Sergei Tetyukhin: personal life and biography

Sergei Yuryevich Tetyukhin is a legendary Russian volleyball player from Uzbekistan. He is one of the most titled sportsmen in the history of the Russian Federation.

Childhood and youth

Sergei Tetyukhin was born in 1975. He started playing sports early, and already in his childhood it was clear that a good sportsman would come out of the guy. The first volleyball team of the player will be "Wings of the Soviets" from the city of Tashkent.

In the early nineties, the situation in Uzbekistan did not help the player to develop his talent. At the age of seventeen, Tetiukhin moved with his family to a permanent residence in Belgorod. There he begins to play for the local team "Belogorie". From that moment began a really professional career of the future legend of Russian volleyball.

Career

Despite the fact that the athlete started playing in 1991 in Tashkent, he really managed to reveal himself only after he began to speak for Russian teams. However, he had to wait for the first four years. It was in 1995 that the Belgorod people managed to win the Cup of Russia. In the seasons of 1996-1998, Sergei became the champion of the country. 1999 also became significant for the volleyball player: he won the award of the best player of the season.

In 1999, Sergei left for Italy, where he plays for Parma. At that time, the team only rose from the second division, and thanks to Tetyukhin's good game and several other Russian players, "Parmesan" managed to take the fifth place in the regular season. In Italy, the athlete will play only two seasons, after which he will return to Russia, to Belgorod.

In the future, the athlete will more than once become the best player of the championship of Russia and will win many awards.

Almost all the time, Tetyukhin will be in favor of teams from Belgorod. Since 2006, he moved to Kazan "Zenith", where he plays until 2010.

Today, Sergei represents the team "Belogorye", which returned from "Zenith" back in 2011.

Career in the Russian team

Sergei Tetyukhin - volleyball player, who played for the national team a record number of fights - 307. He made his debut as a member of the country's main team at the age of nineteen. It was a youth team, which in 1994 won the continental championship held in Turkey.

For the adult team for the first time, Sergei played after two years, and in this fight the Russian team beat the Japanese. In 1999, Russia wins the World Cup, and the player himself became a well-deserved master of sports.

In 2002, Russia will finish the victory with the victory in the World League, and will also take the second place in the world championship. After another three years, the athlete decides to take a break and begins to engage in beach volleyball. He will achieve success here, but at the end of 2005 he will return to the big sport. In 2009, he will take another pause, which will last almost two years.

In 2011, Tetyukhin returns and at the age of thirty-six years goes to the World Cup and there, along with the team, wins despite skeptical forecasts of sports reviewers.

2012 was a landmark for all volleyball players: the Russian national volleyball team won the Olympics. It was then that Olympic gold won Sergei Tetyukhin. Photos from those victorious for volleyball competitions competed in a lot of media.

After the Olympics, the player announced the end of work in the team, but again returned to the team in 2015 and played in several major tournaments, where a high result was not achieved.

Sergei Tetyukhin: family and life outside sports

The personal life of an athlete is no less intense than a sports career. The volleyball player's wife's name is Natalia, the spouses have three children - sons Vanya, Pasha and Sasha. Vanya followed in the footsteps of his father and now plays for the team "Belogorye-2", which performs in the youth championship of the country.

Sergei Tetyukhin is also a deputy of the Belgorod Duma. Thanks to his achievements, he was honored to carry the Olympic torch.

Awards and achievements

A very productive athlete is Sergey Tetyukhin. His biography is full of various facts, but the number of achievements and awards deserves special attention.

Few of the athletes managed to achieve at least part of what the Russian volleyball player submitted to.

• He is a multiple winner of the Olympic Games and their winner in 2012.
• The owner of silver in the world championship in 2002.
• Multiple bronze and silver medalist of European championships.
• Two-time winner of the World Cup. Has the entire set of medals of the World League.
• In 2004, Sergei won the silver awards of the Euroleague.
• As part of the youth team, he became the world champion and European champion.

In the collection of the athlete a lot of personal achievements, including the title of the best player of the regular season, and many other significant titles.

Looking at all the services of the legendary athlete, it's easy to guess that he is the owner of many state awards. Sergei Tetyukhin was awarded the Order of Honor, the Order of Friendship and the Medal "For Services to the Fatherland."

Conclusion

Despite his age, the athlete continues to perform at the club level to this day. Sergei - a volleyball player, who entered his name not only in the history of Russian volleyball, but also world. He is known throughout the world as an outstanding player who has overcome many things on the way to glory. Today Sergei helps one of his sons to become a volleyball player. He is sure that his son is not only able to repeat his father's successes, but also surpass them. Here he is, the Russian athlete Sergei Tetyukhin, who continues to please the fans with his sports achievements.