Maria Likhtenstein
{{Short description|Russian-Croatian volleyball player (born 1976)}}
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| nationality = Russian / Croatian
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| position = Setter
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| nationalyears1 = 1993–1996 | nationalteam1 = Russia
| nationalyears2 = 1997–2007 | nationalteam2 = Croatia
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{{MedalSport|Women's volleyball}}
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{{MedalCompetition|European Championship}}
{{MedalGold|1993 Czech Republic|}}
{{MedalBronze|1995 Netherlands|}}
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{{MedalCompetition|European Championship}}
{{MedalSilver|1999 Italy|}}
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Maria Likthtenchtein, also spelled Likhtenstein or Liechtenstein ({{langx|ru|Мария Лихтенштейн}}, {{langx|hr|Marija Lihtenštajn}}, born 7 February 1976) is a retired female volleyball player who played for the Russian (1993–1996) and the Croatian (1997–2007) national volleyball teams. She played for clubs in Russia, Croatia, Italy, Belgium, Greece and Turkey.{{cite web |url=https://www.sport-express.ru/volleyball/reviews/793721/ |title=Мария Лихтенштейн: "Прошусь в сборную - не наигралась!" |language=Russian |work=Sport Express |first=Андрей |last=АНФИНОГЕНТОВ |date=7 February 2011 |accessdate=16 October 2018}}
Her retirement was announced in 2013, she won club and national team titles during her career.{{cite web |url=https://www.sport-express.ru/volleyball/russia/news/573935/ |title=Лихтенштейн завершила карьеру |language=Russian |work=Sport Express |first=Андрей |last=АНФИНОГЕНТОВ |date=2 May 2013 |accessdate=16 October 2018}}
Career
=Club=
Her club career spanned in Russia, Croatia, Italy, Belgium, Greece and Turkey. She won the Russian Super League on five occasions, all with Uralochka Ekaterinburg and has also won the Croatian League and the Belgian League.
=National teams=
She was part of the Russia women's national volleyball team champion at the 1993 Women's European Volleyball Championship{{cite web|title=Women Volleyball XIII World Championship 1994 - Teams Composition. - Russia |url=http://todor66.com/volleyball/World/Women_1994.html |work=todor66.com |access-date=29 November 2015 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116102206/http://todor66.com/volleyball/World/Women_1994.html |archivedate=16 January 2014 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.sport-express.ru/volleyball/eurovolley/reviews/817769/ |title=Екатерина Панкова: "Разорвать блок - мой конек" |language=Russian |work=Sport Express |first=Андрей |last=АНФИНОГЕНТОВ |date=10 September 2013 |accessdate=16 October 2018}} and third place at the 1995 Women's European Volleyball Championship.
From 1997 onwards she competed for the Croatia women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan{{cite web|title=Women Volleyball XIII World Championship 1998 - Teams Composition. - Croatia |url=http://todor66.com/volleyball/World/Women_1998.html |work=todor66.com |access-date=29 November 2015 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173535/http://todor66.com/volleyball/World/Women_1998.html |archivedate=3 March 2016 }} and the runners-up team at the 1999 Women's European Volleyball Championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.hos-cvf.hr/?rubrika=reprezentacija&id=1493 |title=ŽENSKA SENIORSKA REPREZENTACIJA (Section 'Najbolji uspjesi Hrvatske ženske odbojkaške reprezentacije: 3.Sastav EP 1999. godine – srebrna medalja')|language=Croatian |work=HOS-CVF |accessdate=16 October 2018}}
Clubs
This is an incomplete list of the clubs she played for.{{cite web |url=https://www.cev.eu/Competition-Area/PlayerDetails.aspx?TeamID=5210&PlayerID=21728&ID=144 |title=Maria Likthtenchtein - History |work=CEV |accessdate=16 October 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://www.legavolleyfemminile.it/?page_id=194&idat=LIK-MAR |title=Maria Likhtenchtein |language=Italian |work=legavolleyfemminile.it |accessdate=16 October 2018}}
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Uralochka Ekaterinburg (before 1998)
- {{flagicon|CRO}} OK Dubrovnik (1998–1999)
- {{flagicon|CRO}} OK Kaštela (1999–2000)
- {{flagicon|CRO}} HAOK Mladost (2000–2001)
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Uralochka-NTMK (2001–2002)
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Terra Sarda Tortolì (2004–2005)
- {{flagicon|BEL}} Dauphines Charleroi (2005–2006)
- {{flagicon|BEL}} Euphony Tongere (2006–2007)
References
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{{Croatia Squad 1999 Women's Volleyball European Championship}}
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Category:Russian women's volleyball players
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Croatian women's volleyball players
Category:Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
Category:Expatriate volleyball players in Belgium
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