Andrii Diachkov (born 28 April 1985) is a Ukrainian
volleyball
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player, a member of
Ukraine men's national volleyball team and
Montpellier UC.
Career
Clubs
Ukrainian period
Andrii Diachkov started his volleyball career in the
Ukrainian Superleague in 2005. He played for Azot-Spartack Cherkassy over two seasons in 2005/2007. With this team he won the Championship of Ukraine in 2005/2006. In the season 2006/2007 he became the Vice champion of Ukraine and took second place in Ukrainian Cup.
The next two seasons (2007/2009) Diachkov performed for
Lokomotyv Kharkiv. He became a two time Ukrainian Cup winner, Champion of Ukraine and Vice champion of Ukraine. In volleyball season of 2008/2009 he became the best outside-hitter of the Championship.
Italian period
In Italy Andrii played 3 years in Serie A1 of the
Italian Volleyball League
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and 1 year in Seria A2:
* Esseti Carilo Loreto (2009-2010)
* Yoga Forli (2010-2011)
*
Modena Volley
Modena Volley is a professional volleyball team based in Modena, Italy. It has played in the highest level of the Italian Volleyball League without interruption since 1968. It is the most successful Italian club, having won the national league tw ...
(2011)
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Top Volley Latina
Top Volley Latina is a professional volleyball team based in Latina, Lazio, Latina, Italy. The club plays in Serie A1 of the Italian Volleyball League.
Achievements
* CEV Cup
*: 2012–13 Men's CEV Cup, 2013
* CEV Challenge Cup
*: 2013–14 CEV ...
(2011-2012)
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Volley Tricolore
Volley Tricolore is a professional volleyball team based in Reggio Emilia, Italy. It plays in the second level of the Italian Volleyball League. The club was formed in 2012 with the merging of the local teams of Correggio and Scandiano with Cavri ...
(Seria A2) (2012-2013)
Russian period
Andrii Diachkov also played in 2011 in
VC Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (russian: ВК «Локомотив» Новосибирск) is a Russian professional volleyball club, based in Novosibirsk, playing in Russian Volleyball Super League.
Achievements
* CEV Champions League
*: (x1) 2013
* ...
.
Greek period
After his Italian adventure he signed a contract with Greek
Foinikas Syros V.C. Diachkov helped the Foinikas claim second place in the League Cup tournament. The season 2014/2015 he played for
Olympiacos S.C.
Olympiacos Men's Volleyball ( el, Ολυμπιακός, ), commonly referred to as Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name as Olympiacos CFP, is the men's volleyball department of the major Greek multi-sport club, Olympiacos CFP, ...
where he won the League Cup title and took second place in the Championship of Greece.
French period
From 2016 Andrii is playing in French Pro A League: Asul Lyon (2015/2016),
Montpellier UC (2016/2018). In the 2016/2017 season he was selected in Dream Team of the regular season of French championship. Together with
Montpellier UC Diachkov gained 3rd place in season 2016/2017.
National team
He debuted with the
Ukraine men's national volleyball team in 2008.
''Определился окончательный состав сборной Украины на отборочный турнир ЧМ-2018''
– http://xsport.ua – 2017-22-05 With Ukraine national volleyball team Andrii participated:
* 2009 CEV European Championship qualification
* 2012 Olympic Games - European Qualification
* 2013 CEV European Championship qualification
* 2014 FIVB World Championship - European Qualification
* 2015 CEV Volleyball European Championship
* 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Championship European Qualification
Sporting achievements
Clubs
* 2005/2006 Ukrainian Championship, with Azot-Spartack, Cherkassy
* 2006/2007 Ukrainian Championship, with Azot-Spartack, Cherkassy
* 2007/2008 Ukrainian Cup, with Lokomotiv Kharkiv
* 2007/2008 Ukrainian Championship, with Lokomotiv Kharkiv
* 2008/2009 Ukrainian Championship, with Lokomotiv Kharkiv
* 2008/2009 Ukrainian Cup, with Lokomotiv Kharkiv
* 2014/2015 League Cup of Greece, with Olympiacos S.C.
Olympiacos Men's Volleyball ( el, Ολυμπιακός, ), commonly referred to as Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name as Olympiacos CFP, is the men's volleyball department of the major Greek multi-sport club, Olympiacos CFP, ...
* 2014/2015 Championship of Greece, with Olympiacos S.C.
Olympiacos Men's Volleyball ( el, Ολυμπιακός, ), commonly referred to as Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name as Olympiacos CFP, is the men's volleyball department of the major Greek multi-sport club, Olympiacos CFP, ...
* 2015/2016 ''5th place'' European CEV Cup, with Asul Lyon
* 2016/2017 Championship of France, with Montpellier VUC
Individual
* 2005/2006 Ukrainian Championship - Most Valuable Player Game Day 3
* 2008/2009 Ukrainian Championship - Best Outside Hitter
* 2014/2015 Championship of Greece - Most Valuable Player Game Day 9
* 2014/2015 Championship of Greece - Most Valuable Player Game Day 5
* 2016/2017 Championship of France AllStar Team of The Regular Season
References
External links
CEV profile
Personal website
Legavolley profile
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1985 births
Living people
Ukrainian men's volleyball players
Olympiacos S.C. players
VC Lokomotyv Kharkiv players