Carolina Costagrande
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Full name | Carolina del Pilar Costagrande | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Argentina - Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | El Trébol, Argentina | 15 October 1980||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Pesaro, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 320 cm (126 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 310 cm (122 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing Spiker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Impel Wroclaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: February 2017 |
Carolina del Pilar Costagrande (born 15 October 1980 in El Trébol, Santa Fe, Argentina) is an Argentine born[1] professional volleyball player who became a naturalized Italian.[2] She currently plays for Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü. She played for Argentina between 1999-02 and has played for the Italian national team since 2009.
Career
[edit]Costagrande won the gold medal at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Vakıfbank Istanbul.[3]
Costagrande won the silver medal in the 2013–14 CEV Champions League when her Turkish club VakıfBank İstanbul defeated 3-1 to Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul in the semifinal[4] but lost 0-3 to the Russian Dinamo Kazan in the Championship match.[5] She was awarded tournament's Best Receiver.[5]
She played with her national team at the 2014 World Championship.[6] There her team ended up in fourth place after losing 2-3 to Brazil the bronze medal match.[7]
Clubs
[edit]- Club Trebolense (1995–1998)
- Rio Marsì Palermo (1998–1999)
- Brums Busto Arsizio (1999–2000)
- Mirabilandia Teodora Ravenna (2000–2001)
- Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi 2001–2003
- PinetaGuru Ravenna (2003–2004)
- Infotel Europa Systems Forlì (2004–2005)
- Scavolini Pesaro (2005–2010)
- Dynamo Moscow (2010–2011)
- Guangdong Evergrande (2011–2013)
- VakıfBank İstanbul (2013–2015)
- Impel Wroclaw (2015–2016)
- Imoco Volley Conegliano (2016–2018)
Awards
[edit]Individuals
[edit]Clubs
[edit]- 2005-06 CEV Cup - Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro[8]
- 2006 Italian Supercup - Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
- 2007 Italian Cup - Runner-Up, with Scavolini Pesaro
- 2007-08 Italian Championship - Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
- 2007-08 Top Teams Cup - Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
- 2008 Italian Supercup - Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
- 2008 Italian Cup - Runner-Up, with Scavolini Pesaro
- 2008-09 Italian Championship - Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
- 2009 Italian Supercup - Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
- 2009 Italian Cup - Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
- 2009-10 Italian Championship - Champion, with Scavolini Pesaro
- 2010–11 Russian Championship - Runner-Up, with Dynamo Moscow
- 2011-12 Chinese Championship - Champion, with Guangdong Evergrande
- 2012-13 Chinese Championship - Runner-Up, with Guangdong Evergrande
- 2013 Asian Club Championship - Champion, with Guangdong Evergrande
- 2013 Club World Championship - Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
- 2013 Turkish Supercup - Champion, with VakıfBank İstanbul
- 2013-14 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup - Champion, with VakıfBank İstanbul
- 2013–14 CEV Champions League - Runner-Up, with VakıfBank İstanbul
- 2013–14 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Champion, with VakıfBank İstanbul
- 2014 Turkish Supercup - Champion, with VakıfBank İstanbul
- 2014–15 Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup - Runner-Up, with VakıfBank İstanbul
- 2014–15 CEV Champions League - Bronze medal, with VakıfBank İstanbul
- 2014–15 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Runner-Up, with VakıfBank İstanbul
References
[edit]- ^ Ole (2011-11-09). "La Camoranesi del voley". Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "Profile on FIVB". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
- ^ "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
- ^ "VakifBank to defend its Champions League title in Sunday's final". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-15. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
- ^ a b "Dinamo KAZAN dethrones VakifBank to claim the 2014 Champions League title". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
- ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
- ^ Carneiro, Leandro (2014-10-12). "Brasil passa sufoco e quase toma virada, mas conquista bronze ante Itália". UOL (in Portuguese). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ Player profile Archived July 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Pesaro profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-05-22)
- Carolina Costagrande at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Carolina Costagrande at Olympedia (archive)
- Carolina del Pilar Costagrande at Olympics.com
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Italian women's volleyball players
- Argentine emigrants to Italy
- Argentine women's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players for Italy
- Wing spikers
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Italian expatriate volleyball players in Russia
- Expatriate volleyball players in China
- Italian expatriate volleyball players in Turkey
- Italian expatriate volleyball players in Poland
- Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province
- Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent
- Italian people of Argentine descent
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- Naturalised volleyball players
- Italian expatriate volleyball players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Italian sports agents
- Italian sports commentators
- Volleyball commentators
- 21st-century Italian sportswomen