Júlia Bergmann Explained

Júlia Bergmann
Fullname:Júlia Isabelle Bergmann[1]
Nationality:
Birth Date:February 21, 2001
Birth Place:Munich, Germany
Hometown:Toledo, Brazil
Height:191cm
Weight:83kg
Spike:310cm
Block:295cm
College:Georgia Tech
Position:Outside hitter
Years1:2015–2016
Team1: Avotol/Toledo
Years2:2016–2018
Team2: Brusque
Years3:2019–2022
Team3: Georgia Tech
Nationalyears1:2019,2022-
Nationalteam1: Brazil
Team4: Türk Hava Yollari
Years4:2023–2024

Júlia Isabelle Bergmann (pronounced as /de/, pronounced as /pt-BR/; born February 21, 2001) is a Brazilian-German volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the Brazil women's national volleyball team since 2019.She is the sister of Brazil men's national volleyball team player Lukas Bergmann.

Early life

Júlia Isabelle Bergmann was born and raised in Munich, Germany to a Brazilian mother and German father.[2] She and her family moved to Brusque, Brazil in 2011 when she was in the fourth grade. She has said her parents decided to move the family to Brazil so she and her brother could experience another country with a different culture, learn the language, and learn how to adapt with different people. She is fluent in German, Portuguese, and English.

Both of her parents played volleyball, so she began taking up the sport in fifth grade. After just two years of playing volleyball, she began representing her city in high level tournaments.[3] Bergmann opted to attend college in the United States at Georgia Tech, something she knew she wanted to do from a young age in order to play volleyball and study physics.

Career

College

Bergmann joined the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets volleyball team in 2019. As a freshman, she led the team in kills and was named Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year.[4]

As a junior in 2021, Bergmann helped the team to the 2021 NCAA tournament final eight, the first time the team got to that round in 18 years.[5] She was named an AVCA First Team All-American and ACC Player of the Year in 2021. She finished the regular season 12th in the NCAA in points (577.5) and 13th in the country in kills (497), both stats which led the ACC.[6]

Professional clubs

Brazil national team

Bergmann could have played for either the Brazilian or German national team. She chose to join Brazil's nation team while still in college, she made her Brazilian national team debut at the 2019 Women's Nations League tournament, earning a silver medal with the team, and also participated in the 2019 Pan American Games.[7]

In May 2022, Bergmann was named to the 25-player roster for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League tournament. In her debut as a starting outside hitter for the national team, she was the highest scorer in kills in their defeat of Germany.[8]

Awards and honors

Clubs

International

College

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JULIA ISABELLE BERGMANN. volleyballworld.com. 2022-06-03.
  2. Web site: Q&A with Julia Bergmann. 2022-06-03.
  3. Web site: Bergmann shines on the court for volleyball. nique.net. 2022-06-03.
  4. Web site: Georgia Tech - Julia Bergmann. 2022-06-03.
  5. Web site: Georgia Tech star Julia Bergmann right at home with Brazilian national team. Volleyball Magazine. 2022-06-03.
  6. Web site: GTHREE JACKETS HIGHLIGHT HISTORIC ALL-AMERICAN HAUL. 2022-06-03.
  7. Web site: She’s a rising star in Brazil, but Julia Bergmann glad to be at Georgia Tech. Volleyball Magazine. 2022-06-03.
  8. Web site: VNL W: Full-of-newcomers Brazil achieve hard-fought win over Germany; convalescent Thompson leads USA to opening win. 2022-06-02 . world of volley. en.