Salvador Hidalgo Oliva
Salvador Hidalgo Oliva (born 27 December 1985) is a Cuban professional volleyball player, a member of Greek club Olympiacos and plays as outside hitter.He has won the Asian Championship in 2012 and the European trophy CEV Challenge Cup in 2023 and has been crowned Lebanon Champion, Chinese Champion, Qatar Champion, Turkish Champion and Greek Champion.
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| Full name | Salvador Hidalgo Oliva | ||||
| Nationality | Cuban German | ||||
| Born | 27 December 1985 Leningrad, USSR | ||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 355 cm (140 in) | ||||
| Block | 332 cm (131 in) | ||||
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| Position | Οutside Hitter | ||||
| Current club | Olympiacos Piraeus | ||||
| Number | 23 | ||||
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| Last updated: 24 January 2017 | |||||
He is noted for his excellent service, having been named the top server of the year in the Asian Champions League in 2010 and 2012, as well as in the German, Polish and Turkish Championships where he won this award again. He is an excellent scorer and has won the best scorer of the year award in the CEV Challenge Cup in 2010 and the Polish Championship in 2017.
Career
Clubs
In 2016 he went to Polish club Jastrzębski Węgiel.[1][2] He became main player of the team and in half of season he achieved 6 individual awards in regular round for Most Valuable Player of the match. Since 2018, he plays for Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball.
Sporting achievements
Clubs
- Asian Club Championship
2012 – with Al Arabi Qatar
2010 – with Al Arabi Qatar (runner-up)- 2014 – with Al Rayan (runner-up)
- CEV Challenge Cup
- 2022/2023 – with Olympiacos Piraeus
2009/2010 – with Berlin RV (3rd place)
- FIVB Club World Championship
- Brazil 2014 – with Al Rayyan (runner-up)
- National championships
- 2008/2009 Lebanon Championship, with Bouchierie Lebanon
- 2012/2013 Chinese Championship , with Beijing Baic Motor
- 2013/2014 Russian Championship A , with Yugra Nizhnevartovsk
- 2014/2015
GCC Championship , with Al Rayan - 2014/2015 Qatar Cup , with Al Rayan
- 2014/2015 Qatar Championship , with Al Rayan
- 2015/2016 GCC Championship , with Al Rayan
- 2018/2019 Turkish Cup , with Fenerbahçe
- 2018/2019 Turkish Championship , with Fenerbahçe
- 2020 Turkish Super Cup , with Fenerbahçe
- 2022/2023 Greek Championship , with Olympiacos
- 2008/2009
Individually
- 2010 CEV Challenge Cup – Best Scorer
- 2010 Asian Championship – Best Server
- 2011 German Championship – Best Server
- 2012 Asian Championship – Best Server
- 2012 Asian Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2013 Chinese Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2013 Chinese Championship – Best Outside Spiker
- 2015 Qatar Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2015 Qatar Championship – Best Scorer
- 2015 Qatar Championship – Best Server
- 2015 Qatar Championship – Best Outside Spiker
- 2017 Polish Championship – Best Scorer
- 2017 Polish Championship – Best Server
- 2017 Polish Championship – Best Outside Spiker
- 2019 Turkish Cup – Best Outside Spiker
- 2019 Turkish Cup – Most Valuable Player
- 2019 Turkish Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2021 Turkish Super Cup – Most Valuable Player
- 2022 Turkish Championship – Best Server
- 2023 Greek Championship – Best Server
- 2023 Greek Championship – Best Outside Spiker
References
- Salvador Hidalgo Oliva: moje życie, mój wybór, moja decyzja - plusliga.pl - 28-11-2016
- OLIVA NA WIERZCH WYPŁYWA - przegladsportowy.pl - 07-10-2016
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