Rosir Calderón
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Rosir Calderón Díaz (born 28 December 1984) is a Cuban-born Russian volleyball player who was a member of the Cuban women's national team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In November 2014, she received Russian Sport citizenship. She currently plays for the San Diego Mojo in the US Pro Volleyball Federation.
Personal life
Calderón was born in Havana, Cuba, on 28 December 1984, and is the daughter of former national coach Luis Felipe Calderón[1][2] and former Morenas del Caribe World Champion[3] Erenia Díaz.[4][5] She is Script error: No such module "convert". tall and weighs Script error: No such module "convert"..[6] She moved to Russia, getting married there.[7] In November 2014, she received her Russian sport nationality from the FIVB, in addition to her already own civil Russian passport.[8]
Career
Calderón played the 2005 FIVB World Grand Prix helping her team to reach the fourth place[9] and earning the Best Spiker award.[1] She later played the 2006 FIVB qualification championship won by her national team and she was awarded Most Valuable Player and Best Spiker.[10]
In November 2006, Calderón played the 2006 FIVB World Championship, helping Cuba to the seventh place.[11] She posted a 59.68 average of success during the tournament to win the Best Spiker award and the US$50,000 reward.[12][13]
Calderón was one of six players included by the Cuban National Federation in an agreement with their Russian counterpart led by the head coach Nikolai Karpol, who previously visited the Island in order to raise the Cuban technical level.[14] She played with the Russian Club Uraločka NTMK for the 2005–06 season and finished that season as league's Best Scorer.
She decided to take a break from volleyball in 2009 and gave birth in February 2010,[15] returning to the court in August 2010.[1]
Calderón was signed by the Swiss club Voléro Zürich in a five-year contract in February 2011[16][17] and transferred on loan to Galatasaray in August 2011.[5]
Galatasaray played the 2011–12 in the CEV Cup, making it to the finals where they faced the Italian club Yamamay Busto Arsizio, winning the first final series match 3–1,[18] but they lost 1–3 and lost the Golden Set to end in second place.[19]
Calderón played the 2012–13 CEV Women's Champions League with Galatasaray Daikin, finishing in fourth place after falling to Vakıfbank in the semifinals[20] and Unendo Busto in the third place match.[21] She won the tournament's Best Spiker award.[22]
After being transfer on loan to the Russian Club Dinamo Krasnodar with a three-year contract,[23] Calderón won the gold medal and the Most Valuable Player at the Basel's Top Volley International tournament.[24]
In December 2014, Calderón won with her club the Russian Cup, after defeating Omichka Omsk.[25] Taking the Golden Set, Calderón's Dinamo Krasnodar won the 2014–15 CEV Cup defeating the Polish club PGE Atom Trefl Sopot in Poland.[26] Shortly afterwards, the Krasnodar club received a wild card to compete at the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship.[27] After beating Rexona Ades Rio in the semifinals,[28] they lost to Eczacıbaşı VitrA in the final match.[29]
In August 2022, Calderón joined the Greek club AEK Athens.[30]
In July 2024, Calderón signed with the San Diego Mojo of the Pro Volleyball Federation for the 2025 season.[31]
Clubs
- Template:Flagicon Ciudad Habana (2003–2005)
- Template:Flagicon Uraločka NTMK (2005–2006)
- Template:Flagicon Ciudad Habana (2006–2009)
- Template:Flagicon Voléro Zürich (2010–2011)
- Template:Flagicon Galatasaray Daikin (2011–2013)
- Template:Flagicon Dinamo Krasnodar (2013–2015)
- Template:Flagicon Eczacıbaşı VitrA (2015–2016)
- Template:Flagicon Ageo Medics (2016–2017)
- Template:Flagicon RC Cannes (2016–2017)
- Template:Flagicon Volero Zurich (2017–2018)
- Template:Flagicon Volero Le Cannet (2018–2019)
- Template:Flagicon Bandung Bank BJB Pakuan (2019–2020)
- Template:Flagicon Bolu Belediyespor (2021–2022)
- Template:Flagicon AEK Athens (2022–2024)
- Template:Flagicon San Diego Mojo (2025–)
Awards
Individuals
- 2005 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best spiker"
- 2005–06 Russian League "Best scorer"
- 2006 World Championship "Best spiker"
- 2007 Montreux Volley Masters "Best spiker"
- 2008 Summer Olympics "Best spiker"
- 2012–13 CEV Champions League "Best spiker"
Club
- 2011–12 Turkish Cup – File:Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-up, with Galatasaray Daikin
- 2011–12 CEV Cup – File:Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-up, with Galatasaray Daikin
- 2012 Turkish Volleyball Super Cup – File:Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-Up, with Galatasaray Daikin
- 2012–13 Turkish Cup – File:Med 3.png Bronze Medal with Galatasaray Daikin
- 2013–14 Russian Cup – File:Med 3.png Bronze Medal with Dinamo Krasnodar
- 2014–15 Russian Cup – File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar
- 2014–15 CEV Cup – File:Simple cup icon.svg Champion, with Dinamo Krasnodar
- 2015 FIVB Club World Championship – File:Gorm silver cup.jpg Runner-up, with Dinamo Krasnodar
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External links
- Rosir Calderón at FIVB.org World Grand Prix 2005
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- 1984 births
- Living people
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- Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba
- Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) players
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists in volleyball
- Pan American Games volleyball players for Cuba
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
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- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
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