Serena Ortolani (born 7 January 1987 in Ravenna) is an Italian volleyball player.[1]
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| Full name | Serena Ortolani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1987 Ravenna, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 320 cm (126 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 310 cm (122 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite spiker / Wing Spiker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | ProVictoria Pallavolo Monza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
She has played as an opposite hitter for Foppapedretti Bergamo from 2008 to 2011. Her debut for the national team came on the 2005 edition of the European Championships, held in Croatia, when the team was then coached by Marco Bonitta. In the 2005/06 season, she won her first Coppa Italia and Scudetto with Foppapedretti Bergamo. In 2006, she was selected again for the national team for the 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship, held in Japan, where she helped Italy win fourth place. She began the 2006/2007 season for Bergamo, but after the first half of the season, she was loaned to Rebecchi Piacenza, to improve her game further. In 2007, she helped the Italian volleyball team win the Women's European Volleyball Championship, held in Belgium and Luxembourg and repeated this success a few months later at the World Cup in Japan, thereby helping Italy gain qualification for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where she subsequently competed.
She won the 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League playing with Volley Bergamo and was awarded "Most Valuable Player".[2]
She was selected to play the Italian League All-Star game in 2017.[3]
Clubs edit
Teodora Ravenna (2000–2001)- Foppapedretti Bergamo (2004–2006)
- Rebecchi Piacenza (2006–2007)
- Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2007–2008)
- Foppapedretti Bergamo (2008–2011)
- Volley Pesaro (2011–2012)
- Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2013–2014)
- Pomi Casalmaggiore (2014–2015)
- Imoco Conegliano (2015–2017)
- ProVictoria Pallavolo Monza (2017–present)
Awards edit
Individuals edit
Club edit
- 2004 Italian Supercup -
Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo - 2004–05 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
- 2005-06 Italian Championship - Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
- 2005-06 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) - Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
- 2008–09 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Foppapedretti Bergamo
- 2009–10 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Foppapedretti Bergamo
- 2010–11 Italian League - Champion, with Norda Foppapedretti Bergamo
- 2014–15 Italian League - Champion, with Pomì Casalmaggiore
- 2015–16 Italian League - Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2016 Italian Supercup - Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2016-17 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) - Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
- 2016–17 CEV Champions League -
Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano - 2018–19 CEV Challenge Cup - Champion, with ProVictoria Pallavolo Monza
National team edit
National youth team edit
- 2004 Junior European Championships
References edit
- ^ "Volleyball, Champions Women: Conegliano and Modena beautiful in Europe" (in Italian). La Gazetta dello Sport. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ "First European Cup ever for Arkas IZMIR in front of the home crowd". CEV. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ "All Star Game: A Bergamo la sfida Selezione Italia vs Resto del Mondo" (in Italian). Bergamo: Volleyball.it. 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2017-12-25.