One of the most charismatic volleyball coaches, twice Olympic champion (1980, 1988) and twice Olympic silver medallist (1992, 2000), world champion in 1990 and three times bronze medallist (1994, 1998, 2002), three times Grand Prix winner (1997, 1999, 2002), eight times European champion (1977, 1979, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1999 & 2001). Ten time European Champion's cup (1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995 & 1998), the European Cup winners' cup 1986, Thirteen Soviet Union Championships and ten times championships of independent Russia. Elected Coach of the year by the FIVB in 1989 and 1991.
Russian Nikolai Karpol, after more than twenty years of silence decided to present himself to the audience in the almost total disclosure book titled Lunatics - That's What I Need , the sweetest candy for his colleagues, players, managers, volleyball fans and journalists.
Paperback, 129 Pages, 22 B&W pictures.
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