Mark Lebedew

Mark Lebedew
Mark Lebedew
Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	6 May 1967; Adelaide, Australia
Coaching information
Current team	VfB Friedrichshafen
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–	Australia (AC); SV Bayer Wuppertal; Pepe Jeans Asse–Lennik; Volley Callipo (AC) ; Jastrzębski Węgiel (AC); VC Franken; Berlin Recycling Volleys; Jastrzębski Węgiel; Australia; Warta Zawiercie; Gwardia Wrocław; VfB Friedrichshafen
Honours
Men’s volleyball
Head Coach Australia
AVC Asian Championship

Mark Lebedew (born 6 May 1967) is an Australian volleyball coach and former volleyball player, current head coach of the German team, VfB Friedrichshafen.[1]

Career as coach

In 2010, Lebedew became the head coach of Berlin Recycling Volleys. In 2012, 2013 and 2014 he won the German Champion title and was a runner–up in both 2011 and 2015. In 2015, he coached Berlin Recycling Volleys to the CEV Champions League bronze medal, defeating PGE Skra Bełchatów. In 2015, he moved to Poland and alongside Jastrzębski Węgiel won the PlusLiga bronze medal in 2017. In 2018, he signed a contract with Warta Zawiercie.[2][3] He achieved 4th place in the 2018–19 PlusLiga season, the highest place in club's history.[4]

In 2017, Lebedew became the head coach of the Australia men's national volleyball team.[5] In January 2020, he resigned his post as the head coach of the Australia men's national volleyball team after missing qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Asian Qualifying Tournament held in China.[6][7]

National championships
- 2011/2012 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
- 2012/2013 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
- 2013/2014 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys

"Der Wunschkandidat". www.vfb-volleyball.de (in German). 23 April 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
"Mark Lebedew nowym trenerem Aluronu Virtu Warty Zawiercie". www.aluronvirtucmc.pl (in Polish). 3 May 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
"(POL) Coach Mark Lebedew Out, Ferdinando De Giorgi In For Jastrzębski". www.volleymob.com. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"Aluron Virtu Warta Zawiercie 4 drużyną w Polsce". www.aluronvirtucmc.pl (in Polish). 4 May 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
"Coup for Volleyball Australia as Lebedew announced as Volleyroos coach". www.volleyballaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
"Head Coach Mark Lebedew announces that he is stepping down from the role". www.volleyballaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
"AUS M: Lebedew has announced that he is stepping down as head coach of the national team". www.worldofvolley.com. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

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