Natalia Vieru

Natalia Vieru
	Natalia Vieru - EuroLeague
No. 15 – UMMC Ekaterinburg
Position	Center
League	RPL
Personal information
Born	25 July 1989 (age 35); Chișinău, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Listed height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight	187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2006–present
Career history
2005–07	Dynamo 2 Kursk
2007–11	Sparta&K M.R. Vidnoje
2011–12	Good Angels Košice
2012–14	Sparta&K M.R. Vidnoje
2014–2015	Nadezhda Orenburg
2015–2020	UMMC Ekaterinburg
Representing Russia
Basketball
FIBA U20 European Championship Women
FIBA U20 European Championship Women

Natalia Stanislavovna Vieru (Russian: Наталья Станиславовна Виеру; born 25 July 1989) is a Russian basketball player.^[2] She is a member of the Russia women's national basketball team^[3] and competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2] Vieru played last for the Russian club UMMC Ekaterinburg as a center from 2015-2020.^{[citation needed]}

With six 1st places in the EuroLeague Women Championship, Vieru is second to Diana Taurasi as the player holding the most Euroleague Women titles (2019, 2018, 2016 - UMMC; 2010, 2009, 2008 - Sparta&K M.R. Vidnoje).^[4]

National team

At a height of 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Vieru was the tallest player in the Russian national team in 2018 and 2019.^[5]^[6] She placed fourth at the 2012 Olympics playing with the Russian team.^{[citation needed]}

Main Achievements

1st place – EuroLeague Women (2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019)
1st place – Women SuperCup (2009, 2010, 2016, 2018)
1st place – Championship of Russia (2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
2nd place – Championship of Russia (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015)
1st place – Russian Cup (2015, 2016, 2018)
4th place - Olympic games London (2012)
1st place – UMMC Cup (2015, 2016)
1st place – Championship of Slovakia (2012)
1st place – Cup of Slovakia (2012)
1st place – U20 European Championship Women (2008)
3rd place – U18 European Championship Women (2007)
MVP Championship of Slovakia (2012)
3x Best Russian Young Basketball Player (2007, 2008, 2009)
MVP U20 European Championship Women (2008)

References

^ Natalia VIERU (RUS)'s profile - FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019
^ ^a ^b Natalia Vieru. sports-reference.com
^ "Natalia Vieru – National Team". russiabasket.ru. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
^ "Most Euroleague Women titles". fiba.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ "Natalia Vieru – height – UMMC". ugmk.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
^ "Natalia Vieru – FIBA". fiba.com. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[1] Natalia VIERU (RUS)'s profile - FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019

[:0-2] Natalia Vieru. sports-reference.com

[national_team-3] "Natalia Vieru – National Team". russiabasket.ru. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

[titles-4] "Most Euroleague Women titles". fiba.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[height-5] "Natalia Vieru – height – UMMC". ugmk.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

[FIBA-height-6] "Natalia Vieru – FIBA". fiba.com. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

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