Desiree Glod

Desiree Glod
Personal information
Full name	Desiree Guillermina Glod John
Nationality	Venezuela
Born	28 September 1982 (1982-09-28) (age 29) Miranda
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight	64 kg (140 lb)
Spike	305 cm (120 in)
Block	301 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Wing spiker
Current club	Banca Reale Yoyogurt Giaveno
Number	8
National team
2002–	Venezuela
Honours Women's volleyball Competitor for  Venezuela South American Championship Bronze 2007 Porto Alegre Team Central American and Caribbean Games Silver 2002 San Salvador Team
Last updated: November 2010

Desiree Guillermina Glod John (born 28 September 1982 in Miranda) is a female volleyball player from Venezuela, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics^[1] in Beijing, China. Her team ended up in 8th place.^[2]

Career

Playing at the 2005/2006 season at the Spanish Superliga Femenina de Voleibol with the team Maspalomas Costa Canaria, Glod finished the season as the Best Scorer.^[3]

The next season she helped Ícaro Alaró to get the promotion to Superliga, winning the Liga FEV Championship.^[4]

Glod won with her national team the silver medal at the 2009 Bolivarian Games.^[5]

Clubs

• Miranda
• Calzada Gijón (2002–2003)
• Maspalomas Costa Canaria (2005–2006)
• Ícaro Alaró (2006–2007)
• Universitat de València (2007–2008)
• Palma Volley (2008–2009)
• Magliano Trasformatori Chieri (2009–2010)
• Banca Reale Yoyogurt Giaveno (2010–2011)

Awards

Individual

• 2005/2006 Superliga Femenina de Voleibol "Best Scorer"
• 2008 Pan-American Cup "Best Scorer"

National team

Senior team

• 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Silver medal
• 2005 Bolivarian Games - Silver medal
• 2007 South American Championship - Bronze medal
• 2009 Bolivarian Games - Silver medal

Clubs

• 2006–2007 Liga FEV - Champion, with Ícaro Alaró
• 2008–2009 Superliga Femenina de Voleibol - Runner-up, with Palma Volley

References

1. ^ FIVB. "Venezuela - Team Composition". http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/Olympics/2008/W/Teams/Team_Roster.asp?TEAM=VEN&TRN=WOG2008. Retrieved 2010-06-07. 
2. ^ FIVB. "Final Standing". http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/Olympics/2008/W/Standings/Standings.asp. Retrieved 2010-06-07. 
3. ^ RFEVB. "Las estadísticas de la Superliga femenina" (in Spanish). http://www.rfevb.com/sfv/prensa/noticias/2006/03-28-06estad_sfv.asp. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 
4. ^ Mallorca Esport. "El Icaro Alaro jugar" (in Spanish). http://mallorcaesports.es/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=758:el-icaro-alaro-jugarn-la-superliga-femenina&catid=20:voleibol-&Itemid=477. Retrieved 2010-10-17. 
5. ^ Radio Nacional de Venezuela. "Voleibol femenino ganó plata en Juegos Bolivarianos" (in Spanish). http://www.rnv.gov.ve/noticias/index.php?act=ST&f=5&t=113684. Retrieved 2010-11-07. 

External links

• FIVB Profile

Persondata
Name	Glod, Desiree
Alternative names
Short description	Female volleyball player from Venezuela
Date of birth	28 September 1982
Place of birth	Miranda, Venezuela
Date of death
Place of death