Carolina Albuquerque

Carolina Albuquerque (born 25 July 1977) is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. She won the gold medal with the Brazilian national team in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Carolina Albuquerque
On the podium at the 2007 Pan American Games after winning silver
Personal information
Full nameCarolina Demartini de Albuquerque
NicknameCarol
NationalityBrazilian
Born (1977-07-25) 25 July 1977
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Spike289 cm (114 in)
Block279 cm (110 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubRetired
Number2
National team
1997–2008 Brazil
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2006 JapanTeam
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place2005 JapanTeam
World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2005 SendaiTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 Reggio CalabriaTeam
Gold medal – first place2008 YokohamaTeam
Silver medal – second place1999 Yu Xi
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1999 Winnipeg
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Final Four Cup
Gold medal – first place2008 Fortaleza

Career

Albuquerque won the bronze medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her team defeated the Swiss club Voléro Zürich 3-2.[1]

Clubs
  • Brazil Grêmio Náutico União (1991–1993)
  • Brazil Pinheiros (1995–2001)
  • Brazil Osasco (2001–2002)
  • Brazil Macaé Sports (2002–2004)
  • Brazil Osasco (2004–2006)
  • Brazil Macaé Sports (2006–2007)
  • Brazil Osasco (2007–2011)
  • Spain UCAM Voley Murcia (2011–2012)
  • Brazil SESI-São Paulo (2012–2015)
  • Brazil Osasco (2016–2019)
  • Greece PAOK (2019–2020)
  • Brazil Osasco (2020–2021)

Awards

Clubs
  • 2001/02 Brazilian Superliga – Runner up, with BCN/Osasco
  • 2004/05 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Finasa/Osasco
  • 2005/06 Brazilian Superliga – Runner up, with Finasa/Osasco
  • 2007/08 Brazilian Superliga – Runner up, with Finasa/Osasco
  • 2008/09 Brazilian Superliga – Runner up, with Finasa/Osasco
  • 2009/10 Brazilian Superliga – Champion, with Sollys Osasco
  • 2013/14 Brazilian Superliga – Runner up, with SESI-SP
  • 2016/17 Brazilian Superliga – Runner up, with Vôlei Nestlé
  • 2010 FIVB Club World Championship – Runner up, with Sollys Osasco
  • 2014 FIVB Club World Championship – Bronze medal, with SESI-SP

Individuals

References
  1. "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.


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