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{Patrakov Andrey (born February 28, 1959 in Russia) is a former Kazakh volleyball player. He has the sports ranks ʹ Master of Sports of the USSRʹ and ʹ The Honored Coach of the Kazakh SSRʹ. Patrakov Andrey won the Championship of Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan Cup repeatedly. He started his career in 1988 as he received the assistant coach position of National Team of the Kazakh SSR and VC ʹDorozhnikʹ respectively. In 1991, The National team of Kazakhstan won the Cup of the USSR in Belgorod, Russia and took the bronze medals at the ʹSpartakiada Games of the USSR peopleʹ in Kiev, Ukraine. Also The National Team of Kazakhstan won silver medals at Asian Men's Volleyball Championship in Thailand in 1993. At the same time VC ʹ Azamat ʹ (former ʹDorozhnikʹ ) became the fist team in the Asian Club Championship in Hiroshima, Japan. In 1993, Patrakov Andrey was invited to Iranian volleyball club. With team ʹ Zubahan ʹ he achieved twice silver and bronze medals in the Iranian Championship from 1994 to 1998. In 1998 Patrakov returned to Kazakhstan, and begun working as coach in ʹCentral Sports Club Army’, Almaty. In 2005 he won with team ʹRahat - CSCA Almaty.ʹ the AVC Club Championship in Islamabad, Pakistan. Patrakov Andrey has served as the head coach of National Team of Kazakhstan 3 times since 2001. Under the leadership of Patrakov Andrey the National team of Kazakhstan won Qualification Tournament of World Championship in 2001 and 2005 respectively. With National team of Kazakhstan he achieved Bronze medals AVC Cup in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2014. http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldLeague/2015/Teams3.asp?Team=KAZ