Yusidey Silié

Yusidey Silié
Yusidey Silié
Personal information
Full name	Yusidey Silié Frómeta
Nationality	Cuban
Born	11 November 1984; Havana
Hometown	Havana
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Spike	316 cm (124 in)
Block	307 cm (121 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter / Opposite
Current club	Ciudad de La Habana
Number	15
National team
2006–	Cuba
Women's volleyball
Representing Cuba
FIVB World Grand Prix
Pan American Games
Pan-American Cup
NORCECA Championship
	Last updated: October 2011

Yusidey Silié Frómeta (born 11 November 1984 in Havana) is a Cuban volleyball player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics finishing fourth with the Cuban team in the Olympic tournament.

Career

Silié has been playing with the Cuban club Ciudad de La Habana since 2005.[1] In the 2006 season, she won the Best Spiker and Best Blocker while her team won the League Championship.[2]

For the 2010 season, she became with her team league champion (Liga Nacional), and individually awarded "Best Setter" and "Most Valuable Player".[3]

She won the "Best Setter" award, for the 2011 season of the Cuban Liga Nacional, playing with the crowned champions Ciudad Habana from the Cuban capital city.[4]

Yusidey won with his national team the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[5]

Clubs

Ciudad de La Habana (2005–2011)

Awards

Individual

2006 Cuban Liga Nacional "Best Spiker"
2006 Cuban Liga Nacional "Best Blocker"
2010 Cuban Liga Nacional "Most Valuable Player"
2010 Cuban Liga Nacional "Best Setter"
2011 Cuban Liga Nacional "Best Setter"

Club

2005 Cuban Liga Nacional - Champion, with Ciudad de La Habana
2006 Cuban Liga Nacional - Champion, with Ciudad de La Habana
2010 Cuban Liga Nacional - Champion, with Ciudad de La Habana
2011 Cuban Liga Nacional - Champion, with Ciudad de La Habana

National team

Senior team

2007 Montreux Volley Masters - Silver medal
2007 Pan American Games - Gold medal
2007 NORCECA Championship - Gold medal
2008 FIVB World Grand Prix - Silver medal
2008 Montreux Volley Masters - Gold medal
2010 Montreux Volley Masters - Bronze medal
2011 Pan American Games - Silver medal

References

NORCECA. "La Liga Cubana comienza mañana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-06-14.
NORCECA (2006-04-03). "Ciudad de La Habana doble campeón en Cuba" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-03-10.
NORCECA. "Equipos de La Habana ganan Liga Nacional Cubana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-06-14.
JIT. "Cierre con juegos de Estrellas y premiaciones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-03-07.
FIVB (2011-10-20). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 2011-10-20.

External links

FIVB Profile
Yusidey Silié at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[1] NORCECA. "La Liga Cubana comienza mañana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-06-14.

[2] NORCECA (2006-04-03). "Ciudad de La Habana doble campeón en Cuba" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-03-10.

[3] NORCECA. "Equipos de La Habana ganan Liga Nacional Cubana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-06-14.

[4] JIT. "Cierre con juegos de Estrellas y premiaciones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-03-07.

[5] FIVB (2011-10-20). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 2011-10-20.