Viktoriya Viktorovna Divak (Russian: Виктория Викторовна Дивак; 7 May 1993 – 17 April 2023) was a Russian handball player who played in the Russian Women's Handball Super League for several years.
| Viktoriya Divak | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
7 May 1993 Volgograd, Russia | ||
| Died |
17 April 2023 (aged 29) Astrakhan, Russia | ||
| Nationality | Russian | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back, center-back | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2011–2014 | Dinamo Volgograd | ||
2014–2017 | HC Kuban Krasnodar | ||
2017–2018 | Achenheim Truchtersheim Handball | ||
2018–2019 | SV Union Halle-Neustadt | ||
2019–2021 | HC Gomel | ||
2021–2023 | HC Astrakhanochka | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2009–2010 | Russia U-17 | ||
Club career edit
Divak began her career at Dinamo Volgograd, with whom she won the Russian championship three times.[1] In 2014, the backcourt player moved to league rivals HC Kuban Krasnodar. In the summer of 2017, she was signed by the French third division club Achenheim Truchtersheim Handball (ATH).[2] After Divak had risen to the second highest French league a year later with ATH, she moved to the newly promoted Bundesliga team SV Union Halle-Neustadt.[3] With Halle-Neustadt, she was in the final four of the DHB-Pokal in the 2018–19 season.[4]
Divak joined Belarusian first division club HC Gomel in 2019, with whom she won the national championship in her first season.[5] She also won the Belarusian Cup twice. In 2021, she moved to the Russian first division club Astrakhanochka.[1]
International career edit
Divak represented the Russian youth national team. At the U-17 European Championships in 2009, she won the silver medal with Russia.[6] During the course of the tournament, Divak scored 39 goals.[7] The following year, she represented Russia at the U-18 World Cup.[8] In the same year she won the silver medal at the Summer Youth Olympic Games.
Personal life and death edit
Divak was the daughter of Viktor Divak who played football and played for Rotor Volgograd, among others.[9] On 17 April 2023, she died after falling from the eighth floor of an apartment building in Astrakhan. She was 29.[10][11]
Honours edit
Club edit
- Russian Championship:
- 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
- Belarusian Championship:
- 2019, 2020
References edit
- ^ a b "Не стало Виктории Дивак". rushandball.ru. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Recrutement bouclé à l'ATH". dna.fr. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Russischer Neuzugang hat direkt Zeit zum kennenlernen". union-halle.net. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Im Alter von 29 Jahren: Ex-Hallenser Handballerin Victoria Divak gestorben". handball-world.news. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Волгоградские гандболистки Дивак и Кушнырь стали чемпионками Беларуси". vpravda.ru. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "2009 Women's European Championship 17". history.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "2009 Women's European Championship 17: Top 50 scorers". history.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "III WOMEN'S YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 IN DOM" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Трехкратная чемпионка России по гандболу Виктория Дивак погибла в Астрахани в возрасте 29 лет". rtvi.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Тренер «Астраханочки» — о гибели Дивак: в 11 утра купила котика, а в 14 её не стало". championat.com. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Гандболистка Виктория Дивак выпала из окна". sportssmi.ru. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
