Desiree Guillermina Glod John (born 28 September 1982 in Miranda) is a volleyball player from Venezuela, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics[1] in Beijing, China. Her team ended up in 8th place.[2]
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Full name | Desiree Guillermina Glod John | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Miranda | 28 September 1982||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 305 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 301 cm (119 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Volleyball information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Wing spiker | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | ACD Túpac Amaru | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: November 2015 |
Career
editPlaying at the 2005/2006 season at the Spanish Superliga Femenina de Voleibol with the team Maspalomas Costa Canaria, Glod finished the season as the Best Scorer.[3]
The next season she helped Ícaro Alaró to get the promotion to Superliga, winning the Liga FEV Championship.[4]
Glod won with her national team the silver medal at the 2009 Bolivarian Games.[5]
Clubs
edit- Calzada Gijón (2002–2003)
- Maspalomas Costa Canaria (2005–2006)
- Ícaro Alaró (2006–2007)
- Universitat de València (2007–2008)
- Palma Volley (2008–2009)
- Magliano Trasformatori Chieri (2009–2010)
- Banca Reale Yoyogurt Giaveno (2010–2011)
- Assitur Corriere Espresso Soverato (2011–2012)
- Crovegli Volley (2012–2013)
- Academicas de Caracas (2013)
- Salihli Belediyesi (2014-2015)
- Vikingas de Miranda (2015)
- ACD Túpac Amaru (2015-2016)
Awards
editIndividual
editNational team
editSenior team
edit- 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Silver medal
- 2005 Bolivarian Games - Silver medal
- 2007 South American Championship - Bronze medal
- 2009 Bolivarian Games - Silver medal
- 2013 Bolivarian Games - Silver medal
Clubs
edit- 2006–2007 Liga FEV - Champion, with Ícaro Alaró
- 2008–2009 Superliga Femenina de Voleibol - Runner-up, with Palma Volley
References
edit- ^ FIVB. "Venezuela - Team Composition". Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ^ FIVB. "Final Standing". Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ^ RFEVB. "Las estadísticas de la Superliga femenina" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ^ Mallorca Esport. "El Icaro Alaro jugar" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ Radio Nacional de Venezuela. "Voleibol femenino ganó plata en Juegos Bolivarianos" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2010-11-07.