Lucía Fresco

Lucía Daniela Fresco (born 14 May 1991, in Chajarí) is an Argentine volleyball player.

Lucía Fresco
Personal information
Full name	Lucía Daniela Fresco
Nickname	la Rusa (the Russian)
Nationality	Argentina
Born	(1991-05-14) 14 May 1991 (age 33) Chajarí, Argentina
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Spike	322 cm (127 in)
Block	316 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Current club	Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders
Number	5 (National Team) 6 (Boca Juniors)
Career
Years Teams 2003–2009 Club Santa Rosa Chajarí 2009–2011 Boca Juniors 2011–2014 SC Potsdam 2014–2015 Tiboni Urbino 2015–2016 Volley Soverato 2016–2017 AON Pannaxiakos Naxos 2017-2019 Békéscsabai RSE 2019-present Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders
National team
2009– Argentina
Honours Pan American Games 2019 Lima Team Pan-American Cup 2015 Lima/Callao Team 2013 Lima Team South American Championship 2011 Callao 2013 Ica
Last updated: 10 January 2017

Career

She has been a part of the Argentina national team since 2009, appearing at the Pan-American Volleyball Cup (in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016),^[1] the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016),^[2] the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup (in 2011, 2015),^[3][4] the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy,^[5] 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship,^[6] the 2015 Pan American Games in Canada,^[1] and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.^[7] In the 2019 Pan American Games in Peru, Fresco won the bronze medal and was chosen as the tournament's best opposite.^[8]

Nicknamed as 'la Rusa' (literally 'the Russian') by the Argentine press, she resumed playing in August 2014, after recovering from a right shoulder surgery which kept her inactive for almost a year.^[9] At club level, Fresco played for Club Santa Rosa (in her native town of Chajarí),^[10] Boca Juniors, Sportclub Potsdam, Urbino and Soverato^[11] before moving to Pannaxiakos in September 2016.^[12] In 2017, she was hired by Békéscsabai RSE of the Hungarian league.^[13] In 2019 she returned to Boca Juniors (Arg.) and her team was champion, with Fresco being the best player.^[14]

Clubs

• Club Santa Rosa Chajarí (2003–2009)
• Boca Juniors (2009–2011)
• SC Potsdam (2011–2014)
• Tiboni Urbino (2014–2015)
• Volley Soverato (2015–2016)
• AON Pannaxiakos Naxos (2016–17)
• Békéscsabai RSE (2017–2019)
• Boca Juniors (2019)
• Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (2019–21)
• Boca Juniors (2022)
• Charleroi Volley (2022–present)^[15]

Personal life

Fresco, who is homosexual, took part in the #JugáConOrgullo (#PlayWithPride) alongside other LGBT Argentinian sportspeople like Sebastián Vega, Valentina Kogan, and Facundo Imhoff to fight discrimination in the Argentinian sportsculture.^[16]

References

1. "Profile – Toronto 2015". Toronto 2015 Pan Am. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
2. "Profile – World Grand Prix 2016". FIVB. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
3. "Profile – World Cup 2011". FIVB. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
4. "Profile – World Cup 2015". FIVB. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
5. "Profile – Italy 2014". FIVB. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
6. "Team Roster - Argentina - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018". japan2018.fivb.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
7. "Profile – Rio 2016". FIVB. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
8. "Dominican Republic end 16-year drought, win Pan-Am Games over sensational finalists Colombia". 12 August 2019.
9. "Lucía Fresco, la entrerriana estrella del voley". unoentrerios.com.ar (in Spanish). 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
10. "La "Pantera" entrerriana Lucia Fresco fue homenajeada en Chajarí". elonce.com (in Spanish). 6 September 2016. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
11. "Profile". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
12. "Lucía Fresco jugará en el Pannaxiakos AON de Grecia". Somosvoley.com (in Spanish). 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
13. "Argentin válogatott nehézbombázót igazolt a BRSE!". Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
14. "ARG W: Boca Juniors claim back-to-back title, Fresco named MVP". worldofvolley.com. 18 April 2019. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
15. "Season 2022-2023! Incoming transfer for Charleroi Volley". Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
16. "#JugáConOrgullo: La bandera de la diversidad se le planta al deporte argentino". pagina12.com.ar. 28 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

External links

• Profile at CEV
• Profile (in Italian) at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (Italian Serie A)