Natalya Safronova (born 6 February 1979, in Krasnoyarsk), is a volleyball player from Russia. During her time playing with the Russian club Zarechie Odintsovo, she won the "Best Attacker" award at the 2006–07 CEV Cup.

On 3 December 2009 she collapsed during training after suffering a stroke. She was in coma for 18 days and only regained her speech a year after the incident took place.

She continues to recover from the stroke with her volleyball career likely to be over.

Clubs Uralochka Ekaterinburgo (1994–1998) JT Marvelous (1998–1999) Uralochka Ekaterinburgo (1999–2004) Zarechie Odintsovo (2006–2008) Dynamo Moscow (2008–2009)

Awards

Individuals 2006–07 CEV Cup "Best Attacker"

References

External links

Natalya Safronova at FIVB.org World Grand Prix 2009