Desiree Glod
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| Full name | Desiree Guillermina Glod John | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
28 September 1982 Miranda | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 305 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 301 cm (119 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing spiker | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |
 Banca Reale Yoyogurt Giaveno | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| Last updated: November 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Desiree Guillermina Glod John (born 28 September 1982 in Miranda) is a female volleyball player from Venezuela, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics[1] in Beijing, China. Her team ended up in 8th place.[2]
Career
Playing at the 2005/2006 season at the Spanish Superliga Femenina de Voleibol with the team Maspalomas Costa Canaria, Glod finished the season as the Best Scorer.[3]
The next season she helped Ícaro Alaró to get the promotion to Superliga, winning the Liga FEV Championship.[4]
Glod won with her national team the silver medal at the 2009 Bolivarian Games.[5]
Clubs
- Miranda
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Calzada Gijón (2002–2003) - Maspalomas Costa Canaria (2005–2006)
- Ícaro Alaró (2006–2007)
- Universitat de València (2007–2008)
- Palma Volley (2008–2009)
- Magliano Trasformatori Chieri (2009–2010)
- Banca Reale Yoyogurt Giaveno (2010–2011)
- Assitur Corriere Espresso Soverato (2011–2012)
- Crovegli Volley (2012–2013)
Awards
Individual
National team
Senior team
- 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal - 2005 Bolivarian Games - Silver medal
- 2007 South American Championship -
Bronze medal - 2009 Bolivarian Games - Silver medal
- 2013 Bolivarian Games - Silver medal
Clubs
- 2006–2007 Liga FEV -
Champion, with Ícaro Alaró - 2008–2009 Superliga Femenina de Voleibol - Runner-up, with Palma Volley
References
- ↑ FIVB. "Venezuela - Team Composition". Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ↑ FIVB. "Final Standing". Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ↑ RFEVB. "Las estadísticas de la Superliga femenina" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ↑ Mallorca Esport. "El Icaro Alaro jugar" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ↑ Radio Nacional de Venezuela. "Voleibol femenino ganó plata en Juegos Bolivarianos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-11-07.