Paola Cardullo

Italian volleyball player
Paola Cardullo
Personal information
Full namePaola Cardullo
NationalityItalian
Born (1982-03-18) 18 March 1982 (age 42)
Omegna, Italy
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Spike275 cm (108 in)
Block268 cm (106 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current clubItaly Polisportiva Filottrano Pallavolo
Number10
National team
2001 – 2014Italy

Paola Cardullo (born 18 March 1982 in Omegna) is a volleyball player from Italy, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg. There she was named Best Libero of the tournament.

Career

Cardullo also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where Italy ended up in fifth place and she was named Best Libero at the end of the Olympic tournament.

She won the bronze medal at the 2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League with Asystel Novara and also was individually awarded Best Libero.[1] In the 2012-12 champions league, Cardullo played with the French club RC Cannes, capturing the silver medal and the Best Libero award.

Cardullo played with her national team at the 2014 World Championship.[2] There her team ended up in fourth place after losing 2-3 to Brazil the bronze medal match.[3]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

  • 2002–03 CEV Challenge Cup - Champions, with AGIL Novara
  • 2003 Italian Supercup - Champions, with Asystel Novara
  • 2004 Italian Cup— Champions, with Asystel Novara
  • 2005 Italian Supercup - Champions, with Asystel Novara
  • 2005–06 Women's CEV Cup - Champions, with Asystel Novara
  • 2008–09 Women's CEV Cup - Champions, with Asystel Novara
  • 2010 Italian Cup— Champions, with GSO Villa Cortese
  • 2011 Italian Cup— Champions, with GSO Villa Cortese
  • 2011–12 CEV Champions League Runner-Up, with RC Cannes

References

  1. ^ CEV. "Second Indesit Champions' League trophy for Colussi PERUGIA". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
  2. ^ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  3. ^ 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.

External links

  • FIVB Profile
Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2003
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Italy squad2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Gold medal
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Italy2007 European Championship (1st Title)
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Italy squad2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship (2nd Title)
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Italy squad2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – fourth place
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