Yevgeni Trefilov
Russian handball coach
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Yevgeni Vasilyevich Trefilov (Russian: Евгений Васильевич Трефилов; born 4 September 1955) is a former handball head coach of the Russian women's national team. He has led the Russian team to win the IHF World Women's Handball Championship four times, in 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2009. He rejoined the national team on 16 September 2013.[1] Under his supervision, Russia won the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
Nickname(s)
King Tref (King of Clubs, Король Треф)Born4 September 1955
Trefilov in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname(s) | King Tref (King of Clubs, Король Треф) |
| Born | 4 September 1955 |
Trefilov is known for his dictatorial style of coaching and physical abuse of female athletes. Despite this, he was highly regarded in the former Soviet Union and is now in Russia. Trefilov considers himself a Soviet patriot and has espoused xenophobic views.[3][4]
