| Mark Lebedew | |
| Birth Date: | 6 May 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Adelaide, Australia |
| Currentcoachteam: | Lycurgus Groningen |
| Coachyears: | 1997–2002 2003–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2015 2015–2018 2016–2020 2018–2020 2021 2021–2024 2022 2024– |
| Coachteams: | Australia SV Bayer Wuppertal VC Lennik Volley Callipo Jastrzębski Węgiel VC Franken Berlin Recycling Volleys Jastrzębski Węgiel Australia Warta Zawiercie Gwardia Wrocław VfB Friedrichshafen Slovenia Lycurgus Groningen |
Mark Lebedew (born 6 May 1967) is an Australian professional volleyball coach. He serves as head coach for Lycurgus Groningen.[1]
Mark Lebedew lives in Żory, and is married to Anita with whom he has a son, Daniel.[2] He obtained Polish citizenship in 2022.[3]
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.
In 2017, Lebedew was appointed new head coach of the Australia national team.[4] In January 2020, he resigned his post after missing qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Asian Qualifying Tournament held in China.[5] [6]
In February 2022, he took charge of the Slovenia national team.[7] He was dismissed in August 2022, after failing to reach the top 8 in the 2022 Nations League.[8]