Serena Ortolani

Serena Ortolani (born 7 January 1987 in Ravenna) is an Italian volleyball player.^[1]

Serena Ortolani
Ortolani in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Serena Ortolani
Born	(1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 38) Ravenna, Italy
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Spike	320 cm (126 in)
Block	310 cm (122 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite spiker / Wing Spiker
Current club	ProVictoria Pallavolo Monza
Number	1
Career
Years Teams 1999-2000 Libertas Forli 2000-2002 Teodora Ravenna 2002–2004 Club Italia 2004-2007 Volley Bergamo 2007 River Volley Piacenza 2007-2008 FV Busto Arsizio 2008-2011 Volley Bergamo 2011-2012 Robursport Volley Pesaro 2013-2014 FV Busto Arsizio 2014-2015 VB Casalmaggiore 2015-2017 Imoco Volley Conegliano 2017- Victoria Monza
National team
2004 – 2018 Italy
Honours Women's Volleyball Representing Italy World Championship 2018 Japan Team World Grand Champions Cup 2009 Japan Team World Cup 2007 Japan Team World Grand Prix 2005 Sendai Team 2007 Ningbo Team 2007 Yokohama Team 2010 Ningbo Team European Championships 2007 Belgium / Luxembourg Team 2009 Poland Team 2005 Croatia Team

Career

She has played as an opposite hitter for Foppapedretti Bergamo from 2008 to 2011. Her debut for the national team came on the 2005 edition of the European Championships, held in Croatia, when the team was then coached by Marco Bonitta. In the 2005/06 season, she won her first Coppa Italia and Scudetto with Foppapedretti Bergamo. In 2006, she was selected again for the national team for the 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship, held in Japan, where she helped Italy win fourth place. She began the 2006/2007 season for Bergamo, but after the first half of the season, she was loaned to Rebecchi Piacenza, to improve her game further. In 2007, she helped the Italian volleyball team win the Women's European Volleyball Championship, held in Belgium and Luxembourg and repeated this success a few months later at the World Cup in Japan, thereby helping Italy gain qualification for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where she subsequently competed.

She won the 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League playing with Volley Bergamo and was awarded "Most Valuable Player".^[2]

She was selected to play the Italian League All-Star game in 2017.^[3]

Clubs

• Teodora Ravenna (2000–2001)
• Foppapedretti Bergamo (2004–2006)
• Rebecchi Piacenza (2006–2007)
• Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2007–2008)
• Foppapedretti Bergamo (2008–2011)
• Volley Pesaro (2011–2012)
• Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2013–2014)
• Pomi Casalmaggiore (2014–2015)
• Imoco Conegliano (2015–2017)
• ProVictoria Pallavolo Monza (2017–present)

Awards

Individuals

• 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four "Most Valuable Player"

Club

• 2004 Italian Supercup - Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
• 2004–05 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
• 2005-06 Italian Championship - Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
• 2005-06 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) - Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo
• 2008–09 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Foppapedretti Bergamo
• 2009–10 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Foppapedretti Bergamo
• 2010–11 Italian League - Champion, with Norda Foppapedretti Bergamo
• 2014–15 Italian League - Champion, with Pomì Casalmaggiore
• 2015–16 Italian League - Champion, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2016 Italian Supercup - Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2016-17 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) - Champions, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2016–17 CEV Champions League - Runner-Up, with Imoco Volley Conegliano
• 2018–19 CEV Challenge Cup - Champion, with ProVictoria Pallavolo Monza

National team

• 2007 World Cup
• 2007 European Championships
• 2005 European Championships

National youth team

• 2004 Junior European Championships