Natalia Vieru
- ️Tue Jul 25 1989
Vieru in 2018 |
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| No. 15 – UMMC Ekaterinburg | |||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||
| League | RPL | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1989-07-25) 25 July 1989 (age 35) Chișinău, Soviet Union |
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| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 200[1] cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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Natalia Stanislavovna Vieru (Russian: Наталья Станиславовна Виеру; born 25 July 1989) is a Russian former basketball player.[2] She is a member of the Russia women's national basketball team[3] and competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] Vieru played last for the Russian club UMMC Ekaterinburg as a center from 2015 to 2020.[citation needed]
With six 1st places in the EuroLeague Women Championship, Vieru is tied with Diana Taurasi as the player holding the most Euroleague Women titles (2019, 2018, 2016 - UMMC; 2010, 2009, 2008 - Sparta&K M.R. Vidnoje).[4]
At a height of 2 m (6 ft 7 in) Vieru was the tallest player in the Russian national team in 2018 and 2019.[5] She placed fourth at the 2012 Olympics playing with the Russian team.[6]
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)
- ^ Natalia VIERU (UMMC)'s profile - Basketball club UMMC Ekaterinburg
- ^ a b 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 (UMMC)'s profile - Basketball club UMMC Ekaterinburg". ugmk.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Olympics 2012 London". olympics.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.