Rosir Calderón

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Rosir Calderón
Personal information
Full name Rosir Calderón Díaz
Born (1984-12-28) 28 December 1984
Havana,  Cuba
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)
Volleyball information
Position Outside Hitter
Current club Dynamo Krasnodar
Career
Years Clubs
?-2005
2005-2006
2006-2009
2010-2011
2011-2013
2013-present		 Ciudad Habana
Uraločka NTMK
Ciudad Habana
Voléro Zürich
Galatasaray Daikin
Dynamo Krasnodar
Honours
Women's volleyball
Competitor for  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze 2004 Athens Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver Yokohama 2008 Team
NORCECA Championship
Gold 2007 Winnipeg Team
Pan American Games
Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold 2007 Colima Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver 2006 Cartagena Team

Rosir Calderón Díaz (born 28 December 1984) is a Cuban volleyball player, who was a member of the Cuban women's national team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Calderón was born in Havana, Cuba, on December 28, 1984 and is the daughter of former national coach Luis Felipe Calderón[1][2] and former Morenas del Caribe World Champion[3] Erenia Díaz.[4][5] She is 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighs 74 kilograms (163 lb).[6]

Career

She decided to take a break from volleyball in 2009 and gave birth in February 2010,[7] returning to the court in August 2010.[1][1]

Calderon was signed by the Swiss club Voléro Zürich in a 5 years contract on February 2011[8] and transferred on loan to Galatasaray in August 2011.[5] Calderon played the 2012–13 CEV Women's Champions League with Galatasaray Daikin, finishing in fourth place after falling to Vakıfbank in the semifinals[9] and Unendo Busto in the third place match.[10] Eventough, she won the tournament's Best Spiker award.[11]

Awards

Individuals

  • 2005 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Spiker"
  • 2006 World Championship "Best Spiker"
  • 2007 Montreux Volley Masters "Best Spiker"
  • 2008 Summer Olympics "Best Spiker"
  • 2012-13 CEV Champions League "Best Spiker"

Club

  • 2011-12 Turkish Cup - Runner-up, with Galatasaray Daikin
  • 2011-12 CEV Cup - Runner-up, with Galatasaray Daikin
  • 2012 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup - Runner-Up, with Galatasaray Daikin
  • 2012-2013 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup - Bronze Medal with Galatasaray Daikin

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Retorna la estelar atacadora Rosir Calderón al voleibol cubano". Juventud Rebelde (in Spanish). 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2012-12-20. 
  2. ↑ "FIVB mourns death of Cuban coach Luis Felipe Calderon". Havana, Cuba: FIVB. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2013-03-10. 
  3. ↑ "Six teams, six winners, in Sendai". Sendai, Japan: FIVB. 2005-07-17. Retrieved 2013-03-10. 
  4. ↑ "Una nueva señal ofensiva". CubaHora (in Spanish). 2005-19-13. Retrieved 2013-03-10. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Rosir Calderón Díaz Galatasaray Medical Park'ta" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2013-03-10. 
  6. ↑ CEV (2012). "Galatasaray Daikin ISTANBUL". Retrieved 2012-08-25. 
  7. ↑ "¿Volverán los remates de Rosri Calderón?". TEVEO (in Spanish). 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2012-12-20. 
  8. ↑ "Cuban star Rosir Calderon signs for Voléro ZÜRICH". Vertex Volley. 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2013-03-10. 
  9. ↑ "Vakifbank ISTANBUL wins thrilling Turkish duel to book final ticket". Istambul, Turkey: CEV. 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2013-03-10. 
  10. ↑ Pasini, Gian Luca (2013-03-10). "Pallavolo. Champions: Busto chiude terza, inutile rimonta del Galatasaray di Barbolini". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian) (Istambul, Turkey). Retrieved 2013-03-10. 
  11. ↑ "Vakifbank ISTANBUL wins second Champions League title with perfect record". Istambul, Turkey: CEV. 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2013-03-10. 

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