Cindy Rondón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rondón and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Cindy Carolina Rondón Martínez (born 12 November 1988 in Santo Domingo) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who twice won the bronze medal with the Dominican women's national team at the NORCECA Championship.

Cindy Rondón
Personal information
Full name	Cindy Carolina Rondón Martínez
Nationality	Dominican Republic
Born	(1988-11-12) 12 November 1988 (age 35) Santo Domingo
Hometown	Santo Domingo
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Spike	320 cm (130 in)
Block	315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker / Opposite spiker
Current club	Deportivo Géminis
Number	13
National team
2007 – Dominican Republic
Honours Women's Volleyball Representing the  Dominican Republic Pan-American Cup 2010 Rosarito/Tijuana Team 2008 Mexicali/Tijuana Team 2011 Ciudad Juárez Team 2005 Santo Domingo Team 2007 Colima Team NORCECA Championship 2005 Port of Spain Team 2007 Winnipeg Team Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 Cartagena Team 2010 Mayagüez Team Final Four Cup 2010 Chiapas Team 2008 Fortaleza Team
Last updated: March 2011

Career

2005–2011

Playing as a middle blocker, Rondón was named "Best blocker" at the 2005 NORCECA Championship.^[1] She was signed by the Italian club BigMat Kerakoll Chieri^[2] and transferred on loan to Megius Padova.^[3]

At the 2006 TV Azteca's Women Stars Volleyball Cup, she won the "Best spiker" award and the gold medal with her team.^[4] She won the "Best blocker" of the 2007 season of the LVSF with Vaqueras de Bayamón^[5] and was also selected for the All-Star game.^[6] She played for Denso Airybees from 2007/2008^[7] until 2008/2009, when she suffered an injury and had a vertebra replacement.^[8] Playing in Chiapas, Mexico with her National Senior Team she won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal.^[9]

2013–present

Rondón signed for the 2012/13 season with Peruvian club Deportivo Géminis to play the Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol. She was signed as replacement player of fellow Dominican player Lisvel Elisa Eve after Eve suffered an exposed tibia and fibula fracture while playing a match for the Peruvian team.^[10]

Clubs

• Deportivo Nacional (2003)
• Bameso (2004)
• Modeca (2005)
• Megius Volley Padova (2005–2006)
• Vaqueras de Bayamón (2007)
• Denso Airybees (2007–2009)
• Distrito Nacional (2010)
• Mirador (2010–2012)
• Deportivo Géminis (2013)
• Deportivo Géminis (2014-2015)

Awards

Individuals

• 2005 NORCECA Championship "Best blocker"
• 2006 TV Azteca's Women Stars Volleyball Cup "Best spiker"
• 2007 Puerto Rican League "Best blocker"
• 2007 Puerto Rican League All-Star
• 2007 Pan-American Games "Best blocker"
• 2008 Pan-American Cup "Best blocker"
• 2015 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino "Best outside hitter"
• 2015 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino "Best scorer"
• 2015 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino "MVP"

References

1. NORCECA. "Nancy Metcalf fue JMV en Continental de Norceca" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
2. "BigMat Kerakoll Chieri: squadra al completo, è arrivata anche Cindy Rondon" [BigMat Kerakoll Chieri: full team, it has arrived Cindy Rondon] (in Italian). Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile. 2005-10-14. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
3. "BigMat Kerakoll Chieri: in campo per difendere il quinto posto" [BigMat Kerakoll Chieri: field to defend fifth place] (in Italian). Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile. 2006-03-25. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
4. NORCECA. "Dominican Bethania de la Cruz was the MVP in Monterrey". Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2007.
5. Fpvoleibol.com. "Lideres por Temporada de 1995 al 2008". Retrieved 14 June 2010.
6. NORCECA. "De la Cruz and Glass share MVP honors at Puerto Rican All-Star Game". Archived from the original on 30 December 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
7. NORCECA. "Sidarka Núñez: un éxito instantáneo". Retrieved 17 July 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
8. Listin Diario. "¡Cindy, párate de esa cama!" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 October 2010.
9. Terra. "Perú cae ante República Dominicana y pierde título del Final Four" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
10. "Luis Linares: Lizbeth Eve se encuentra tranquila y estable" (in Spanish). RPP. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

External links

• Cindy Rondón at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (in Italian)
• Cindy Rondón at Olympedia
• FIVB biography
• Japan V-League profile