Valeska Menezes
| Valeska Menezes ("Valeskinha") | |
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| Valeskinha 2008 | |
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| Date of birth | April 23, 1976 |
| place of birth | Niterói, Brazil |
| size | 1.80 m |
| position | Middle block |
| societies | |
| 1994–1997 1997–2000 2000–2001 2001–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2014 2015–2016 2017– |
Esporte Clube Pinheiros Rio de Janeiro VC Flamengo Rio de Janeiro Osasco Voleibol Clube Asystel Volley Novara Karşıyaka Izmir Galatasaray Istanbul Rio de Janeiro VC Associação Vôlei Bauru Clube Curitibano |
| National team | |
| 2002-2008 | A national team |
| successes | |
| 2004 2004 2005 2006 2008 2008 2011, 2015 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2014 |
Winner Grand Prix Olympic-Fourth Winner Grand Prix Winner Grand Prix Winner Grand Prix Olympic Champion Military World Champion Brazilian champion |
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Status: January 15, 2019 |
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Valeska dos Santos Menezes ( "Valeskinha" , born April 23, 1976 in Niterói ) is a Brazilian volleyball player .
Valeskinha took with the Brazilian national team twice in Olympic Games in part, being in Beijing in 2008 won the gold medal and the 2004 Athens finished fourth. There are also numerous victories at the Volleyball World Grand Prix .
The middle blocker was Brazilian champion nine times with various clubs. She also played in Italy with Asystel Volley Novara and in Turkey with Karşıyaka Izmir and Galatasaray Istanbul .
Valeskinha is the daughter of the athlete Aída dos Santos .
Web links
- Valeska Menezes in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Profile at FIVB (English)
- Profile at the Italian Volleyball League (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bauru reforça aposta na experiência e ACERTA retorno de Valeskinha, 39 anos. globoesporte.globo.com, December 8, 2015, accessed January 15, 2019 (Portuguese).
- ↑ Rodrigo Saviani: Aos 41, Valeskinha comemora título da Superliga B e projeta mais dois anos no vôlei. globoesporte.globo.com, April 10, 2018, accessed January 15, 2019 (Portuguese).
- ^ Rui Moura: Aida dos Santos e Valeska Menezes: tal mãe, tal filha. mundobotafogo.blogspot.com, November 28, 2009, accessed January 15, 2019 (Portuguese).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Menezes, Valeska |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Menezes, Valeska dos Santos (full name); Valeskinha (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian volleyball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Niterói |