Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova ( (Шашко́ва), also known as Lyubov Kılıç and formerly known as Lyubov Shashkova, born 4 December 1977) is a Russian retired

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player, Honored Master of Sports of Russia. She was a member of the national team that won gold medals at the

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and 2010 World Championships in

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, and silver medals at the

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and the

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. Additionally, she’s the only volleyball player who has won two world titles in the same year: 2010 World Championship with Russia and 2010 World Club Championship with Fenerbahçe

Personal life

She married Turkish former volleyball player Aytaç Kılıç when she was playing for

Eczacıbaşı Istanbul Eczacıbaşı Holding is a Turkish industrial group of companies founded in 1942. As of 2023, the Group's 50 companies employ more than 13,500 people, operate 40 production plants, and generate a combined net turnover of TL 33 billion. Group E ...

. She has a son from her ex-husband. She has Turkish as well as Russian citizenship.

Career

Sokolova has numerous individual awards in all categories. In 2006, she was honored "Best player of Europe". She won the 2006–07 CEV Top Teams Cup with the Spanish team Grupo 2002 Murcia, and was awarded "Most Valuable Player" and "Best Server". Sokolova won gold medal at the

2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship The 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship, FIVB Women's Club World Championship was the 4th edition of the event. It was held at the Aspire Zone, Al Gharafa Sports Hall in Doha, Qatar from December 15 to 21, 2010. Fenerbahçe Women' ...

with Fenerbahçe, and 2 gold medals at the

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, 2004-05 with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo and 2011–12 with Fenerbahçe . In May 2016, Sokolova announced her retirement from sports, but in December 2017 she returned to play for Dynamo Krasnodar. From 1 July 2018, she worked as the team’s general manager, but in February 2019 she left this postision and went to work for the Volley Service sports agency. In February 2021 she was appointed as the general manager of the Russian national team.

Clubs

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(1992–1995) * Rossy Moscow (1995–1996) * Mladost Zagabria (1997–1998) * Hitachi Bellefille (1998–1999) * Uralotchka NTMK Ekaterinburg (1999–2000) *

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(2000–2001) * Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo (2002–2005) * Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi (2005–2006) *

Grupo 2002 Murcia Club Atlético Voleibol Murcia 2005, also known for sponsorship reason as ''Grupo 2002 Murcia'', was a Spanish volleyball club based in Murcia that played their home matches at the Pabellón Príncipe de Asturias. The team participated in the Wo ...

(2006–2007) *

Zarechie Odintsovo Zarechye-Odintsovo () is a Russian women's volleyball club based in Odintsovo. The club was founded in 1987 and plays in the super league, the top Russian league. History The club was established in 1987. The first title came in 1995, with the R ...

(2007–2009) * Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi (2009–2010) * Fenerbahçe (2010–2012) *

(2012–2013) * Dinamo Krasnodar (2013–2016, 2017–2018)

Awards

Individuals

* 1998 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Scorer" * 1998–99 5th V League "敢闘賞" (dare to fight award) * 1998–99 5th V League "Best 6" * 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Server" * 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix "Dream Team: Opposite Hitter" * 1999 FIVB World Cup "Best Spiker" * 1999 FIVB World Cup "Best Receiver" * 2000 FIVB World Grand Prix "Most valuable player" * 2001 Women's European Volleyball Championship "Best Server" * 2001 Women's European Volleyball Championship "Best Receiver" * 2004 Cev Challenge Cup "Best server" * 2004 Cev Challenge Cup "Most Valuable Player" * 2004–05 CEV Champions League "Most valuable player" * 2004–05 CEV Champions League "Best Spiker" * 2006 CEV "Best player of European" * 2007 European Championship "Best Receiver" * 2006–07 Top Teams Cup "Most Valuable Player" * 2006–07 Top Teams Cup "Best Server" * 2007–08 Russian Championship "Most Valuable Player" * 2007–08 Russian Championship "Best player" * 2011 Aroma League Women's Championship "Most Valuable Player"

Clubs

* 1998–99 5th V League – Simple silver cup

Runner-Up, with Hitachi Bellefille * 2001 Turkish Cup – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul * 2001 Turkish Championship – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul * 2003–04 CEV Challenge Cup – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo * 2003–04 Italian Championship – Scudetto

Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo * 2004 Italian Super Cup – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo *

2004–05 CEV Champions League The 2004–05 CEV Champions League was the 46th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. League round Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Playoffs Playoff 12 ...

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Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo * 2006 Spanish Super Cup – Simple gold cup

Champion, with

* 2007 Spanish Queen Cup – Simple gold cup

Champion, with

* 2006–07 Spanish Championship – Simple gold cup

Champion, with

* 2006–07

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Champion, with

* 2007 Russian Cup – Simple gold cup

Champion, with

* 2007–08 Russian Championship – Simple gold cup

Champion, with

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Runner-Up, with

* 2008–09 Russian Championship – Simple silver cup

Runner-Up, with

* 2010 Turkish Super Cup – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Fenerbahçe * 2010 FIVB Club World Championship – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Fenerbahçe *

2010–11 CEV Champions League The 2010–11 CEV Champions League was the 52nd edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. Participating teams League round *24 teams were drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams ea ...

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Bronze medal, with Fenerbahçe * 2010–11 Aroma Women's Volleyball League – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Fenerbahçe *

2011–12 CEV Champions League The 2011–12 CEV Champions League was the 53rd edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. Participating teams League round 24 teams were drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams eac ...

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Champion, with Fenerbahçe Universal * 2012 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup – Simple gold cup

Champion, with

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2012–13 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup The 2012–13 Teledünya Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup () was the 15th edition of Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup. It was held between October 6, 2012 and February 24, 2013. Vakıfbank won the cup defeating the title defender Eczacıbaşı VitrA ...

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Runner-Up, with

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–

Runner-Up, with

* 2014 Russian Cup – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar * 2014–2015 CEV Cup – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar * 2015 Russian Cup – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar * 2015 FIVB Club World Championship – Simple silver cup

Runner-Up, with Dinamo Krasnodar * 2015–2016 CEV Cup – Simple gold cup

Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar * 2015–16 Russian Championship – Bronze medal 2006 OG

Bronze medal, with Dinamo Krasnodar

References

External links

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Liubov Shashkova
at FIVB.org Olympics Women's Tournament 2008
Liubov Sokolova
at

Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile The Italian Women's Volleyball League Serie A1 (), is the highest women's volleyball league in Italy. It is organized and administered by the Italian Volleyball Federation (FIPAV). It is considered one of the oldest women's top national leagues i ...

(archived) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sokolova, Lioubov 1977 births Living people Russian women's volleyball players Turkish women's volleyball players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen Russian emigrants to Turkey Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Turkish people of Russian descent Naturalized citizens of Turkey Eczacıbaşı Dynavit players Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's volleyball) players Olympic volleyball players for Russia Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Russia Olympic medalists in volleyball Russian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Russian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate volleyball players in Spain Volleyball players from Moscow Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics