Viacheslav Platonov

Viacheslav Platonov (Russian: Вячеслав Платонов; 21 January 1939 26 December 2005) was a Russian volleyball player and coach.

Viacheslav Platonov
Personal information
NicknameВячеслав Платонов
NationalityRussian
Born(1939-02-21)February 21, 1939
DiedDecember 26, 2005(2005-12-26) (aged 66)
National team
 Soviet Union

Vyacheslav Platonov began his volleyball career playing for the Russian club teams until 1967. He coached several clubs, notably Automobilist Leningrad, and achieved major success as a coach of the Russia men's national volleyball team.

Platonov was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2002.


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