Famous Volleyball Players in the World
Volleyball is one of the most popular sports in the world. It has been notorious for a long time for causing injuries to its players. Here, we’ll give a list of the top 10 volleyball players who have sustained a lot of injuries throughout their careers and have emerged stronger than ever.
Nevertheless, volleyball is an extremely fun sport, and it is frequently played on beach holidays and parties. The players on this list are international volleyball champions.
1. Ricardo Lucarelli
One of the best volleyball players in Brazil, Ricardo plays outside hitter for Gas Sales Piacenza and the Brazilian national team.
He has won numerous honors, including the CSV South American Club and FIVB U23 World Champions.
Ricardo won the men’s tournament gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and the 2019 World Cup.
2. Kim Yeon-koung
Kim is a professional volleyball player from South Korea and a former member of the FIVB Athletes’ Commission.
Inspired by her older sister, a volleyball player, she started playing the sport in the fourth grade. In the World Grand Champions Cup, she made her debut for her country by placing third in the scoring.
Having four entries in the list of athletes who have scored 30 points or more in a single Olympic Games match makes Kim the first volleyball player in history.
3. Saeid Marouf
Saeid Marouf is a volleyball setter from Iran. In 2023, he will be regarded as one of the most renowned volleyball players and captain of the Iranian national team.
He is the first Iranian athlete to win the CEV Champions Association, Russian Association, and Russian Cup.
4. Sheilla Castro
Against Colombia, Sheilla made her debut for the national squad. She participated in both the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics as a representative of her home nation.
She was awarded a bronze medal in the World Championship of 2014. She also took home the 2016 FIVB World Grand Prix title for Best Opposite Spiker.
On April 9, 2022, she announced her retirement, and the Athletes Unlimited Volleyball Club was her final club.
5. Giba
Giba, also known as Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho, is a former professional volleyball player from Brazil who specialized in outside hitter play.
Although Giba is not particularly tall for a volleyball player, his exceptional physical capabilities and jumping ability more than make up for it.
He was acknowledged for having a very vivacious personality, which inspired the Brazilian team to perform to the best of its abilities. 2014 saw his 37-year-old professional volleyball career come to an end.
6. Kerri Walsh Jennings
Kerri Walsh Jennings made history in her beach career after demonstrating exceptional skill on the volleyball court.
She is the all-time most decorated player in beach volleyball. Three Olympic gold medals and one Olympic bronze medal were won by the retiring athlete.
7. Lorenzo Bernardi
Italian professional volleyball coach and former player Lorenzo Bernardi. Among his many accolades are two world championships, two European championships, and a silver medal from the Atlanta Olympics.
8. Regla Torres
Torres is a gifted middle blocker who had an early interest in the game at the age of eight. At the age of seventeen, she became well-known after taking home her first Olympic gold medal in 1992.
Torres coaches volleyball at multiple international tournaments in addition to serving as a sports analyst and pundit.
She is still regarded as one of the most well-known female volleyball players in 2023 even after she retired.
9. Misty May-Treanor
Retired American player Misty May-Treanor is regarded as one of the greatest and most prosperous female beach volleyball players of all time.
In both domestic and international contests, she has won 112. 2012 saw her retire, and in 2016 the Volleyball Hall of Fame inducted her.
10. Karch Kiraly
American volleyball player, coach, and broadcaster Karch Kiraly works in broadcasting. At six years old, he started playing volleyball.
He is the only athlete of any race to have won gold medals in the Olympics in both indoor and beach volleyball.
The head coach of the women’s national volleyball team for the United States is presently Karch Kiraly.
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