Debbie Green

Debbie Green
portrait
Date of birth	June 25, 1958
place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
size	1.63 m
position	passing
societies
1974-1986 1987-1988	USC Trojans Los Angeles Starlites
National team
1974-1986	A national team
successes
1974 1978 1982 1983 1984	12th place World Cup in Mexico 5th place World Cup in the Soviet Union 3rd place World Cup in Peru 2nd place Pan-American Games Caracas 2nd place Olympic Games Los Angeles
As of April 23, 2013

Deborah "Debbie" Green (born June 25, 1958 in Seoul , South Korea ) is a former American volleyball player . Despite her small height of 1.63 m, she is considered one of the best players in the history of women's volleyball.

Debbie Green grew up in California . She played volleyball at Westminster High School and was a member of the Adidas Junior Team . She later played with the USC Trojans , with whom she won the AIAW National Championships in 1977 and 1978. As a member of the senior national team , she could not take part in the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980 because of the boycott of the USA. But she played at three world championships for the US team. At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles , Debbie Green led the USA to the silver medal. In 1987 and 1988 she played professional volleyball for the Los Angeles Starlites . After her playing career, Debbie Green became the coach of the Long Beach State women's team.

In 1995, Debbie Green was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame .

Debbie Green is married to Joe Vargas and has two daughters who also play volleyball.

Web links

• Hall of Fame (English)
• Debbie Green in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )