Yuliya Saltsevich

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Yuliya Aleksandrovna Saltsevich (; born May 12, 1967, in Riga, Latvian SSR) is a retired Russian female volleyball player who was a member of the USSR women's volleyball team from 1985 to 1986. She was a member of the Soviet squad that won the gold medal at the 1985 European Championship in Netherlands and the gold medal at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow. She was also part of the Soviet team that took the 6th place in the 1986 World Championship in Prague.

On club level, Saltsevich played for CSKA Moscow from 1983 to 1988, winning 1 CEV Champions Cup (1985–86), 1 CEV Cup Winners' Cup (1987–88), 1 USSR Championship (1984–85) and 1 USSR Cup (1984). She was also part of the Moscow team that won the gold medal at the 1986 Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR. In 1988, Saltsevich suffered a very serious spinal injury that kept her out of action for four years. Nevertheless, she fully recovered and enjoyed a successful career in Greece where she played for Panathinaikos (1992–1993, 1995–1996), Olympiacos (1993–1995) and Filathlitikos (1999–2005), winning 2 Greek Championships.

After her retirement in 2005, she became a volleyball coach. She coached Filathlitikos (2005–2006) and SDUSHOR-65 Nika (2007–2009) and in 2009 she became head coach of
Anorthosis Famagusta. Under her guidance, Anorthosis won the Cypriot Championship and the Cypriot Cup in 2009–10 season.

Sporting achievements

Player

Clubs
CEV Champions Cup
1985/1986 with CSKA Moscow

CEV Cup Winners' Cup
1987/1988 with CSKA Moscow

USSR Championship
1984–85 with CSKA Moscow
USSR Cup
1984 with CSKA Moscow
Greek Championship
1992–93 with Panathinaikos
2002–03

National Team
European Championship
1985
Goodwill Games
1986

Coach
Cyprus Championship
2009–10 with Anorthosis Famagusta
Cyprus Cup
2009–10 with Anorthosis Famagusta

References

External links
interview at sentragoal.gr
Волейбол: Энциклопедия / Сост. В. Л. Свиридов, О. С. Чехов. — Томск: Компания «Янсон», 2001.

1967 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Riga
Panathinaikos women's volleyball players
Olympiacos SFP (women's volleyball) players
Soviet women's volleyball players
Russian women's volleyball players
Goodwill Games medalists in volleyball
Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games