Sara Bonifacio (born 3 July 1996) is an Italian volleyball player who plays for Igor Gorgonzola Novara.[1]
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||
Born | Alba, Italy | 3 July 1996||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||
Spike | 324 cm (128 in) | ||||||||||
Block | 244 cm (96 in) | ||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||
Current club | Igor Gorgonzola Novara | ||||||||||
Number | 13 | ||||||||||
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Career
editBonifacio joined the amateur volleyball club of Alba in 2005 then she was recruited for Club Italia a junior team managed by FIPAV. She signed with Igor Gorgonzola Novara in 2014.[2] Bonifacio plays as blocker. She was selected to play the Italian League All-Star game in 2017.[3]
Personal life
editShe was born in Alba, Piedmont to a Nigerian mother and Italian father.[4]
Awards
editClubs
edit- 2014-15 Italian Cup – Champion, with Igor Gorgonzola Novara
- 2016-17 Italian Championship – Champion, with Igor Gorgonzola Novara
References
edit- ^ "Sara Bonifacio". Italian Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ Tolotti, Marco (25 May 2014). "Volley, la centrale Sara Bonifacio è l'ultimo colpo di mercato della Igor" (in Italian). Novara: La Stanpa Novara. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "All Star Game: A Bergamo la sfida Selezione Italia vs Resto del Mondo" (in Italian). Bergamo: Volleyball.it. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ Cozzari, Eleonora (7 January 2016). "Paola, Sara e Valentina: è colorata la nuova Italia del volley femminile" (in Italian). Bergamo: Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 25 December 2017.