Irina Kirillova

Irina Vladimirovna Kirillova (Ирина Владимировна Кириллова, born 15 May 1965), also known as Irina Parkhomchuk, is a retired competitive volleyball player and Olympic gold medalist for the Soviet Union, later competing for Croatia.

In the 1990s, Kirilova played for the Croatia women's national volleyball team.

At the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, she was the assistant coach to the Russia women's national volleyball team. In 2011, Kirilova became the coach of the Croatian national team, but resigned the position the same year.

In 2017 Kirillova was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame.

Personal life
As of 2017, Kirillova is living in Italy. She is married to Giovanni Caprara, an Italian volleyball coach.

Clubs

 * Uralochka Sverdlovsk (1980–1990)
 * / Mladost Zagreb (1990–1994)
 * 🇮🇹 Pallavolo Sumirago (1994–1996)
 * 🇮🇹 Volley Modena (1996–1997)
 * 🇧🇷 Mappin/Pinheiros (1997–1998)
 * 🇮🇹 Foppapedretti Bergamo (1998–1999)
 * 🇮🇹 Virtus Reggio Calabria (1999–2001)
 * 🇮🇹 Pallavolo Sirio Perugia (2001–2004)
 * 🇮🇹 Chieri Volley (2005–2006)
 * 🇷🇺 Dinamo Moscow (2008–2009)
 * 🇮🇹 Asystel Volley (2009–2010)
 * 🇷🇺 Uralochka-NTMK (2012–2012)