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Carolina del Pilar Costagrande (born 15 October 1980 in El Trébol, Santa Fe, Argentina) is an Argentine born[1] professional volleyball player who became a naturalized Italian.[2] She currently plays for Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü. She played for Argentina between 1999-02 and has played for the Italian national team since 2009.
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Full name | Carolina del Pilar Costagrande | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Argentina - Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | El Trébol, Argentina | 15 October 1980||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Pesaro, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 320 cm (126 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 310 cm (122 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing Spiker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Impel Wroclaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Last updated: February 2017 |
Costagrande won the gold medal at the 2013 Club World Championship playing with Vakıfbank Istanbul.[3]
Costagrande won the silver medal in the 2013–14 CEV Champions League when her Turkish club VakıfBank İstanbul defeated 3-1 to Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul in the semifinal[4] but lost 0-3 to the Russian Dinamo Kazan in the Championship match.[5] She was awarded tournament's Best Receiver.[5]
She played with her national team at the 2014 World Championship.[6] There her team ended up in fourth place after losing 2-3 to Brazil the bronze medal match.[7]
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