Kenia Carcaces
Cuban volleyball player (born 1986)
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Kenia Carcaces Opón (born 22 January 1986), also known as Kenia Carcaces, is a Cuban volleyball player who currently plays for Karşıyaka in Turkey. She also competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing fourth with the Cuban team in the Olympic tournament.[1] She won the 2007 Pan American Games gold medal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
Holguín, Cuba
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| Full name | Kenia Carcaces Opón | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1986 Holguín, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 323 cm (127 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 306 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter / Opposite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Karşıyaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
At the 2007 Cuban Liga Nacional, Carcaces was selected Best digger.[3] Playing Ciudad de La Habana, she won the Cuban National League Championship for the 2010 season and also being selected Best spiker.[4]
At the 2010 Montreux Volley Masters, Carcaces finished in third place, and she was selected Best scorer and Most Valuable Player.[5][6]
Carcaces won the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[7]
Carcaces played at the 2013 Club World Championship with Voléro Zürich and she was selected Best Outside Hitter.[8] Her team lost the bronze medal to Guangdong Evergrande.[9]
Carcaces won the Best Outside Spiker among the Best Team of the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her club lost the bronze medal to the Brazilian SESI-SP 2–3.[10]
In the 2015 South American Club Championship, Carcaces won the Most Valuable Player award and the silver medal in the continental championship.[11]
Clubs
Holguín
Hisamitsu Springs (2005–2006)- Ciudad de La Habana (2009–2010)
Voléro Zürich (2013–2014)
Molico Osasco (2014–2016)- Voléro Zürich (2016–2017)
- Saitama Ageo Medics (2017–2018)
VBC Èpiù Casalmaggiore (2018–2020)- Wealth Planet Perugia Volley (2020–2021)
- Megabox Volley Vallefoglia (2021–2022)
- Igor Gorgonzola Novara (2022–2023)
Panathinaikos (2023–2024)
Jakarta BIN (2024)
Karşıyaka (2024)- Akademia Sant'Anna (2025)
- Olympiacos (2026)
Awards
Individual
- 2005–06 V.Premier League "Best scorer"
- 2007 Cuban Liga Nacional "Best spiker"
- 2010 Cuban Liga Nacional "Best digger"
- 2010 Montreux Volley Masters "Most valuable player"
- 2010 Montreux Volley Masters "Best scorer"
- 2010 Pan-American Cup "Best scorer"
- 2013 FIVB Club World Championship "Best outside hitter"
- 2014 FIVB Club World Championship "Best outside hitter"
- 2015 South American Club Championship "Most valuable player"
Club
- 2005–06 V.Premier League –
Runner-up, with Hisamitsu Springs - 2006 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament –
Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs - 2010 Cuban Liga Nacional – Champion, with Ciudad de La Habana
- 2014 Swiss Cup –
Champion, with Voléro Zürich - 2014 Swiss A League – Champion, with Voléro Zürich
- 2015 South American Club Championship – Champion, with Molico/Osasco
- 2016 Swiss Supercup – Champion, with Voléro Zürich
- 2017 FIVB Club World Championship –
Bronze medal, with Voléro Zürich - 2017 Swiss Cup – Champion, with Voléro Zürich
- 2017 Swiss A League – Champion, with Voléro Zürich
- 2023–24 Greek Volleyball League – Champion, with Panathinaikos
- 2024 Indonesian Women's Proliga – Champion, with Jakarta BIN
National team
Senior team
- 2007 Montreux Volley Masters –
Silver medal - 2007 Pan American Games –
Gold medal - 2007 NORCECA Championship – Gold medal
- 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix – Silver medal
- 2010 Montreux Volley Masters – Bronze medal
- 2011 Montreux Volley Masters – Silver medal
- 2011 Pan American Games – Silver medal
Junior team
- 2002 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship U-20 – Bronze medal
