Irina Kirillova

Irina Vladimirovna Kirillova (, born 15 May 1965), also known as Irina Parkhomchuk, is a retired competitive volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist for the Soviet Union, later competing for Croatia.

In the 1990s, Kirilova played for the Croatia women's national volleyball team.

At the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, she was the assistant coach to the Russia women's national volleyball team. In 2011, Kirilova became the coach of the Croatian national team, but resigned the position the same year.

In 2017 Kirillova was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame.

Personal life

As of 2017, Kirillova is living in Italy. She is married to Giovanni Caprara, an Italian volleyball coach.

Clubs

Uralochka Sverdlovsk (1980–1990) / Mladost Zagreb (1990–1994) Pallavolo Sumirago (1994–1996) Volley Modena (1996–1997) Mappin/Pinheiros (1997–1998) Foppapedretti Bergamo (1998–1999) Virtus Reggio Calabria (1999–2001) Pallavolo Sirio Perugia (2001–2004) Chieri Volley (2005–2006) Dinamo Moscow (2008–2009) Asystel Volley (2009–2010) Uralochka-NTMK (2012–2012)

References

External links

Irina Kirillova at LegaVolleyFemminile.it

Soviet women's volleyball players

Olympic volleyball players for the Soviet Union

Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union

1965 births

Sportspeople from Tula, Russia

Living people

Olympic medalists in volleyball

Croatian women's volleyball players

Russian women's volleyball players

Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games

Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games

Goodwill Games medalists in volleyball

Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia

Mediterranean Games medalists in volleyball

Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games

Naturalized citizens of Croatia

Naturalised sports competitors

Friendship Games medalists in volleyball

Expatriate volleyball players in Yugoslavia

Expatriate sports coaches

Croatian volleyball coaches

Russian volleyball coaches

Female sports coaches

Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Yugoslavia

Russian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia

Russian expatriate sportspeople in Italy

Russian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil

Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Italy

Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil

Expatriate volleyball players in Brazil

Expatriate volleyball players in Croatia

Expatriate volleyball players in Italy