Sidarka de los Milagros Núñez (born June 25, 1984) is a

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from the

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, who played for the Women's National Team at the

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. There her team ended up in fifth place. She claimed the gold medal at the

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, where she was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Núñez also won the 2013 Peruvian League Championship with Universidad César Vallejo, winning the season's Best Spiker award and the silver medal in the 2013 South American Club Championship.

Career

Playing with her National Junior Team, Núñez won the silver medal at the 2002 NORCECA Junior Championship. In 2007-08 she played for Japanese volleyball team Ageo Medics. Playing the next season (2008/2009) for the Hitachi Sawa Rivale. Núñez won the 2008 Pan-American Cup gold medal with the Dominican Republic National Team, and she was also awarded Most Valuable Player of the tournament. There, she set the record for most points in a single match in the Pan-American Cup with 37 points on June 30 against

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. Playing in

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with her National Senior Team she won the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal. Núñez was part of the fifth-place finishers team that represented her country during the

. Her team lost to the USA team in the quarterfinals. She signed to play the Peruvian National Superior League with the team Universidad César Vallejo. She won the league championship and the Best Spiker award for that season, qualifying to play the

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. In the South American tournament, she won the silver medal.

Clubs

* Liga Juan Guzman (1997–1999) * Naco (2000) * Deportivo Nacional (2001) * Los Prados (2002) * Bameso (2004) * Liga Juan Guzman (2005) * Ageo Medics (2007–2008) * Deportivo Nacional (2008) * Hitachi Sawa Rivale (2008–2009) * Mirador (2010) * Indias de Mayagüez (2011) * Universidad César Vallejo (2012-2013) * Universidad César Vallejo (2014-2015)

Awards

Individuals

* 2008 Pan-American Cup "Most Valuable Player" * 2013 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol Femenino "Best Spiker"

National Team

Junior Team

* 2002 NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18 - Silver Medal

Clubs

* 2012–13 Peruvian League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Universidad César Vallejo * 2013 South American Club Championship - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Universidad César Vallejo

References

External links

FIVB profile

Japan V-League profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nunez, Sidarka 1984 births Living people Dominican Republic women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Dominican Republic expatriates in Peru Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for the Dominican Republic Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Opposite hitters Expatriate volleyball players in Japan Expatriate volleyball players in the United States Expatriate volleyball players in Peru Dominican Republic expatriate sportspeople in Japan Dominican Republic expatriate sportspeople in the United States Ageo Medics players Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball Pan American Games volleyball players for the Dominican Republic 21st-century Dominican Republic sportswomen