Carolina Albuquerque (born 25 July 1977) is a Brazilian retired

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player. She won the gold medal with the Brazilian national team in the

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Career

Albuquerque won the bronze medal in the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her team defeated the Swiss club Voléro Zürich 3-2.

Clubs

* Grêmio Náutico União (1991–1993) *

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(1995–2001) *

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(2001–2002) * Macaé Sports (2002–2004) *

(2004–2006) * Macaé Sports (2006–2007) *

(2007–2011) * UCAM Voley Murcia (2011–2012) * SESI-São Paulo (2012–2015) *

(2016–2019) *

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

(2019–2020) *

(2020–2021)

Awards

Clubs

* 2001/02 Brazilian Superliga – Gorm silver cup

Runner up, with BCN/Osasco * 2004/05 Brazilian Superliga – Simple cup icon

Champion, with

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* 2005/06 Brazilian Superliga – Gorm silver cup

Runner up, with Finasa/Osasco * 2007/08 Brazilian Superliga – Gorm silver cup

Runner up, with Finasa/Osasco * 2008/09 Brazilian Superliga – Gorm silver cup

Runner up, with Finasa/Osasco * 2009/10 Brazilian Superliga – Simple cup icon

Champion, with Sollys Osasco * 2013/14 Brazilian Superliga – Gorm silver cup

Runner up, with SESI-SP * 2016/17 Brazilian Superliga – Gorm silver cup

Runner up, with Vôlei Nestlé * 2010 FIVB Club World Championship – Gorm silver cup

Runner up, with Sollys Osasco * 2014 FIVB Club World Championship – Bronze medal, with SESI-SP

Individuals

* '' 2009 South American Club Championship "Best Setter"'' * '' 2010 South American Club Championship "Best Setter"'' * '' 2010 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Setter"''

References

External links

Athlete bio at 2008 Olympics website
* * * 1977 births Living people Brazilian women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Brazil Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists in volleyball Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Setters (volleyball) Brazilian expatriate volleyball players in Spain Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Porto Alegre Volleyball players from Rio Grande do Sul 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen Brazilian expatriate volleyball players in Greece Brazilian expatriate volleyball players {{Brazil-volleyball-bio-stub