Lyubov Sokolova (volleyball)

Lyubov Vladimirovna Sokolova (Russian: Любо́вь Влади́мировна Соколо́ва (Шашко́ва), also known as Lyubov Kılıç and formerly known as Lyubov Shashkova) (born 4 December 1977) is a retired Russian volleyball player who played for Dinamo Krasnodar in Russia. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medals at 2006 and 2010 World Championship in Japan and the silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

She married Turkish former volleyball player Aytaç Kılıç when she was playing for Eczacıbaşı Istanbul and she has a son called Daniel Shashkov (from her ex-husband). She has Turkish as well as Russian citizenship.

Sokolova has numerous individual awards in all categories. In 2006 she was honored "Best player of Europe".

She won the 2006–07 CEV Top Teams Cup with the Spanish team Grupo 2002 Murcia, and was awarded "Most Valuable Player" and "Best Server".

Lyubov won the bronze medal at the 2010–11 CEV Champions League with Fenerbahçe.

On May 2016 Sokolova announced her retirement from sports.

• CSKA Moscow (1992–1995)
• Rossy Moscow (1995–1996)
• Mladost Zagabria (1997–1998)
• Hitachi (1998–1999)
• Uralotchka NTMK Ekaterinburg (1999–2000)
• Eczacıbaşı (2000–2001)
• Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo (2002–2005)
• Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi (2005–2006)
• Grupo 2002 Murcia (2006–2007)
• Zarechie Odintsovo (2007–2009)
• Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi (2009–2010)
• Fenerbahçe (2010–2012)
• Eczacıbaşı (2012–2013)
• Dinamo Krasnodar (2013–2016)

Individuals

• 1999 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Server"
• 1999 FIVB World Cup "Best Spiker"
• 1999 FIVB World Cup "Best Receiver"
• 2001 European Volleyball Championship "Best Server"
• 2001 European Volleyball Championship "Best Receiver"
• 2004 Cev Cup "Best server"
• 2004 Cev Cup "Most Valuable Player"
• 2005 European Champions League "Most valuable player"
• 2005 European Champions League "Best Spiker"
• 2006 CEV "Best player of European"
• 2007 European Championship "Best Receiver"
• 2006–07 Top Teams Cup "Most Valuable Player"
• 2006–07 Top Teams Cup "Best Server"
• 2011 Aroma League Women's championship-Fenerbahçe "Most Valuable Player "

Clubs

• 2001 Turkish Cup – Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul
• 2001 Turkish Championship – Champion, with Eczacibasi Istanbul
• 2003–04 CEV Challenge Cup – Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
• 2004 Italian Championship – Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
• 2004 Italian Super Cup – Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
• 2004–05 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
• 2006 Spanish Super Cup – Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
• 2007 Spanish Queen Cup – Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
• 2007 Spanish Championship – Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
• 2007 CEV Top Teams Cup – Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
• 2008 Russian Championship – Champion, with Zarechie Odintsovo
• 2008 Russian Cup – Champion, with Zarechie Odintsovo
• 2010 Turkish Super Cup – Champion, with Fenerbahçe
• 2010 FIVB World Club Championship – Champion, with Fenerbahçe
• 2010–11 CEV Champions League – Bronze medal, with Fenerbahçe
• 2010–11 Aroma Women's Volleyball League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe
• 2011–12 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Fenerbahçe Universal
• 2012 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
• 2012-2013 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup – Runner-Up, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
• 2012-2013 Turkish Women's Volleyball League – Runner-Up, with Eczacıbaşı VitrA
• 2014–2015 CEV Cup – Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar
• 2015 Clubs World Championship – Runner-Up, with Dinamo Krasnodar
• 2015–2016 CEV Cup – Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar