Salvador Hidalgo Oliva

Salvador Hidalgo Oliva (born 27 December 1985) is a Cuban professional volleyball player, a member of Greek club Olympiacos and plays as outside hitter.He has won the Asian Championship in 2012 and the European trophy CEV Challenge Cup in 2023 and has been crowned Lebanon Champion, Chinese Champion, Qatar Champion, Turkish Champion and Greek Champion.

Salvador Hidalgo Oliva
Personal information
Full nameSalvador Hidalgo Oliva
NationalityCuban
German
Born (1985-12-27) 27 December 1985 (age 38)
Leningrad, USSR
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Spike355 cm (140 in)
Block332 cm (131 in)
Volleyball information
PositionΟutside spiker
Current clubOlympiacos Piraeus
Number23
Career
YearsTeams
2007–2009
2009
2009–2010
2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2016
2016
2016–2018
2018–2022
2022–
Germany Netzhoppers KW
Lebanon Bouchierie Lebanon
Germany Berlin RV
Qatar Al Arabi Qatar
Germany Berlin RV
Turkey Galatasaray Istanbul
Qatar Al Arabi Qatar
China Beijing Baic Motor
Russia Yugra Nizhnevartovsk
Qatar Al Rayan
China Tianjin Volleyball
Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel
Turkey Fenerbahçe Istanbul
Greece Olympiacos Piraeus
Last updated: 24 January 2017

He is noted for his excellent service, having been named the top server of the year in the Asian Champions League in 2010 and 2012, as well as in the German, Polish and Turkish Championships where he won this award again. He is an excellent scorer and has won the best scorer of the year award in the CEV Challenge Cup in 2010 and the Polish Championship in 2017.

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In 2016 he went to Polish club Jastrzębski Węgiel.[1][2] He became main player of the team and in half of season he achieved 6 individual awards in regular round for Most Valuable Player of the match. Since 2018, he plays for Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball.

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References

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  1. ^ Salvador Hidalgo Oliva: moje życie, mój wybór, moja decyzja - plusliga.pl - 28-11-2016
  2. ^ OLIVA NA WIERZCH WYPŁYWA - przegladsportowy.pl - 07-10-2016
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