Mirka Francia
| Mirka Francia | |
| portrait | |
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| Date of birth | February 14, 1975 |
| place of birth | Santa Clara , Cuba |
| size | 1.84 m |
| position | Central block / outside attack |
| societies | |
| 1998–1999 1999–2008 2008–2012 |
Romanelli Florence Pallavolo Sirio Perugia Eczacıbaşı Istanbul |
| National team | |
| 1991-2000 | Cuban national team |
| successes | |
| 1991 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2000 2000 2003 2005 2005 2006 2007 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 |
Champion Pan American Games champion World Grand Prix world champion in Brazil winner Pan American Games champion World Cup Olympic champion Atlanta World Champion in Japan Champion World Cup winner UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner World Grand Prix Olympic champion Sydney Italian champion and cup winner Italian champion and cup winner winner CEV Cup champion Champions League Italian champion and Cup winner CEV-Pokal winner Champions League Turkish cup winner Turkish cup winner Turkish champion and cup winner |
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As of May 12, 2020 |
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Mirka Francia Vasconcelos (born February 14, 1975 in Santa Clara ) is a Cuban - Italian volleyball player .
Career
Francia won the gold medal at the Olympic Games with the Cuban national team in 1996 and 2000 . There are also two gold medals at the 1994 and 1998 World Championships, as well as victories at the World Grand Prix and the World Cup .
From 1998 to 2008 Francia played in Italy, first with Romanelli Florence and since 1999 with Pallavolo Sirio Perugia , with whom she was Italian champion and cup winner three times as well as all European club competitions ( Champions League , Cup Winners' Cup and CEV Cup ). From 2008 to 2012 Francia was active at Eczacıbaşı Istanbul , where she won the Turkish Cup three times and the Turkish Championship in 2012.
Francia has won several awards for “best block player”, “best attacker” and “best point collector”. In 2019 she was inducted into the " Volleyball Hall of Fame ".
Private
Francia has lived in Italy since 2000. She has had a son since 2001 and has also been an Italian citizen since 2004.
Web links
- Mirka Francia in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Profile at the Italian Volleyball League (Italian)
- Profile at the European Volleyball Federation CEV (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Francia, Mirka |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Francia Vasconcelos, Mirka (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban-Italian volleyball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Clara , Cuba |