Rosamaria Montibeller (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁozɐmaˈɾiɐ mõtʃibeˈleʁ]; born 9 April 1994) is a Brazilian volleyball player. She usually plays as an opposite spiker and occasionally as a wing spiker. She won the silver medal while making her debut appearance at the Olympics representing Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Rosamaria Montibeller
Montibeller in 2022
Personal information
NicknameRosa
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1994-04-09) 9 April 1994 (age 30)
Nova Trento, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Height1.85 m (73 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Spike290 cm (114 in)
Block285 cm (112 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker / Outside spiker
Current clubJapan Denso Airybees
Number7
Career
YearsTeams
2011–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021-2022
2022-2023
2023-
Brazil São Caetano
Brazil Vôlei Amil/Campinas
Brazil E.C. Pinheiros
Brazil Minas Tênis Clube
Brazil Dentil Praia Clube
Italy Bartoccini Perugia
Italy Pomí Casalmaggiore
Italy Igor Gorgonzola Novara
Italy Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio
Japan Denso Airybees
National team
2015–Brazil Brazil

She was part of the Brazil women's national volleyball team that won silver at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2]

Early life edit

She comes from a family of Italian origins.[3]

Career edit

She began playing the sport of volleyball at the age of nine during a local youth project.[4]

Club career edit

She began her career in 2011, making her debut for São Caetano in the Superliga Série A.[5] She played for São Caetano until 2013. Then she played for Campinas Voleibol Clube from 2013 to 2014. She represented Minas Tênis Clube from 2015 to 2018 for a period of three years and won the 2018 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship with Minas Tenis Clube.[6] The club also subsequently qualified to participate at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship after winning the 2018 South American Championship.[7][8]

She later switched to Praia Clube at the end of the 2018 season and eventually won the Brazilian Super Cup with the club in 2019. She was also part of the Dentil Praia Clube which emerged as runners-up to Minas Tênis Clube at the 2018/19 Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga and was also a key member of the Dentil Praia Clube which emerged as runners-up in the 2019 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship.[9][10]

International career edit

She was part of the Brazilian side that emerged as champions of the 2012 Women's Junior South American Volleyball Championship after defeating hosts Peru in the final.[11] She participated at the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship where Brazil finished at seventh position. She captained Brazil's U23 team, which won the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship. It was also Brazil's first title in the FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship.[12] She also competed at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix where Brazil defeated Italy in the final to be crowned as winners.[13] She was also named in the Brazilian squad for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League where Brazil finished at fourth place.[14]

She was a member of the national which finished in seventh position at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[15] She also took an indefinite two-year break from international volleyball from 2019 to 2021 and returned to the national team for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League where Brazil emerged as runners-up to United States in the final.[16]

She was also selected to the national squad to compete in the women's volleyball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][17] She won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics after Brazil lost 21–25, 20–25, 14–25 to United States in the gold medal match of the women's volleyball tournament.

Awards edit

Individuals edit

Clubs edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Volleyball MONTIBELLER Rosamaria". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "USA women are the Pan Am Games Champions"
  3. ^ "Rosamaria Montibeller: "Perugia scelta importante per me, è una città che ama la pallavolo" – Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile". Legavolley femminile (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. ^ Silva, Sidney (6 February 2015). "Formada nas categorias de base de Nova Trento, Rosamaria se consolida como uma das grandes estrelas do voleibol nacional". O Município (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ "wealthplanet.it Rosamaria Montibeller schiaccierà a Perugia - wealthplanet.it". www.wealthplanet.it. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019.
  6. ^ Moreira, Riva (7 November 2018). "Minas Tênis supera o Praia Clube e fica com o título no Mineiro Adulto Feminino de Vôlei". HOME (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Camponesa/Minas Wins The 2018 South American Club Championship". volleymob.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. ^ Online, DOL-Diário (9 December 2018). "Praia Clube fica com o quarto lugar no Mundial de vôlei feminino". DOL - Diário Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Minas atropela o Praia, conquista o Sul-Americano e garante classificação para o Mundial". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. ^ "O domínio é azul: Minas se impõe, bate o Praia Clube e é campeão da Superliga após 17 anos". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  11. ^ Press release fivb.org [dead link]
  12. ^ "Team Roster - Brazil - FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship 2015". Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Team Roster - Brazil". FIVB World Grand Prix 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Team Roster - Brazil - FIVB Volleyball Nations League". www.volleyball.world. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Mundial: Amanda é cortada e Brasil fecha grupo" (in Portuguese). Melhor do Vôlei. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Team Roster - Brazil - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2021". volleyballworld. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Volleyball - Women Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

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