Avital Selinger

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Avital Selinger
Volleybalwedstrijd Nederland-Joegoslavie in de Beijneshal. NL-HlmNHA 54032151.JPG
Avital Selinger (center, wearing #9).
Personal information
Full nameAvital Haim Selinger
NationalityDutch
Born (1959-03-10) 10 March 1959 (age 65)
Haifa, Israel
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number9
National team
1987–1992Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic rings.svg
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Team
World League
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Osaka
European Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Sweden
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Germany

Avital Haim Selinger (born 10 March 1959, in Haifa, Israel) is a volleyball coach and former volleyball player. Selinger played with the Netherlands men's national volleyball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where he won a silver medal. [1]

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Coaching

After taking the command as head coach of the Swiss club Voléro Zürich in April 2015, [2] Selinger guided them to the bronze medal at the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship in Zürich, Switzerland. [3]

Personal life

Selinger is the son of legendary volleyball coach Arie Selinger. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Avital Selinger". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. "Volero Zurich bring in Selinger". International Volleyball Federation . Zurich, Switzerland. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  3. "Thompson: 'My team has the best passers'". International Volleyball Federation. Zurich, Switzerland. 10 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.