Taismary Agüero facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Taismary Agüero |
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| Full name | Taismary Agüero Leiva Botteghi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Tai, Fenomeno, Extraterrestre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1977 Yaguajay, Cuba |
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 322 cm (127 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 300 cm (118 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing spiker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Emilbronzo 2000 Montale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taismary Agüero Leiva (born March 5, 1977) is a famous volleyball player. She was born in Cuba but later became an Italian citizen. Taismary is special because she is the only player to win major titles with two different national volleyball teams.
She won many gold medals with the Cuban team. These include the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. She also won the World Cup and World Championship with Cuba. Later, she won the 2007 World Cup with Italy.
In 2021, Taismary Agüero was honored. She was added to the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. This is a very big achievement in volleyball.
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Taismary Agüero's Volleyball Career
Playing for Cuba
Taismary Agüero was born in Yaguajay, Cuba. She started playing volleyball when she was only eight years old. Two years later, she joined a special training center in Havana.
In 1993, she played in a junior championship. She was named the best player (MVP), best setter, and best server. After this, she joined the Cuban national team.
Agüero helped the Cuban team win a gold medal. This was at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 1998, she won the 1998 FIVB Women's World Championship in Japan. She played with other great players like Mireya Luis.
She won her second Olympic gold medal in 2000. This was with the Cuban team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
In 2001, Agüero decided to stay in Italy. She had been playing with an Italian club called Pallavolo Sirio Perugia. She had played with them in earlier seasons too.
Playing for Italy
In 2006, Taismary Agüero became an Italian citizen. This happened after she married Alessio Botteghi. In 2007, she joined the Italian national team.
Playing for Italy, Agüero won the 2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship. She was named the best player (MVP) of this championship. She was also chosen as the Best Spiker and Best Scorer. This was at the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix.
Agüero won another gold medal in 2009. This was at the 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship.
Playing for Clubs
Taismary Agüero has played for many clubs. Most of these clubs are in Italy. She first played for Sirio Perugia from 1998 to 2000. Then she played for them again from 2001 to 2005.
From 2005 to 2007, she played for Asystel Novara. In 2007–08, she played for the Türk Telekom club in Turkey.
Since 2009, Agüero has played for many Italian clubs. She played for Carnaghi Villa Cortese in 2009–10. In 2013–14, she played for Pomi Casalmaggiore. Since 2018, Agüero has played for Emilbronzo 2000 Montale.
Early in her career, she played as a setter and outside hitter. Later, she played as an opposite hitter.
Clubs Taismary Agüero Played For
Sirio Perugia (1998–2005)- Asystel Novara (2005–2007)
Türk Telekom Ankara (2007–2009)- Carnaghi Villa Cortese (2009–2011)
- Universal Volley Modena (2011–2013)
- Pomi Casalmaggiore (2013-2014)
- Volley 2002 Forlì (2014–2016)
- Canovi Sassuolo (2016-2018)
- Emilbronzo 2000 Montale (2018-)
Awards and Honors
Individual Awards
- 1999 FIVB World Cup "Most Valuable Player" (MVP)
- 1999 FIVB World Cup "Best Server"
- 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Spiker"
- 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Scorer"
- 2007 European Championship "Most Valuable Player" (MVP)
See also
In Spanish: Taismary Agüero para niños
