Nickname(s) Reds Caesar Land Home Away | FIVB ranking 5 (as of August 2016) Appearances 12 (First in 1964) | |
Association Volleyball Federation Of Russia Best result (1964, 1968, 1980, 2012) Confederation |
Old russian volleyball team vs a young team
The Russia men's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of Russia. It is governed by the Russian Volleyball Federation and takes part in international volleyball competitions. Russia winning Four Olympic Games in years (1964, 1968, 1980 and 2012), six World Championship (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, and 1982), six World Cup (1965, 1977, 1981, 1991, 1999 and 2011), three World League and thirteen in European Championship.
Contents
- Old russian volleyball team vs a young team
- History
- Olympic Games
- World Championship
- World Cup
- World Grand Champions Cup
- World League
- European Championship
- European League
- Current squad
- Coaches
- Kit providers
- Sponsorship
- References
FIVB considers Russia as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992).
History
The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948 and the following year they sent a team to compete in the first World Championship. They were soon regularly topping the podium at international competitions such as the Olympic Games, World Championship and European Championships and the World Cup.
Olympic Games
World Championship
World Cup
World Grand Champions Cup
World League
European Championship
European League
Current squad
The following is the Russian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Vladimir Alekno
Coaches
Kit providers
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Russia national volleyball team.
Sponsorship
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like VTB Bank and Rosneft, other sponsors: Rosoboronexport, Transmashholding, Gazprom, Aeroflot, Incom, SibCem and BDO International.