Jana Kulan (née Matiasovska-Aghayeva[1]) (born 7 July 1987) is a Slovak-born Azerbaijani volleyball player for Nilüfer Belediyespor and the Azerbaijani national team.
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 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)
- Jana Kulan at Volleybox
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