Fifth European Champion
As of September 20, 2013

Svetlana Walentinovna Kryuchkova ( Russian Светлана Валентиновна Крючкова , English transcription: Svetlana Valentinovna Kryuchkova ; born February 21, 1985 in Lipetsk ) is a Russian volleyball player .

Career

Kryuchkova began her career in her hometown with Indesit Lipetsk. In 2006 she made her debut in the Russian national team , with which she reached the final of the Grand Prix . In the same year the Libera became world champion in Japan . In 2007 she won the national cup and moved to VK Saretschje Odintsowo . A year later she became Russian champions with the new club. In 2009 Odintsovo took second place in both national competitions. In 2010 the club won the league title again. At the World Cup in Italy Kryuchkova managed to defend the title with Russia. Then she was committed by VK Dynamo Moscow . In 2011 she won the Russian Cup with Moscow. In 2012 there was a second place in the championship. In London Kryuchkova reached the quarter-finals with the national team and thus fifth place at the Olympic Games . After the tournament she moved to VK Dynamo Krasnodar . In 2013 Kryuchkova became European champion with the national team in Germany and Switzerland .

Web links

• Svetlana Walentinowna Kryuchkova in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Profile at FIVB (English)