Desiree Glod

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]

Desiree Glod
Personal information
Full name	Desiree Guillermina Glod John
Nationality	Venezuela
Born	(1982-09-28) 28 September 1982 (age 42) Miranda
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Spike	305 cm (120 in)
Block	301 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Wing spiker
Current club	ACD Túpac Amaru
Number	10
National team
2002– Venezuela
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  Venezuela South American Championship 2007 Porto Alegre Team Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 San Salvador Team
Last updated: November 2015

Career

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

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

Awards

Individual

• 2005/2006 Superliga Femenina de Voleibol "Best Scorer"
• 2008 Pan-American Cup "Best Scorer"

National team

Senior team

• 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Silver medal
• 2005 Bolivarian Games - Silver medal
• 2007 South American Championship - Bronze medal
• 2009 Bolivarian Games - Silver medal
• 2013 Bolivarian Games - Silver medal

Clubs

• 2006–2007 Liga FEV - Champion, with Ícaro Alaró
• 2008–2009 Superliga Femenina de Voleibol - Runner-up, with Palma Volley

References

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.

External links

• FIVB profile