Simona Gioli | |
Nickname: | Simo |
Birth Date: | September 17, 1977 |
Birth Place: | Rapallo, Italy |
Hometown: | Perugia, Italy |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Weight: | 70 kg |
Spike: | 309 cm |
Block: | 295 cm |
Position: | Middle Blocker |
Currentnumber: | 12 |
Currentclub: | Montichiari |
Years: | 2006-2008 2008-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-Present |
Clubs: | Sirio Perugia Dynamo Moscow Fakel Novy Urengoi Galatasaray Istanbul IHF Volley Metalleghe Sanitars Montichiari |
Nationalyears: | 1999 - 2012 |
Nationalteam: | Italy |
Updated: | March 2010 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Medals-Title: | Medal record |
Simona Gioli (born September 17, 1977, in Rapallo) is a retired volleyball player from Italy. Currently, she plays for Galatasaray in Turkey. Gioli was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg. Gioli was named "Most Valuable Player and ""Best Blocker" at the 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup and 2009 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup. She was also awarded "MVP" at the 2006-07 CEV Cup won by her team Sirio Perugia.[1] She won the 2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League with Sirio Perugia and also was individually awarded "Most Valuable Player".[2]
Playing with Dynamo Moscow she won the silver medal at the 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League, and she was awarded "Best Spiker".[3]