Desiree Glod
Venezuelan volleyball player (born 1982)
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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]
FullnameDesiree Guillermina Glod John
Nationality
Venezuela
VenezuelaBorn28 September 1982
Miranda
Miranda
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
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| Full name | Desiree Guillermina Glod John | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1982 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| 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
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
