Salvador Hidalgo Oliva

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Salvador Hidalgo Oliva
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Personal information
Full nameSalvador Hidalgo Oliva
Nationality Cuban
German
Born (1985-12-27) 27 December 1985 (age 39)
Leningrad, USSR
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Spike355 cm (140 in)
Block332 cm (131 in)
Volleyball information
Position Οutside spiker
Current clubSpor Toto
Number13
Career
YearsTeams
2007–2009
2009
2009–2010
2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2016
2016
2016–2018
2018–2022
2022–2024
2024–		 Flag of Germany.svg Netzhoppers KW
Flag of Lebanon.svg Bouchierie Lebanon
Flag of Germany.svg Berlin RV
Flag of Qatar.svg Al Arabi Qatar
Flag of Germany.svg Berlin RV
Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray Istanbul
Flag of Qatar.svg Al Arabi Qatar
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Baic Motor
Flag of Russia.svg Yugra Nizhnevartovsk
Flag of Qatar.svg Al Rayan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianjin Volleyball
Flag of Poland.svg Jastrzębski Węgiel
Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe Istanbul
Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos Piraeus
Flag of Turkey.svg Spor Toto
Last updated: 24 January 2017

Salvador Hidalgo Oliva (born 27 December 1985) is a Cuban professional volleyball player, a member of Turkish Volleyball League club Spor Toto and plays as outside hitter. [1]

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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.

Career

Clubs

Hidalgo Oliva grew up in Cuba and started playing volleyball here. In 2005 he left his home country and two years later played for the German Bundesliga club Netzhoppers Königs Wusterhausen. [2] In 2009, he moved to league rivals Berlin RV, [3] with whom he became German runner-up in 2011. In the same year, Hidalgo also received German citizenship. In the following years he played for various clubs around the world and won numerous titles.

From 2016 to 2018, Hidalgo Oliva played for the Polish first division club Jastrzębski Węgiel. [4] [5] 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. In 2018 he moved to Turkey to Fenerbahçe Istanbul [6] and won the national championship and cup double in his first season here.

Style of Play

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.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

Individually

References

  1. ↑ "Fenerbahçe'nin eski oyuncusu Salvador Hidalgo Oliva yeniden Türkiye'de!". ajansspor.com (in Turkish). 23 May 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Volleyball-Politikum Hidalgo: Der Kampf mit der Bürokratie". shz.de (in German). 23 August 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Die 13 soll Salvador Hidalgo Oliva viel Glück bringen". berlin-recycling-volleys.de (in German). 3 October 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Salvador Hidalgo Oliva: moje życie, mój wybór, moja decyzja". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 28 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "OLIVA NA WIERZCH WYPŁYWA". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 7 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Kübalı smaçör Salvador Hidalgo Oliva Fenerbahçemizde". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 21 January 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
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