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Desiree Glod

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Desiree Glod
Personal information
Full nameDesiree Guillermina Glod John
Nationality Venezuela
Born (1982-09-28) 28 September 1982 (age 42)
Miranda
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Spike305 cm (120 in)
Block301 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
PositionWing spiker
Current clubPeru ACD Túpac Amaru
Number10
National team
2002–Venezuela Venezuela
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Venezuela
South American Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Porto Alegre Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 San Salvador Team
Last updated: November 2015

Desiree Guillermina Glod John (born 28 September 1982 in Miranda) is a volleyball player from Venezuela, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics[1] in Beijing, China. Her team ended up in 8th place.[2]

Career

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Playing at the 2005/2006 season at the Spanish Superliga Femenina de Voleibol with the team Maspalomas Costa Canaria, Glod finished the season as the Best Scorer.[3]

The next season she helped Ícaro Alaró to get the promotion to Superliga, winning the Liga FEV Championship.[4]

Glod won with her national team the silver medal at the 2009 Bolivarian Games.[5]

Clubs

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  • Spain Calzada Gijón (2002–2003)
  • Spain Maspalomas Costa Canaria (2005–2006)
  • Spain Ícaro Alaró (2006–2007)
  • Spain Universitat de València (2007–2008)
  • Spain Palma Volley (2008–2009)
  • Italy Magliano Trasformatori Chieri (2009–2010)
  • Italy Banca Reale Yoyogurt Giaveno (2010–2011)
  • Italy Assitur Corriere Espresso Soverato (2011–2012)
  • Italy Crovegli Volley (2012–2013)
  • Venezuela Academicas de Caracas (2013)
  • Turkey Salihli Belediyesi (2014-2015)
  • Venezuela Vikingas de Miranda (2015)
  • Peru ACD Túpac Amaru (2015-2016)

Awards

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Individual

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National team

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Senior team

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Clubs

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References

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  1. ^ FIVB. "Venezuela - Team Composition". Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  2. ^ FIVB. "Final Standing". Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  3. ^ RFEVB. "Las estadísticas de la Superliga femenina" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  4. ^ Mallorca Esport. "El Icaro Alaro jugar" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  5. ^ Radio Nacional de Venezuela. "Voleibol femenino ganó plata en Juegos Bolivarianos" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
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