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	VC Dynamo Moscow
Number	7
Career
Years Teams 2004–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2012 2012–2014 2014– RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia M. Roma Volley Andreoli Latina M. Roma Volley Lube Banca Macerata VC Dynamo Moscow
National team
2008–  Italy
Honours Representing  Italy Men’s Volleyball Olympic Games 2012 London World Cup 2015 Japan European Championship 2011 Austria/Czech Republic 2013 Denmark/Poland 2015 Bulgaria/Italy World League 2013 Mar del Plata 2014 Florence
Last updated: 12 November 2015

Ivan Zaytsev (born 2 October 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 citizenship. On May 18, 2013, he married Ashling Sirocchi. In April 2014 the couple announced that they were expecting their first child.^[2] On October 31, 2014 his wife Ashling gave birth to their son named Alexander "Sasha".^[3]

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

• 2011/2012 Italian SuperCup, with Lube Banca Macerata
• 2013/2014 Italian Championship, with Lube Banca Macerata

National team

• 2011 CEV European Championship
• 2012 Olympic Games
• 2013 FIVB World League
• 2013 CEV European Championship
• 2014 FIVB World League
• 2015 FIVB World Cup

Individually

• 2012 Italian Championship - Most Valuable Player
• 2013 FIVB World League - Best Outside Spiker
• 2013 CEV European Championship - Best Server
• 2015 FIVB World Cup - Best Opposite Spiker
• 2015 CEV European Championship - Best Opposite Spiker

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

External links

• LegaVolley Serie A profile player