Valeska Menezes

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Valeska Menezes
Personal information
Full name Valeska dos Santos Menezes
Born (1976-04-23) 23 April 1976
Niteroi, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter
Current club Galatasaray Medical Park
Number 8
Career
Years Clubs
1994–1997
1997–2000
2000–2001
2001–2007
2007–2008
2008–2009
2009–present
Pinheiros
Rexona-Ades
Mirim Flamengo
Finasa/Osasco
Asystel Novara
DYO Karşıyaka
Galatasaray Medical Park
National team
2002–present Brazil

Valeska dos Santos Menezes (born 23 April 1976 in Niteroi; nicknamed Valeskinha) is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She was named Best Blocker at the 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup in Japan, where the Brazilian national team claimed the silver medal.

Individual awards

  • 2003 FIVB World Cup "Best Blocker"

References


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