Jana Kulan | |||
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Kulan in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
Nationality | Slovakian Azerbaijani | ||
Born | Jana Matiasovska (1987-07-07) 7 July 1987 (age 37) Bratislava, Slovakia | ||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Weight | 83.5 kg (184 lb) | ||
Spike | 318 cm (125 in) | ||
Block | 302 cm (119 in) | ||
Volleyball information | |||
Position | Outside-spiker | ||
Current club | Bộ Tư lệnh Thông tin | ||
Number | 77 | ||
National team | |||
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Jana Kulan (née Matiasovska-Aghayeva) (born 7 July 1987) is a Slovak-born Azerbaijani volleyball player for Toray Arrows (women's volleyball team) and the Azerbaijani national team.
Early Life and Career
Born in Bratislava around 1987, Jana Kulan started to play as a professional player at the age of 10. Through her younger years, she played at different levels. Kulan began to play professionally after a decade of dedication to the sport. Professional Playing Career
Kulan enjoyed her professional career playing for numerous prestigious clubs around the world. Most notably, she played for **Toray Arrows** in Japan starting in September 2018 until May 2023. During her stay at Toray, she became famous for her fighting spirit and tactical play, having contributed a lot to the success of the team and winning many awards.
Coaching Career
Retiring as a player, Jana Kulan started to coach and, in this role, has sought to continue making her mark on volleyball. Kulan has held various coaching roles, such as:
- The head coach at a club in Turkey, LimaSporKulübü - Head coach of the U20 girls' team at VK Jihostroj České Budějovice - Assistant coach for U16 & U22 boys at VK Jihostroj České Budějovice
Besides this, Kulan is also very active in coaching clinics targeted towards whose families want to really introduce their kids to sports.
References
- Matiasovska is her earliest surname. Aghayeva is her "given surname" in order to get Azerbaijani nationality. Kulan is her husband's surname.
External links
- Jana Kulan at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Jana Kulan at V.League (archived) (in Japanese)
Azerbaijan squad – 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship (4th place) | ||
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Azerbaijan – 2018 FIVB Women's World Championship (15th place) | ||
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Volleyball players from Bratislava
- Slovak women's volleyball players
- Azerbaijani women's volleyball players
- Slovak emigrants to Azerbaijan
- Naturalized citizens of Azerbaijan
- Outside hitters
- Expatriate volleyball players in Japan
- Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Expatriate volleyball players in Russia
- Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Expatriate volleyball players in Slovakia
- Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey
- Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate volleyball players in the United States
- Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate volleyball players in Vietnam
- Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam