Mark Lebedew
# Mark Lebedew

Mark Lebedew (born 6 May 1967) is an Australian professional volleyball coach. He is the current head coach of VfB Friedrichshafen.

## Career

### Club

In 2010, Lebedew took charge of Berlin Recycling Volleys, with whom he won three German Champion titles, in 2012, 2013 and 2014. In 2015, he led Berlin Recycling Volleys to the CEV Champions League bronze medal after defeating PGE Skra Bełchatów in a third place match (3–2). In 2015, he moved to Poland and led his team, Jastrzębski Węgiel, to the PlusLiga bronze medal in 2017. In 2018, he signed a contract with Warta Zawiercie. He finished in fourth place in the 2018–19 PlusLiga season, the highest ever finish in club's history.

### National team

In 2017, Lebedew was appointed new head coach of the Australia national team. In January 2020, he resigned his post after missing qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Asian Qualifying Tournament held in China.

In February 2022, he took charge of the Slovenia national team. He was dismissed in August 2022, after failing to reach the top 8 in the 2022 Nations League.

## Honours

### Club

* Domestic
   * 2011–12 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
   * 2012–13 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
   * 2013–14 German Championship, with Berlin Recycling Volleys
   * 2021–22 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
