Serena Ortolani

Serena Ortolani
Personal information
Full nameSerena Ortolani
Born (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 37)
Ravenna, Italy
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Spike320 cm (126 in)
Block310 cm (122 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker / Wing Spiker
Current clubProVictoria Pallavolo Monza
Number1
Career
YearsTeams
1999-2000Libertas Forli
2000-2002Teodora Ravenna
2002–2004Club Italia
2004-2007Volley Bergamo
2007River Volley Piacenza
2007-2008FV Busto Arsizio
2008-2011Volley Bergamo
2011-2012Robursport Volley Pesaro
2013-2014FV Busto Arsizio
2014-2015VB Casalmaggiore
2015-2017Imoco Volley Conegliano
2017-Victoria Monza
National team
2004 – 2018Italy
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing Italy
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2018 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 Japan Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Japan Team
World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2005 Sendai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Ningbo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Yokohama Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Ningbo Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgium / Luxembourg Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Poland Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Croatia Team

Serena Ortolani (born 7 January 1987 in Ravenna) is an Italian volleyball player.[1]

Career

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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

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Awards

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Individuals

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Club

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National team

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National youth team

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  • 2004 Junior European Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Volleyball, Champions Women: Conegliano and Modena beautiful in Europe" (in Italian). La Gazetta dello Sport. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
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