Riikka Lehtonen and Kathleen Weiss for Igtisadchi Baku.

Igtisadchi inks Kathleen Weiss and Riika Lehtonen

German national team setter Kathleen Weiss (left) announced in an interview to the Brazilian web portal "Melhor do Volei" that she will spend the next season in Azerbaijan at "Igtisadchi" Baku team.

26-year-old Weiss spent last season in the Italian Serie A as part of Pallavolo Sirio Perugia team and was voted to the Italian league's All-Star team. In 2008, she was named the "Best Setter" of the World Grand Prix European qualification tournament.

In the interview, Weiss also noted that her Perugia teammate, Finnish outside hitter Riiko Lehtonen (right) will follow her to "Igtisadchi". 30-year-old Lehtonen is the most prominent figure in Finnish volleyball. Two time Champions League winner with RC Cannes, she also won Challenge Cup with Turkish Vakifbank Gunes (Lehtonen won the "Best Spiker" award), Italian and French national Cups and championships.