Rachel Sánchez

Rachel Sánchez Pérez (born 9 January 1989 in Pinar del Río)[1] is a Cuban volleyball player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Rachel Sánchez
Personal information
Full nameRachel Sánchez Pérez
NationalityCuba
Born(1989-01-09)9 January 1989
Pinar del Río
HometownPinar del Río
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike325 cm (128 in)
Block320 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside Hitter, Middle blocker
Current clubPanathinaikos
Career
YearsTeams
2008–2011
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–		 La Habana
Almaty VC
Volero Zürich
RC Cannes
Trabzon İdmanocağı
Halkbank Ankara
Çanakkale Belediyespor
İller Bankası
Panathinaikos
National team
2005–2010Cuba
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
FIVB World Grand Prix
2008 YokohamaTeam
Pan-American Cup
2007 ColimaTeam
2006 San JuanTeam
Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 CartagenaTeam
Last updated: May 2015

Career

In 2008, she was a middle-blocker in the Cuban team that finished fourth in the Olympic tournament.

With her Cuban team Ciudad Habana at the Liga Nacional 2011, Sánchez won the MVP award and the championship.[2]

Sánchez moved to the Kazakh League for the 2013/14, playing with Zhetyssu Almaty.[3][4]

Sánchez won the bronze medal at the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship,[5] playing with the Swiss club Voléro Zürich.

Awards

Individual
  • 2011 Cuban Liga Nacional "Most Valuable Player"

Club

References
  1. Olimpiada Cubana. "Rachel Sanchez Perez" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  2. JIT. "Cierre con juegos de Estrellas y premiaciones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  3. "Svizzera F: 2 arrivi al Volero Zurigo" (in Italian). Zurich, Switzerland: Volleyball.it. 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  4. "NLA VolleyGuide 2014-2015". Swiss Volley. 2014. p. 25. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  5. "Volero get it right on third try". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
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