Mark Lebedew

Mark Lebedew
Personal information
Born	(1967-05-06) 6 May 1967 (age 57) Adelaide, Australia
Coaching information
Current team	Lycurgus Groningen
Previous teams coached Years Teams 1997–2002 2003–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2015 2015–2018 2016–2020 2018–2020 2021 2021–2024 2022 2024– Australia (AC) SV Bayer Wuppertal VC Lennik Volley Callipo (AC) Jastrzębski Węgiel (AC) VC Franken Berlin Recycling Volleys Jastrzębski Węgiel Australia Warta Zawiercie Gwardia Wrocław VfB Friedrichshafen Slovenia Lycurgus Groningen
Honours Men's volleyball Head coach  Australia AVC Asian Championship 2019 Iran

Mark Lebedew (born 6 May 1967) is an Australian professional volleyball coach. He serves as head coach for Lycurgus Groningen.[1]

Personal life

Mark Lebedew lives in Żory, and is married to Anita with whom he has a son, Daniel.[2] He obtained Polish citizenship in 2022.[3]

Career

Club

In 2010, Lebedew took charge of Berlin Recycling Volleys, with whom he won three German Champion titles, in 2012, 2013 and 2014. In 2015, he led Berlin Recycling Volleys to the CEV Champions League 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, to the PlusLiga bronze medal in 2017. In 2018, he signed a contract with Warta Zawiercie. He finished in fourth place in the 2018–19 PlusLiga season, the highest ever finish in club's history.

National team

In 2017, Lebedew was appointed new head coach of the Australia national team.[4] In January 2020, he resigned his post after missing qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Asian Qualifying Tournament held in China.[5][6]

In February 2022, he took charge of the Slovenia national team.[7] He was dismissed in August 2022, after failing to reach the top 8 in the 2022 Nations League.[8]

Honours

Club

• Domestic
  • 2011–12 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
  • 2012–13 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
  • 2013–14 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
  • 2021–22 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen

References

1. "Internationaal gelouterde coach Mark Lebedew opvolger Arjan Taaij". Lycurgus Groningen (in Dutch). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
2. "Lebedew: lubię polskie święta, poza karpiem". TVP Sport (in Polish). 24 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
3. "Mark Lebedew przyjął polskie obywatelstwo". PlusLiga (in Polish). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
4. "Coup for Volleyball Australia as Lebedew announced as Volleyroos coach". Volleyball Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
5. "Head Coach Mark Lebedew announces that he is stepping down from the role". Volleyball Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
6. "AUS M: Lebedew has announced that he is stepping down as head coach of the national team". WorldofVolley. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
7. "Mark Lebedew je novi selektor slovenskih odbojkarjev". siol.net (in Slovenian). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
8. "Slovenske odbojkarje bo na svetovnem prvenstvu vodil Cretu". RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

External links

• Coach profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Coach profile at Volleybox.net

Sporting positions
Preceded by Alberto Giuliani	Head coach of Slovenia 2022	Succeeded by Gheorghe Crețu