Mark Lebedew (born 6 May 1967) is an Australian professional

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coach. He is the current head coach of

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Career

Club

In 2010, Lebedew took charge of

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, with whom he won three German Champion titles, in 2012, 2013 and 2014. In 2015, he led Berlin Recycling Volleys to the

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bronze medal after defeating PGE Skra Bełchatów in a third place match (3–2). In 2015, he moved to Poland and led his team,

Jastrzębski Węgiel Jastrzębski Węgiel, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój in southern Poland, founded in 1961. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. Two–time Polish Champion and one time Polish Cup winner. Since the beginning of ...

, to the

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bronze medal in

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. In 2018, he signed a contract with Warta Zawiercie. He finished in fourth place in the

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season, the highest ever finish in club's history.

National team

In 2017, Lebedew was appointed new head coach of the

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. In January 2020, he resigned his post after missing qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Asian Qualifying Tournament held in China. In February 2022, he took charge of the Slovenia national team. He was dismissed in August 2022, after failing to reach the top 8 in the 2022 Nations League.

Honours

Club

* Domestic ** 2011–12 Gold medal with cup

German Championship, with

** 2012–13 Gold medal with cup

German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys ** 2013–14 Gold medal with cup

German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys ** 2021–22 Simple gold cup

German Cup, with

References

External links

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Coach profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Lebedew, Mark 1967 births Living people Naturalized citizens of Poland Sportspeople from Adelaide Australian volleyball coaches Volleyball coaches of international teams Australian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Australian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Australian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Australian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel coaches Warta Zawiercie (volleyball) coaches Gwardia Wrocław (men's volleyball) coaches