Denden Lazaro

Dennise Michelle Garcia Lazaro
Personal information
Nickname Denden
Nationality Filipino
Born (1992-01-21) 21 January 1992
Metro Manila
Hometown Paranaque
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight 120 lb (54 kg)
College(s) Ateneo de Manila University
Volleyball information
Position Libero
Number 13
Career
YearsTeams
2015PLDT
2016BaliPure
2017–18Cocolife
National team
2008–2018Philippines

Dennise Michelle "Denden" Garcia Lazaro (born 21 January 1992) is a Filipina volleyball player. Lazaro is a member of Philippines national team.

Personal life

She was born on 21 January 1992 in Metro Manila,[1] and she is a high school graduate of Colegio San Agustin - Makati and belongs to the Ateneo de Manila University class 2015 after finishing a BS Biology course. After graduation, Lazaro entered medical school at the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health.[2] However, by the end of 2016, it was reported that Lazaro filed a leave of absence from her schooling to focus on her volleyball career.[3][4]

Her nickname is Iron Eagle.[5]

Career

Lazaro was the Libero for the Youth U16 Girl's national team that ranked seventh in the 2008 Asian Youth Girls U16 Championships. She was member of the 2009 Palarong Pambansa NCR Girls Secondary Division team. During her collegiate years, she played for the Ateneo Lady Eagles volleyball team from 2011 to 2015 and was part of the Ateneo teams which won the UAAP Volleyball Championships in 2014 and 2015.[6] She played beach volleyball with the Beach Volleyball Republic in since 2015.[7]

Lazaro played with the PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters in the 2015 Shakey's V-League Season 12 Season Open Conference[8] and for BaliPure Purest Water Defenders for the 2016 Shakey's V-League Season 13 Open Conference.[9] She played in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Kallang, Singapore.[10] For the 2017 PSL All-Filipino Conference, she signed with the club COCOLIFE Asset Managers in the Philippine Super Liga.[11]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Collegiate

Club

References

  1. ↑ "UAAP 77 Athlete of the Day: Dennise Lazaro". ABS-CBN. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Olivares, Rick (11 February 2016). "Life after volleyball for Denden". Business Mirror. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Viloria, Barry (2 December 2016). "What Denden Lazaro wants to explore while on med school 'break'". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Denden Lazaro left med-school to focus on volleyball".
  5. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (16 March 2014). "'Iron Eagle' Denden Lazaro pays tribute to longtime rival Aby Marano: 'Grabe, sobrang puso ka'". Philstar. Manila, Philippinas. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Lagunzad, Chris (17 March 2014). "Denden Lazaro: Ateneo's unsung hero". Yahoo PH Sports. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Villar, Joey (21 May 2016). "Beach Volleyball Republic fires off this weekend". Philstar. Manila, Philippinas. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Terrado, Reuben; Lozada, Mei-Lin (24 March 2015). "Alyssa Valdez, Jaja Santiago, Denden Lazaro team up for PLDT in Shakey's V-League". Spin. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Tupas, Cedelf P. (21 May 2016). "Valdez joins forces with Lazaro in Shakey's V-League". Spin. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  10. ↑ Ansis, JC (24 July 2015). "SEA Games: Facts about the members of the Philippine volleyball team". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Lazaro, Gumabao to banner newcomer Cocolife in Super Liga". Philstar. Manila, Philippinas. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.


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