Simona Gioli (born September 17, 1977, in Rapallo) is a retired volleyball player from Italy. Currently, she plays for Galatasaray in Turkey. Gioli was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg. Gioli was named "Most Valuable Player and ""Best Blocker" at the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup and 2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup. She was also awarded "MVP" at the 2006-07 CEV Cup won by her team Sirio Perugia.[1] She won the 2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League with Sirio Perugia and also was individually awarded "Most Valuable Player".[2]
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| Nickname | Simo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 17, 1977 Rapallo, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Perugia, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 309 cm (122 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 295 cm (116 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle Blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Montichiari | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing with Dynamo Moscow she won the silver medal at the 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League, and she was awarded "Best Spiker".[3]
Clubs edit
Sirio Perugia (2006–2008)
Dynamo Moscow (2008–2011)- Fakel Novy Urengoi (2011-2012)
Galatasaray Daikin (2012-2013)[4]- IHF Volley (2013-2014)
- Metalleghe Sanitars Montichiari (2014–present)
Awards edit
Individuals edit
- 2009 European Championships "Best Spiker"
- 2009 World Grand Champion Cup "Most Valuable Player"
- 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four "Best Spiker"
- 2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four "Most Valuable Player"
- 2006-07 CEV Cup "Most Valuable Player"
- 2007 FIVB World Cup "Most Valuable Player"
- 2007 FIVB World Cup "Best Blocker"
Clubs edit
- 2006-07 CEV Cup -
Champion, with Pallavolo Sirio Perugia - 2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League -
Champion, with Colussi Perugia - 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League -
Runner-Up, with Dynamo Moscow - 2012 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup - Runner-Up, with Galatasaray Daikin
- 2012-2013 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup -
Bronze Medal with Galatasaray Daikin
References edit
- ^ CEV. "Sirio Perugia wins CEV Cup after Champions League". Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ CEV. "Second Indesit Champions' League trophy for Colussi PERUGIA". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- ^ CEV. "Volley BERGAMO is the 2009 Champion!!!". Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ "Simona Gioli Galatasaray'da". Galatasaray SK. Retrieved 25 May 2012.