Mark Lebedew

Mark Lebedew
Mark Lebedew
Personal information
Nationality	Australian; Polish
Born	6 May 1967 (age 56); Adelaide, Australia
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
1997–2002; 2003–2005; 2005–2006; 2006–2007; 2008–2009; 2009–2010; 2010–2015; 2015–2018; 2016–2020; 2018–2020; 2021; 2021–2024; 2022	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
Honours
Men’s volleyball
Head coach Australia
AVC Asian Championship

Mark Lebedew (born 6 May 1967) is an Australian professional volleyball coach.^[1]

Career edit

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.^[2] He finished in fourth place in the 2018–19 PlusLiga season, the highest ever finish in club's history.

In 2017, Lebedew was appointed new head coach of the Australia national team.^[3] In January 2020, he resigned his post after missing qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Asian Qualifying Tournament held in China.^[4]^[5]

In February 2022, he took charge of the Slovenia national team.^[6] He was dismissed in August 2022, after failing to reach the top 8 in the 2022 Nations League.^[7]

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

^ "Mark Lebedew przyjął polskie obywatelstwo". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^ "Mark Lebedew trenerem Aluronu". sport.onet.pl (in Polish). 3 May 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "Coup for Volleyball Australia as Lebedew announced as Volleyroos coach". volleyballaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "Head Coach Mark Lebedew announces that he is stepping down from the role". volleyballaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ "AUS M: Lebedew has announced that he is stepping down as head coach of the national team". worldofvolley.com. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ "Mark Lebedew je novi selektor slovenskih odbojkarjev". siol.net (in Slovenian). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Slovenske odbojkarje bo na svetovnem prvenstvu vodil Cretu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

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