Gorbunova
Valeriia Gorbunova has 14 years, she is 188 cm tall and she already played for the A team of the Russian giants. The first coach gave her a chance to play and feel the atmosphere in the one of the strongest league in Europe.
“If there is an opportunity to give the young players a real chance in a play-off game, even if not so tense, then they need to be released. Yes, Gorbunova came out only on the court, but for her, it’s very important because she full participated and became one of the winners of the match,” said Alexander Perepelkin the coach of Dinamo Kazan.
The interesting thing is that Valeriia is from Zlatoust – a city in the Chelyabinsk region, which is rich with the volleyball talents. Ekaterina Gamova, Evgenia Startseva, Marina Akulova and Yulia Morozova came from there. However, coaches are still trying to avoid comparisons of Gorbunova with Gamova, who also played opposite and signed the first professional contract at the age of 14.
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