Jana Kulan

Jana Kulan
Kulan in 2014
Personal information
Nationality	Slovakian Azerbaijani
Born	Jana Matiasovska (1987-07-07) 7 July 1987 Bratislava, Slovakia
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	83.5 kg (184 lb)
Spike	318 cm (125 in)
Block	302 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside-spiker
Current club	Bộ Tư lệnh Thông tin
Number	77
National team
0000 Azerbaijan

Jana Kulan (née Matiasovska-Aghayeva) (born 7 July 1987) is a Slovak-born Azerbaijani volleyball player for Toray Arrows (women's volleyball team) and the Azerbaijani national team.

Early Life and Career

Born in Bratislava around 1987, Jana Kulan started to play as a professional player at the age of 10. Through her younger years, she played at different levels. Kulan began to play professionally after a decade of dedication to the sport. Professional Playing Career

Kulan enjoyed her professional career playing for numerous prestigious clubs around the world. Most notably, she played for **Toray Arrows** in Japan starting in September 2018 until May 2023. During her stay at Toray, she became famous for her fighting spirit and tactical play, having contributed a lot to the success of the team and winning many awards.

Coaching Career

Retiring as a player, Jana Kulan started to coach and, in this role, has sought to continue making her mark on volleyball. Kulan has held various coaching roles, such as:

- The head coach at a club in Turkey, LimaSporKulübü - Head coach of the U20 girls' team at VK Jihostroj České Budějovice - Assistant coach for U16 & U22 boys at VK Jihostroj České Budějovice

Besides this, Kulan is also very active in coaching clinics targeted towards whose families want to really introduce their kids to sports.

External links

• Jana Kulan at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Jana Kulan at V.League (archived) (in Japanese)