David Smith (volleyball player)
David Smith | |
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Date of birth | May 15, 1985 |
place of birth | Panorama City, United States |
size | 2.01 m |
position | Middle block |
societies | |
2004–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 since 2011 |
University of California, Irvine University of Ulster TV Rottenburg Caribes de San Sebastián Unicaja Almería Tours volleyball |
National team | |
since 2009 |
Junior national team A national team |
successes | |
2007 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 |
Bronze Universiade of Spanish Cup winners Spanish runners-up Spanish cup finalists Spanish runners-up French champions |
Status: July 12, 2012 |
David Michael Smith (born May 15, 1985 in Panorama City ) is an American volleyball player .
Career
At the beginning of his career, Smith played volleyball and soccer at Saugus High School . From 2004 to 2007 he was on the team at the University of California, Irvine . With the US juniors, the middle blocker was 2004 runner-up at NORCECA . In 2007 he won the bronze medal at the Universiade with the USA . He then played for a season in the Northern Irish team at the University of Ulster before moving to the German Bundesliga club TV Rottenburg in 2008 . In 2009 he made his debut in the senior national team , with which he competed in the world league, among other things . In the same year he went to Puerto Rico to Caribes de San Sebastián . In January 2010 he left the club again and moved to the Spanish first division club Unicaja Almería , with whom he won the Spanish Cup in March and a little later became runner-up. In 2011, Almería finished second with the American in both competitions. For the new season, Tours Volley-Ball signed the middle blocker. In his first season in France, Smith won the national championship. In 2012 he was in the US squad for the Summer Olympics in London .
Web links
- Profile at FIVB (English)
- Profile Bring it in United States (English)
- Profile at USA Volleyball (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ TVR: David Smith is the name of the TVR's new middle blocker. (No longer available online.) TV Rottenburg, August 15, 2008, formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 12, 2012 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Smith, David |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smith, David Michael (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Panorama City |