Cosiri Rodríguez Explained

Cosiri Rodríguez
Fullname:Cosiri Rodríguez Andino de Dionicio
Nickname:Cosiris
Birth Date:August 30, 1977
Birth Place:San Cristóbal
Hometown:San Cristóbal
Weight:72kg (159lb)
Spike:313cm (123inches)
Block:305cm (120inches)
Position:Opposite spiker / Universal
Currentnumber:10
Nationalyears:1998 -
Nationalteam: Dominican Republic
Updated:April 2010

Cosiri Rodríguez Andino de Dionicio (born August 30, 1977, in San Cristóbal) is a retired volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #15 jersey.[1] [2] [3] There, she ended up in eleventh place with the Dominican Republic women's national team.

Career

She started representing her home country in the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games in Ponce, Puerto Rico.[4]

At the 2000 USA Open Championships her team won the championship and she was selected All-Tournament "MVP".[5]

Playing with the Spanish club Hotel Cantur Costa Mogán, Rodriguez won the 2003 Spanish Superleague Championship and the second place at the 2003 CEV Cup.[6]

Rodríguez claimed the gold medal with the national squad at the 2003 Pan American Games.[7] She also was elected Best Digger and Best Receiver.[8] Later that year, she claimed with her team the bronze medal and the Best Receiver award at the 2003 NORCECA Championship.[9] [10]

Cosiri won the "Most Valuable Player" award at the 2004 Distrito Nacional Superior Tournament in Dominican Republic. She helped Mirador to win the 9th consecutive and 23rd Championship, defeating Los Cachorros in the 7th game of the final series.[11]

Late 2004, Rodríguez joined the Spanish club Tenerife Marichal, winning with this team the Spanish Superliga championship and the Queens cup.[12]

Rodríguez played more than 300 matches for her National Team.

For the 2010–2011 season of the Spanish Superliga, Rodríguez signed with Cantabria Infinita, after some of their players decided not to return after the holiday season.[13] [14]

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Awards

Individuals

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's Volleyball Olympic Games 2004 Standings . FIVB . 2010-01-25.
  2. Web site: Pan American Cup Dominicans are one of three NORCECA teams qualified for the Olympics . 2013-12-05.
  3. Web site: Americans waste two match points . ESPN.com . 2013-12-05.
  4. Web site: Cosiris, una gigante lleva 15 años en Selección Voleibol dando medallas a RD . Hoy . Jose . Caceres . Spanish . 2010-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100518202035/http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2008/10/23/252493/Cosiris-una-giganteLleva-15-anos-en-Seleccion-Voleibol-dando-medallas-a-RD . 2010-05-18 . dead .
  5. Web site: 2000 U.S.A. Open Volleyball Championship . Ohio Valley Region . 2010-10-12.
  6. Web site: La dominicana Cosiris Rodríguez regresa al Hotel Cantur Las Palmas . canarias7.es . 2005-08-28 . 2011-04-09.
  7. Web site: Dominican Republic wins Pan Am gold in five-set thriller . FIVB . 2010-01-25.
  8. Web site: Pan Am Games Awards . FIVB . 2010-06-17.
  9. Web site: USA wins the gold medal, Cuba and Dominican Republic follow . FIVB . 2010-06-17.
  10. Web site: NORCECA Women's Championship . FIVB . 2010-06-17.
  11. Web site: Bameso y Mirador, campeones de nuevo . NORCECA . 2010-07-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120911152320/http://www.norceca.org/press%20Releas%2005.10.2004-%20Esp-Bameso%20y%20Mirador%2C%20campeones%20de%20nuevo.htm . 2012-09-11 .
  12. Web site: Cosiris Rodriguez joins the Club Tenerife in Spain . NORCECA . 2010-11-14.
  13. Web site: Las americanas no regresan y dejan en cuadro al Playas de Benidorm . informacion.es . Spanish . 2011-01-23.
  14. Web site: SFV. Cantabria Infinita – Valeriano Allés Menorca Volei . RFEVB . Spanish . 2011-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717140027/http://www.rfevb.com/sfv/prensa/sfv_noticia.asp?id=9867 . 2011-07-17 . dead .