Yael Castiglione (born 27 September 1985) is a retired Argentine volleyball player.

Career

Castiglione has represented the Argentina national team in various tournaments since 2004,[1] including the Pan-American Volleyball Cup (in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016),[2] the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016),[3] the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup (in 2011, 2015),[4][5] the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy,[6] the 2015 Pan American Games in Canada,[2] and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.[7] During the Olympics she married the retired Brazilian volleyball player Marcus Eloe in a Buddhist ceremony.[8]

At club level she played for Millenium, Bellinzona, Lleida, Boca Juniors, Igtisadchi Baku, Dinamo București, Hainaut, Post Schwechat, Maranhão Vôlei, Rio do Sul and Bielsko-Biała before moving to MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Orlen Liga in May 2016.[9][10] She took a sabbatical after 2017 after giving birth to twins with former player Marcus Eloe. Castiglione then decided to return playing in her husband's Brazil, first for Valinhos and then Pinheiros.[11][12] After a season in Spain playing for Arenal Emevé, Castiglione announced her retirement in 2022.[13]

Clubs

References

  1. ^ "Gran nivel de las "extranjeras"". elpopular.com.ar (in Spanish). 31 May 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Profile – Toronto 2015". Toronto 2015 Pan Am. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Profile – World Grand Prix 2016". FIVB. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Profile – World Cup 2011". FIVB. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Profile – World Cup 2015". FIVB. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Profile – Italy 2014". FIVB. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Profile – Rio 2016". FIVB. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Blame it on Rio: Love conquers all at the Olympic Village". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  9. ^ "Yael Castiglione w Tauronie MKS Dąbrowie Górniczej". Orlen Liga (in Polish). 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Orlen Liga: Yael Castiglione siatkarką Tauronu MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza - Sport". eurosport.onet.pl. Archived from the original on 2016-05-26.
  11. ^ "Historias entrelazadas: Yael Castiglione". 7 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  12. ^ Silva, Fabricio (24 December 2020). "Yael Castiglione: "Nunca imaginé que iba a jugar después de ser madre"". Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  13. ^ "La argentina Yael Castiglione pone fin a su carrera". Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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