Vladimir Alekno

Vladimir Romanovich Alekno (Russian: Владимир Романович Алекно; born in Polotsk on 4 December 1966) is a former Russian volleyball player and current volleyball coach.

Vladimir Alekno
Valdimer Alekno portrait
Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Romanovich Alekno
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1966-12-04) December 4, 1966 (age 58) Polotsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Coaching information
Previous teams coached Years Teams 1999–2004 2004–2007 2007–2008 2008–2020 2010–2012 2015–2016 2020–2021 Tours VB Dinamo Moscow Russia Zenit Kazan Russia Russia Iran
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Career
Years Teams 1984–1987 1987–1990 1990–1991 1992–1993 1993–1994 1994–1996 1996–1999 CSKA Moscow SKA Minsk Levski Sofia Voluntas Asti Marconi Spoleto AS Cannes VB Tours VB
National team
Russia
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Russia World Cup 1999 Japan European Championship 1999 Austria 1993 Finland World League 1993 São Paulo 1998 Milan 1996 Rotterdam 1997 Moscow
Last updated: 28 December 2017

Alekno's volleyball career started in 1984 in the SKA Minsk. Alekno coached the Russian national volleyball team in 2007-2008 and 2011–2012. Under his leadership, the Russian players won the gold medal in 2012 and the bronze medal in 2008 at the Summer Olympic Games. Also, they won the World League and the World Cup, both times in 2011.^[1]

In 2020, Alekno was announced as head coach of the Iran national volleyball team.^[2]

He publicly supported Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling for participation in supplying one of the Russian army units.^[3] Vladimir Alekno was brought to the Ukrainian Mirotvorets list as an accomplice in the crimes of the Russian authorities against Ukraine and its citizens.

Early life

Alekno was born on 4 December 1966, in Polotsk, Vitebsk Voblast, to a Belarusian mother and a Lithuanian father.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

Individual

• 2013 Order of Honour
• 2019 Order of Friendship