Rosir Calderón

Rosir Calderón
Personal information
Full name Rosir Calderón Díaz
Nationality

 Cuba

 Russia
Born 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 Teams
?-2005
2005-2006
2006-2009
2010-2011
2011-2013
2013-present		 Ciudad Habana
Uraločka NTMK
Ciudad Habana
Voléro Zürich
Galatasaray Daikin
Dynamo Krasnodar

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. On November 2014, she received russian citizenship.[1]

Personal life

Calderón was born in Havana, Cuba, on December 28, 1984 and is the daughter of former national coach Luis Felipe Calderón[2][3] and former Morenas del Caribe World Champion[4] Erenia Díaz.[5][6] She is 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighs 74 kilograms (163 lb).[7]

Career

She decided to take a break from volleyball in 2009 and gave birth in February 2010,[8] returning to the court in August 2010.[2][2]

Calderon was signed by the Swiss club Voléro Zürich in a 5 years contract on February 2011[9] and transferred on loan to Galatasaray in August 2011.[6] Calderon played the 2012–13 CEV Women's Champions League with Galatasaray Daikin, finishing in fourth place after falling to Vakıfbank in the semifinals[10] and Unendo Busto in the third place match.[11] Eventough, she won the tournament's Best Spiker award.[12]

Awards

Individuals

Club

References

  1. ↑ http://www.russiavolley.com/5818/one-of-the-best-spikers-in-the-world-rosir-calderon-now-eligible-to-play-for-the-russian-national-team
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Retorna la estelar atacadora Rosir Calderón al voleibol cubano". Juventud Rebelde (in Spanish). 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  3. ↑ "FIVB mourns death of Cuban coach Luis Felipe Calderon". Havana, Cuba: FIVB. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  4. ↑ "Six teams, six winners, in Sendai". Sendai, Japan: FIVB. 2005-07-17. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  5. ↑ "Una nueva señal ofensiva". CubaHora (in Spanish). 2005-19-13. Retrieved 2013-03-10. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Rosir Calderón Díaz Galatasaray Medical Park'ta" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  7. ↑ CEV (2012). "Galatasaray Daikin ISTANBUL". Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  8. ↑ "¿Volverán los remates de Rosri Calderón?". TEVEO (in Spanish). 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  9. ↑ "Cuban star Rosir Calderon signs for Voléro ZÜRICH". Vertex Volley. 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  10. ↑ "Vakifbank ISTANBUL wins thrilling Turkish duel to book final ticket". Istambul, Turkey: CEV. 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Vakifbank ISTANBUL wins second Champions League title with perfect record". Istambul, Turkey: CEV. 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2013-03-10.

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