Died coach of the senior women’s national team of Russia and Dynamo Moskwa, Siergiej Owczynnikow – informed the Russian Volleyball Federation (WFW). He was 43 years old.
- For the moment, the cause of his death is not known. I received the information from the club which is on a training in Croatia and I can only confirm the fact of his death – said general director of the WFW, Aleksandr Jeremienko.
In December 2011, Siergiej Owczynnikow signed the contract for training senior women’s national team of Russia. He replaced Władimir Kuziutkin on the position. At the Olympic games in London Sborna has been eliminated in the quarterfinal, by the gold medalists of the tournament-Brazil.
Polish Volleyball Federation would like to express sincere condolences on the death of Siergiej Owczynnikow to the Russian Volleyball Federation, Family and Friends of the deceased.
