Natalia Vieru
Natalia Stanislavovna Vieru (Russian: Наталья Станиславовна Виеру; born 25 July 1989) is a Russian basketball player.[1] She is a member of the Russia women's national basketball team[2] and competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] Vieru played last for the Russian club UMMC Ekaterinburg as a center from 2015-2020.
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| No. 15 – UMMC Ekaterinburg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||||
| League | RPL | |||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 1989 Chișinău, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2006–present | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–07 | Dynamo 2 Kursk | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–11 | Sparta&K M.R. Vidnoje | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | Good Angels Košice | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–14 | Sparta&K M.R. Vidnoje | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Nadezhda Orenburg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | UMMC Ekaterinburg | |||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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With six 1st places in the EuroLeague Women Championship, Vieru is second to Diana Taurasi as the player holding the most Euroleague Women titles (2019, 2018, 2016 - UMMC; 2010, 2009, 2008 - Sparta&K M.R. Vidnoje).[3]
National team
At a height of 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Vieru was the tallest player in the Russian national team in 2018 and 2019.[4][5] She placed fourth at the 2012 Olympics playing with the Russian team.
Main Achievements
1st place – EuroLeague Women (2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019)
1st place – Women SuperCup (2009, 2010, 2016, 2018)
1st place – Championship of Russia (2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
2nd place – Championship of Russia (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015)
1st place – Russian Cup (2015, 2016, 2018)
4th place - Olympic games London (2012)
1st place – UMMC Cup (2015, 2016)
1st place – Championship of Slovakia (2012)
1st place – Cup of Slovakia (2012)
1st place – U20 European Championship Women (2008)
3rd place – U18 European Championship Women (2007)
MVP Championship of Slovakia (2012)
3x Best Russian Young Basketball Player (2007, 2008, 2009)
MVP U20 European Championship Women (2008)
References
- Natalia Vieru. sports-reference.com
- "Natalia Vieru – National Team". russiabasket.ru. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- "Most Euroleague Women titles". fiba.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- "Natalia Vieru – height – UMMC". ugmk.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- "Natalia Vieru – FIBA". fiba.com. Retrieved 26 July 2017.