Ivan Zaytsev (volleyball)

Ivan Zaytsev
Personal information
Full name Ivan Zaytsev
Nationality Italian
Russian
Born October 2, 1988
Spoleto, Italy
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Spike 355 cm (140 in)
Block 348 cm (137 in)
Volleyball information
Position Opposite
Current team Russia VC Dynamo Moscow
Number 7
Career
Years Teams
2004–2006
2006–2007
2007–2008
2008–2012
2012–2014
2014–		 Italy RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia
Italy M. Roma Volley
Italy Andreoli Latina
Italy M. Roma Volley
Italy Lube Banca Macerata
Russia VC Dynamo Moscow
National team
2008–  Italy
Last updated: April 4, 2015

Ivan Zaytsev (born October 2, 1988) is an Italian volleyball player of Russian origins, a member of Italy men's national volleyball team and Russian club VC Dynamo Moscow, a bronze medalist of the Olympic Games London 2012, silver medalist of the European Championship (2011, 2013), bronze medalist of the World League (2013, 2014), Italian Champion (2014).

Personal life

The son of Olympic gold medal volleyball player Vyacheslav Zaytsev, he was born in Spoleto, where his father was playing at the time. His mother, Irina Pozdnyakova, is a former competitive swimmer.[1] His sister, Anna (born 1975), married an Italian in 1993 and therefore also holds Italian citzienship. On May 18, 2013 he married to Ashling Sirocchi. In April 2014 couple announced that they expect their first child.[2] On October 31, 2014 his wife Ashling gave a birth to their son named Sasha.[3]

Before the match in April 2013.
During the match as a Lube Banca Macerata player on January 8, 2014.
Ivan Zaytsev (#9) during World Championship, scoring against USA in Kraków, Poland.

Career

Clubs

He started his career as a setter, but later moved to the outside hitter role. His first club was RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia, where he played for two seasons. After this, he moved to M. Roma Volley. In the season 2007/2008, he played for Andreoli Latina. Then he came back to M. Roma Volley and played there until 2012. In 2012, Zaytsev signed with Lube Banca Macerata. With this team, he won the Italian SuperCup in 2012 and the Italian Championship 2013/2014.[4][5] On May 9, 2014 his departure from Lube was announced.[6] He is now a player of Russian club VC Dynamo Moscow.

National team

He debuted with the Italy men's national volleyball team in 2008. In the European Championship 2013 Zaytsev was named as the Best Server.[7] Zaytsev was the main scorer and team leader during World League 2014 and Italy achieved bronze medal. He was appointed to the World Championship 2014 held in Poland. He was the leader of his team in the first round, but in the match against the United States injured his ankle, so despite the promotion of his team to second round, he did not play.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

National championships

National team

Olympic Games

CEV European Championships

FIVB World League

Individually

References

  1. ↑ Позднякова Ирина - ussr-swimming.ru
  2. ↑ ITA M: Zaytsev will become father! - worldofvolley.com - 04-04-2014
  3. ↑ Ivan Zaytsev became a dad! - worldofvolley.com - 31-10-2014
  4. ↑ SCUDETTO ALLA LUBE! APPLAUSI ALLA GRANDE SIR! - sirsafetyperugia.it - 04-05-2014
  5. ↑ APOTEOSI LUBE IN GARA 4 A PERUGIA: SIAMO CAMPIONI D'ITALIA - lubevolley.it - 04-05-2014
  6. ↑ IVAN ZAYTSEV SALUTA LA LUBE: GIOCHERA' IN RUSSIA - lubevolley.it - 09-05-2014
  7. ↑ Russian giants add yet another title to their unique showcase - eurovolley2013.dk - 29-09-2013

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Awards
Preceded by
-		 Best Outside Spiker of
FIVB World League
2013
ex aequo Brazil Ricardo Lucarelli 		Succeeded by
United States Taylor Sander
Brazil Ricardo Lucarelli
Preceded by
Poland Bartosz Kurek		 Best Server of
CEV European Championship
2013 		Succeeded by
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