Top 10 Famous Volleyball Players

Top 10 famous volleyball players:- Volleyball is a team game consisting of six players and two teams on each side separated by a net. It was first played in 1895 in Massachusetts, United States.

The ball is generally played with the hands or arms but players can also hit the ball for a short duration with any part of the body. The team can win the match when one team is unable to return the ball from their side of the court. The team which wins the rally is awarded a point and serves the ball to start the game. But catching, throwing the ball, touching the net during the match and the same team making the contact with the team for four consecutive times is a foul in the game.

No.1 Giba

Nationality:- Brazilian
Height:- 1.90m
Position:- Outside hitter
Current Club:- Retired
National Team:- Brazil
About:- Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho popularly known as Giba is a former Brazilian professional volleyball player who is remembered for his contribution to the National team during his career he played in Brazil, Italy, Russia, Argentina, and many other countries. While playing for the national team he won 8 South American Championships, 8 World League, 3 World Championships, one gold in 2004 Summer Olympics one silver in Beijing Olympics, and London Olympics where he was the captain of the team. He retired from professional volleyball in 2014 at the age of 37.

No.2 Karch Kiraly

Nationality:- American
Height:- 1.88m
Position:- Centre
Current Club:- Retired
National Team:- United States of America
About:- Charles Frederick Karch Kiraly is an American professional volleyball player who represented the US national team in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics where he won gold medals both the time. He is the only volleyball player man or woman to win gold medals in both the indoor and beach volleyball categories. He has also won three National Championships while playing for UCLA Bruins. He is currently the head coach of the United States women’s national volleyball team.

No.3 Kerri Walsh Jennings

Nationality:- American
Height:- 188cm
Position:- All-round
Current teammate:- Brooke Sweat
National Team:- United States of America
About:- Kerri Walsh Jennings is a professional volleyball player who is three times Olympic gold medalist and one time Olympic bronze medalist. She and her partner Misty Mary Treanor were the gold medalist in beach volleyball at 2004,2008and 2012 summer Olympics and won three times FIVB Volleyball World Championship in 2003,2005and 2007. They both have been called the greatest beach volleyball team of all time.

No.4 Misty May-Treanor

Nationality:- American
Height:- 1.75m
Position:- Defender
Current Club:- Retired
National Team:- United States of America
About:- Misty Elizabeth May-Treanor born on 30 July 1977 is a retired American professional volleyball player. She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist and one-time Olympic bronze medalist. She and her partner Kerri Walsh Jennings were the gold medalist in beach volleyball in 2004,2008and 2012 summer Olympics and won three times FIVB Volleyball World Championship in 2003,2005and 2007. They both have been called the greatest beach volleyball team of all time.

No.5 Ivan Zaytev

Nationality:- Italian
Height:- 2.04m
Position:- Opposite
Current Club:- Volley Lube
National Team:- Italy
About:- Ivan Zaytev is a professional volleyball player of Russian origin who is also currently the captain of the Italian National team. Under his captaincy, Italy has won one bronze medal in London Olympics, a Silver medal in European Championships in 2013 and 2014, and a silver medal in Rio Olympics 2016.

No.6 Lorenzo Bernardi

Nationality:- Italian
Height:- 1.99m
Position:- Outside hitter
Current Club:- Gas Sales Piacenza
National Team:- Italy
About:- Lorenzo Bernardi is s former professional volleyball player and the current head coach of the Italian team Gas Sales Piacenza. He is a silver medalist of the Atlanta Olympics 1996, two time World Championship, and a two-time European Champion. He was elected as the best player of the 1996 World Championship and was also declared as the Volleyball Player of the Century with Karch Kiraly by FIVB in 2001.

No.7 Kim Yeon-Koung

Nationality:- South Korean
Height:- 1.92m
Position:- Outside hitter
Current Club:- Shanghai
National Team:- South Korea
About:- Kim Yeon-Koung is a professional volleyball player who plays for the South Korean national team and is a member of FIVB Athletes. She is the captain of South Korea. She also holds the record for the highest score of 2017 points in eight games. Kim was also the MVP and Best Scorer of 2012 Olympics London.

No.8 Logan Tom

Nationality:- American
Height:- 186cm
Position:- Outside hitter
Current Club:- Hapoel KFAR-SABA
National Team:- United States of America
About:- Logan Maile Lei Tom is an American professional volleyball player. She is four times Olympian. She is also the youngest women player to be selected for an American Olympic Games. She won silver medals in the 2008 Olympics and 2012 Olympics with the national team and was awarded as MVP of the 2004 FIVB World Grand Prix.

No.9 Sheilla Castro (Top 10 famous volleyball players)

Nationality:- Brazilain
Height:- 1.85m
Position:- Opposite Spiker
Current Club:- Athletes Unlimited Volleyball
National Team:- Brazil
About:- Sheila Castro de Paula Blassioli is a professional volleyball player from Brazil who represented the national team in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics where the team won the gold medal respectively.

No.10 Facundo Conte (Top 10 famous volleyball players)

Nationality:- Argentian
Height:- 1.97m
Position:- Outside hitter
Current Club:- Warta Zawiercie
National Team:- Argentina
About:- Facundo Conte is a professional volleyball player who represents the national team of Argentina. He is the gold medalist of the 2015 Pan American Games, a participant in the London Olympics, Polish Champion 2014and two times Chinese Champions 2017 and 2018.