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FIVB 2010 Men's Volleyball World Championship
25 September - 10 October 2010
 
 
 CRC / Costa Rica - Team Composition

 
Team manager GLEN URBINA
Head coach BRAULIO GODINEZ
Assistant coach LORNE SAWULA
Doctor GUSTAVO CASTILLO
Therapist / trainer JORGE ANDRES CARVAJAL
Journalist MARIANA LUZURIAGA
 
  No. Name Lastname Shirt Name Birthdate Height Weight Spike Block Club
  1 Dionisia Thompson Thompson 9/06/1978 169 78 285 278 Goicoechea
  2   Catalina Fernández FERNANDEZ 12/12/1986 180 68 291 274 Universidad de Costa Rica
  4 Adriana Chinchilla Monge CHINCHILLA 29/03/1980 170 65 285 270 Goicoechea
  5   Karen Cope Cope 6/11/1985 170 50 315 297 Universidad de Costa Rica
  6 Angela Willis A. WILLIS 26/01/1977 188 67 305 290 UNED
  7   Mariela Quesada Sequeira QUESADA 8/07/1987 177 70 285 270 Santa Barbara
  C 9 Verania Willis V. WILLIS 23/09/1979 182 73 303 285 UNED
  10   Paola Ramirez Vargas RAMIREZ 23/02/1987 186 85 294 285 UCR
  12 Marie Hadar Smith HADAR 2/02/1992 185 80 303 291 Goicoechea
  14   Irene Fonseca Avila FONSECA 10/10/1985 182 70 285 272 Santa Barbara
  16 Mijal Hines Cuza Hines 15/12/1993 186 84 290 280 Goicoechea
  L 17   Marianela Alfaro ALFARO 28/03/1985 166 59 268 254 Santa Bárbara
 C=Captain  L=Libero
 
Team profile
Costa Rica are taking part in the FIVB Women’s World Championship for a second consecutive time after finishing 17th in the 2006 edition, when they scored one victory over Kenya. Under the guidance of coach Braulio Godinez, they booked their ticket to Japan in NORCECA’s last-chance saloon by sweeping Trinidad and Tobago in a play-off competition held in Mexico in August 2009.

Winners of the last 10 tournaments and 13 of the last 14, the Costa Rican women have been a major powerhouse of the Central American zone, which comprises seven countries. Indeed the team is fresh from winning a bronze medal at the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico, its first ever podium finish in the multi-sport quadrennial event.

Costa Rica rely on a strong attack in which sisters Verania (outside hitter) and Angela Willis (middle blocker) are the core of the team and will be playing in their second World Championships.

Confidence should be relatively high after winning gold at the Centro-American Volleyball Championships however, bearing in mind this is only Costa Rica’s second appearance at an FIVB international tournament, any victory like over Kenya four years ago will be significant. As part of their preparation for the FIVB Women’s World Championship Japan 2010, Costa Rica travelled to a specially prepared training camp in Chinese Taipei.
Coach profile
Braulio Godinez has been the coach of Costa Rica since 1995 and under his guidance the side has maintained its dominance as a powerhouse in Central America.

Since his appointment Godinez has taken the team to the Women’s Senior Central American Cup title for five straight editions, extending their winning streak to ten consecutive titles going back to 1993.

Braulio was also at the helm for Costa Rica during the 2006 World Championship when they won a five-setter against Kenya and took a set off Poland in Tokyo.


 
 

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