Our mentors

A Serbian coach with more than a decade in Romania’s volleyball elite, Uglješa Šegrt brings to Volleyball Forever the experience of European matches and the rigour of the Serbian volleyball school. After almost ten years at CSM Lugoj, where he took the team to the CEV Challenge Cup final, he now focuses on a fast, modern game and on turning young talent into performance.

With a trained eye for technical detail and a genuine passion for sports teaching, Raluca Cocoș plays a key role in refining our players’ individual qualities. Her methodical approach ensures steady progress, with a focus on correct movement and on developing smart tactical thinking from an early age.

A volleyball coach since 1996, Mihaela Voievod is one of the most decorated coaches in Romanian women’s volleyball. She started with the junior teams of CSI Unirea Cluj, which she led to national titles. She then built at CSM-LPS Unic Piatra Neamț a Division A team that became Romanian champion and won the Balkan Cup.

With a warm approach and close attention to detail, Bianca Maria Șoloc is one of the coaches dedicated to children’s first steps in volleyball. She firmly believes that a successful sports career is built on developing fundamental movements correctly and instilling positive discipline, in an environment that encourages steady progress.

Known in the sports world as Shone, Nenad Đurović has a solid career in elite sport and more than 15 years of experience as a strength & conditioning coach. He has worked on the physical preparation of volleyball and basketball teams in Târgu Mureș, and at Volleyball Forever he brings professional-level athletic training: strength, speed, endurance and injury prevention.

Known in Romanian volleyball as Andreea Rafa, she is the one who founded this club, turning a project close to her heart into a reality dedicated to educating children through sport and discovering young talent. With extensive experience in Division A1, Andreea combines the rigour of performance with the wish to inspire new generations to love volleyball.

With an overflowing passion for team sport, Alexandra Ariton focuses on the balanced development of young athletes. Her experience in national competitions helps her identify and nurture every child’s potential, with special emphasis on motor skills and the spirit of fair play.

With a career built in the black-and-white spirit of “U” Cluj, where she played for many years at senior level, Sonia Mărginean brings genuine competitive experience to Volleyball Forever. She uses the knowledge gained in the top league to guide young talent, with an emphasis on loyalty, team spirit and composure in the key moments of the game.

The youngest member of our team, Ilinca brings a fresh spirit and a natural connection with the club’s youngest athletes. Trained at the Cluj volleyball school, at the Sports High School (LPS), she went through every stage of performance up to and including junior level. She is currently deepening her theoretical and methodological knowledge as a student at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport.

Known on the court as Camelia Sucea, Camelia was trained at the Cluj volleyball school, at the Sports High School (LPS), where she went through every stage of performance up to junior level, alongside teammates who are now coaches at Volleyball Forever too.