Vyacheslav Alexeyevich Saizew
| Vyacheslav Saizev | |
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| Date of birth | November 12, 1952 |
| place of birth | Leningrad , Soviet Union |
| size | 1.91 m |
| position | passing |
| societies | |
| 1969–1987 1987–1989 1989–1990 1990–1992 1992–1993 |
Avtomobilist Leningrad Volley Spoleto Volley Agrigento Pallavolo Città di Castello Pallavolo Lugano |
| National team | |
| 1971-1988 | Soviet Union |
| successes | |
| 1971 1974 1975 1976 1977 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1981 1982 1982 1983 1983 1983 1985 1985 1986 1988 |
European Champion in Italy Vice World Champion in Mexico European Champion in Yugoslavia Silver Olympic Games Montreal European Champion in Finland World Cup Winner in Japan World Champion in Italy European Champion in France Gold Olympic Games Moscow European Champion in Bulgaria World Cup Winner in Japan European Cup Winner World Champion in Argentina Soviet Cup Winner European Cup Winner in the GDR European Champion in the Netherlands Vice World Cup winner in Japan Vice World Champion in France Silver Olympic Games Seoul |
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As of January 4, 2018 |
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Vyacheslav Alexeevich Saizew ( Russian Вячеслав Алексеевич Зайцев ; born November 12, 1952 in Leningrad ) is a former Russian volleyball player .
Career
Vyacheslav Saizev made his debut in the first team of Avtomobilist Leningrad at the age of 16 . With the club he won the Soviet Cup in 1983 and was twice European Cup winners . After 18 years in Leningrad, Saizew moved abroad in 1987 and played for five years at Italian clubs. His last active season was 1992/93 in Switzerland as a player-coach with Pallavolo Lugano .
In 1971 Saizew played his first international match for the Soviet Union . He was twice world champion ( 1978 , 1982 ), twice vice world champion ( 1974 , 1986 ) and between 1971 and 1985 seven times European champion . In 1976 and 1988 he won the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Montreal and Seoul . In 1980 he became Olympic champion at the Olympic Games in Moscow .
Saizew's son Ivan Zaytsev is an Italian national volleyball player.
Web links
- Vyacheslav Alexejewitsch Saizew in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Profile at the Italian Volleyball League (Italian)
- Entry Hall of Fame 2013 (English)
- Profile at volleyball.de
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Saizew, Vyacheslav Alexeevich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zaytsev, Vyacheslav; Зайцев, Вячеслав Алексеевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian volleyball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leningrad |