Carolina Albuquerque

Carolina Albuquerque
Personal information
Full name	Carolina Demartini de Albuquerque
Nickname	Carol
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1977-07-25) 25 July 1977 (age 47) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Spike	289 cm (114 in)
Block	279 cm (110 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Retired
Number	2
National team
1997–2008   Brazil
Honours Women's volleyball Representing   Brazil Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team World Championship 2006 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 2005 Japan Team World Grand Prix 2005 Sendai Team 2006 Reggio Calabria Team 2008 Yokohama Team 1999 Yu Xi Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Final Four Cup 2008 Fortaleza

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

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

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

• 2009 South American Club Championship "Best Setter"
• 2010 South American Club Championship "Best Setter"
• 2010 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Setter"

References

1. "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World championship in style". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 11 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

External links

• Athlete bio at 2008 Olympics website
• Carolina Albuquerque at Olympedia
• Carolina Albuquerque at Olympics.com
• Carolina Albuquerque at the Comitê Olímpico do Brasil (in Portuguese)

Awards
Preceded by Unknown	Best Setter of FIVB Club World Championship 2010	Succeeded by Iryna Zhukova