Antonella Del Core
Italian professional volleyball player
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Antonella Del Core (born 5 November 1980 in Naples, Italy)[1] is an Italian professional volleyball player. She plays for Italy women's national volleyball team. She has competed in the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3] She is 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) tall. She won the Best Server award of the 2013–14 CEV Champions League and won the title with the Russian club Dinamo Kazan.
Naples, Italy
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 1980 (age 45) Naples, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 320 cm (126 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 305 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing Spiker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |  Dinamo Kazan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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Career
Del Core won with the Russian club Dinamo Kazan the 2013–14 CEV Champions League held in Baku, Azerbaijan, defeating 3-0 the home owners Rabita Baku in the semifinals[4] and 3–0 to the Turkish VakıfBank İstanbul in the final.[5] She was awarded tournament Best Server.[5]
Del Core won the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship gold medal playing with the Russian club Dinamo Kazan that defeated 3-0 the Brazilian Molico Osasco in the championship match.[6]
She played with her national team at the 2014 World Championship.[7] There her team ended up in fourth place after losing 2–3 to Brazil the bronze medal match.[8]
Clubs
Assid Ester Napoli (1997-1998)- Club Italia (1998-1999)
- Er Volley Napoli (1999-2001)
- Robursport Volley Pesaro (2001-2006)
- Pallavolo Sirio Perugia (2006-2008)
- Volley Bergamo (2008-2010)
Eczacıbaşı Istanbul (2010-2011)
Fakel Novy Ourengoï (2011-2012)- Zarechie Odintsovo (2012-2013)
- Dinamo Kazan (2013-2016)
Awards
Individuals
Clubs
- 2005–06 CEV Women's Challenge Cup—
Champions, with Scavolini Pesaro - 2006–07 CEV Women's Challenge Cup— Champions, with Sirio Perugia
- 2006–07 Italian Championship - Champion, with Sirio Perugia
- 2007 Italian Cup - Champion, with Sirio Perugia
- 2007 Italian Supercup - Champions, with Sirio Perugia
- 2007–08 CEV Champions League— Champions, with Sirio Perugia
- 2008 Italian Supercup—
Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo - 2008–09 CEV Champions League— Champions, with Volley Bergamo
- 2009–10 CEV Champions League— Champions, with Volley Bergamo
- 2010 Italian Cup— Runner-Up, with Volley Bergamo
- 2010-11 Turkish Cup - Champions, with Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
- 2013 Russian Cup - Runner-up, with Dinamo Kazan
- 2013–14 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Dinamo Kazan
- 2013–14 Russian Championship - Champions, with Dinamo Kazan
- 2014 FIVB Club World Championship - Champion, with Dinamo Kazan
- 2014–15 Russian Championship - Champions, with Dinamo Kazan
