Lokomotiv (Novosibirsk) is a promising Russian men's volleyball club. Until 1996, it had a different name - “North”, because it is based in PO “North”. Until 1997, the team played under the name "Slavs-North." And only then was it renamed the “Locomotive”. Getting to know a club is easy enough. They always play in red-green-white uniform.
History
For the first time, they talked about the Lokomotiv men's club (Novosibirsk) in 1977. True, then it was called "North." Already in 1981, the team began to take part in the First League of the USSR Championship.
The year 1986 was marked by the fact that the Lokomotiv club (Novosibirsk) ended up in the Higher League of the USSR Championship. Since then it is a regular participant in these competitions. Already in 1990, the club took an honorable 6th place in this Championship.
Since 1998, the team has received the name Lokomotiv (Novosibirsk). In 2003, players confidently won the Major League B tournament. A year later, they become the winners of the Major League “A”. Thus, they secured a place in the Super League, where they play to this day.
The year 2013 was marked for the team by achieving the best result in club history. Winning the European Champions League is a significant result in volleyball. And next year, players won the first medals in the Russian Championship, taking second place.
The composition of the season 2016-2017
One of the best teams is considered to be Lokomotiv (Novosibirsk). Volleyball for club players is the meaning of life, a profession and a favorite pastime. That is why they are given to him completely. In the 2016-2017 season, the team came:
- Kavik Shoji from Turkey, who played for the Arkasspor team;
- Diagonal Nikolai Pavlov from the Italian club Latina;
- Vyacheslav Tarasov, also diagonal. Previously played for the Makhachkala team "Dagestan";
- Eric Shoji from the German club Berlin;
- Ilyas Kurkaev (central blocker) used to play for the Yenisei team from Krasnoyarsk;
- Sergey Chervyakov from the Ural club;
- Valentin Golubev from the Yenisei.
An important acquisition of the team is the head coach Plamen Konstantinov from Bulgaria. He is a former volleyball player. For several years he headed the Bulgarian national volleyball team. Today is a practicing trainer. Despite the fact that since 2014 he was appointed head coach of the Bulgarian national team, he came to Novosibirsk to deal with the Lokomotiv team.
Significant Achievements
Today, the Lokomotiv club (Novosibirsk) has an incredible number of fans. The whole world knows about the team. Some players are even members of the Russian national volleyball team. All this thanks to their professionalism and well-coordinated work. During its existence, Lokomotiv achieved a lot:
- In 2012-2013 the team won the Champions League tournament;
- 2013 - finalist of the World Cup;
- 2010 and 2011 - winner of the Cup of Russia;
- 1982, 1985, 2000, as well as all the years from 2009 to 2016 - the winner of the Cup of Siberia and the Far East;
- 2013-2014 season - silver medalist of the Championship of the Russian Federation.
By right, Lokomotiv from Novosibirsk can be called the best volleyball team in Siberia and the Far East. And now one of the most promising in Russia. Many players from other clubs, even foreign ones, do not hesitate to accept the invitation of Lokomotiv, which makes the team even stronger.