Kathleen Weiß Explained

Kathleen Weiß
Nationality:German
Birth Date:2 February 1984
Birth Place:Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany
Height:1.710NaN0
Weight:66kg (146lb)
Spike:290cm (110inches)
Block:273cm (107inches)
Position:Setter
Currentclub:VK Agel Prostějov
Currentnumber:2 (national team)
Years1:1993–2001
Team1:Schweriner SC
Years2:2001–2003
Team2:VC Parchim
Years3:2003–2008
Team3:Schweriner SC
Years4:2008–2009
Team4:Martinus Amstelveen
Years5:2009–2010
Team5:Sirio Perugia
Years6:2010–2011
Team6:Igtisadchi Baku
Years7:2011–2012
Team7:Spes Volley Conegliano
Years8:2012–2012
Team8:Chieri Volley
Years9:2012–2014
Team9:Volley Bergamo
Years10:2014–2016
Team10:VK Prostějov
Years11:2016–2017
Team11:MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
Years12:2017–
Team12:VK Prostějov
Nationalyears:2003–
Nationalteam:Germany
Updated:27 September 2017

Kathleen Weiß (born 2 February 1984) is a German volleyball player. She plays as setter and has over 300 appearances for the Germany women's national volleyball team.[1] At club level she plays for Czech VK Agel Prostějov.[2] Weiß has played in many international competitions (FIVB World Championships, FIVB World Cup, FIVB World Grand Prix, European Championships, European Leagues, European Games) and won various national championships and cups with the clubs she played for.[3]

Career

Born in Schwerin, Weiß began playing volleyball at the age of eight when her mother, who was a volleyball player, made a training group teaching techniques and tricks. She then joining her town's club Schweriner SC in 1993, where she progressed through the youth team system until reaching the first team and becoming professional.[4] [5] In 2000, she was combining her studies with volleyball training while trying to break into the first team.[6] She then played for 2 Bundesliga club VC Parchim from 2001 to 2003, gaining more playing opportunities and experience.[7] [8]

She also became involved in the Germany women's national volleyball team as a teenager, firstly in the youth national teams, appearing at youth and junior international competitions from 2001 until 2003, winning the gold medal at the 2001 European Youth Olympics during that period.[9] On 10 March 2003, she made her debut for the senior team in a match against Russia which ended with Germany losing by 2–3.[10] Due to her height (1.71 metres), she was used as a libero by then national team coach Hee Wan-Lee.[5]

Her return to Schweriner SC in 2003 and the appointment of Giovanni Guidetti as the national team head coach in 2006, who decided to use her as a setter (her original position), provided Weiß with opportunities and her performances started to improve.[5] In 2005–06, she won the German Bundesliga (championship) and Cup.[3] In the following season she finished third at the 2006–07 CEV Top Teams Cup,[11] won the German Cup again and despite missing on the championship, was elected the best setter of the Bundesliga.[12] Her performances at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship were praised by Guidetti, who recognized her improvement.[13] In August 2008, she decided to look for new challenges and leave Schweriner SC.[14]

In September 2008, she moved to the Netherlands to play for DELA Martinus, to improve further her development under head coach Avital Selinger a former experienced Dutch international player.[15] Her only season in the Dutch club yielded a Dutch Championship, Cup and Super Cup titles.[16] [17]

With the national team she won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Grand Prix[3] before joining Italian Serie A1 club Despar Perugia on 16 September 2009.[18] Later that year she finish fourth with the national team in the 2009 European Championship, after losing the hosts Poland in the bronze medal match.[19]

Ahead of the 2010–11 season she moved to Igtisadchi Baku of the Azerbaijani Super League.[3] The club reached the semifinals of the 2010–11 CEV Women's Challenge Cup, missing a place in the final by losing to Lokomotiv Baku in the golden set.[20]

She returned to Italy in July 2011, when she joined Serie A1 club Spes Conegliano.[21] A few months later she won a silver medal with the national team at the 2011 European Championship.[3] Due to financial issues, Spes Conegliano was forced to withdraw from the league and the club closed down in December 2011.[22] Wishing to remain in Italy, she joined Chieri Torino mid-season in January 2012.[23]

Remaining in the Italian Serie A1, she switched clubs, joining Foppapedretti Bergamo for the 2012–13 season.[24] With the national team she won the 2013 European Volleyball League and finish second at the 2013 European Championship.[3] After her first season at Bergamo, a renewed contract is agreed with the club for another season.[25] She was runner up of the 2013–14 Italian Cup after losing the final with Bergamo to Rebecchi Nordmeccanica Piacenza.[26]

Serving the national team in the summer of 2014, she won the 2014 Montreux Volley Masters and was second at the 2014 European League.[3]

In October 2014, she joined AGEL Prostějov of the Czech Extraliga.[27] She won the Czech Cup and Championship in the 2014–15 season,[28] [29] and after playing a key role during the season, with the club going undefeated in both national competitions, she agreed to a new contract with the club.[30] With the national team, she reached the quarterfinals of the 2015 European Games in Baku.[31] On 18 July 2015, she made her 300th appearance for the German national team in a 3–1 win against Serbia at the 2015 World Grand Prix.[32] In her second season with AGEL Prostějov, she won the double (Czech championship and cup) for a second time in a row.[33] [34]

In October 2016, she signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza, a club of the Polish Orlen Liga.[35] Her season in Poland yielded a 5th place in the League,[36] a cup quarterfinals[37] and group stage matches at the 2016–17 CEV Women's Champions League.

On 16 June 2017, AGEL Prostějov announced Weiß return to the club for the 2017–18 season.[38]

Personal life

She is the daughter of Gerald Weiß and Petra Weiß. Both were athletes at SC Traktor Schwerin, her father a javelin thrower and her mother a volleyball player.[4] [5]

Clubs

Awards

Individual

National team results

Junior

Senior

Club honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rekordnationalspieler . German . Deutscher Volleyball-Verband . 10 May 2016 . 15 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171224012328/http://www.volleyball-verband.de/de/halle/laenderspiele/a-laenderspiele/rekordnationalspieler/ . 24 December 2017 . dead .
  2. Web site: Kathleen Weiss Profile . . 27 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180114104406/http://www.cev.lu/Competition-Area/PlayerDetails.aspx?TeamID=9731&PlayerID=7812&ID=837 . 14 January 2018 . dead .
  3. Web site: Kathleen Weiß Profile . German . Deutscher Volleyball-Verband . 15 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170219104524/http://www.volleyball-verband.de/de/kader/nationalmannschaft--a-frauen-/spielerinnen--amp--trainer/kathleen-weiss/ . 19 February 2017 . dead .
  4. Web site: "Sport ist mein Leben" . German . . 17 October 2007 . 15 February 2017.
  5. Web site: Kathleen Weiß hat ihre zweite Chance in der DVV-Auswahl genutzt! . German . Deutscher Volleyball-Verband . 2 November 2006 . 15 February 2017.
  6. Web site: Ehrgeizig, zielstrebig, neugierig . German . volleyball.de . Deutsche Volleyball-Zeitschrift . Klaus . Wegener . February 2000 . 15 February 2017.
  7. Web site: Das Bundesliga - Team der Saison 2001/2002 . German . VC Parchim . 15 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021209213924/http://www.vcparchim.de/team01.htm . 9 December 2002 . dead .
  8. Web site: Das Bundesliga - Team der Saison 2002/2003 . German . VC Parchim . 15 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030715205807/http://www.vcparchim.de/team01.htm . 15 July 2003 . dead .
  9. Web site: Kathleen Weiß . German . Deutscher Volleyball-Verband . 15 February 2017.
  10. Web site: Kathleen Weiß . German . Munzinger Archiv . 15 February 2017.
  11. Web site: Top Teams Cup Women 2006/2007 - 3rd place match . . 27 November 2016.
  12. Web site: Portrait Kathleen Weiß . German . . 15 January 2008 . 15 February 2017.
  13. Web site: Die furchtlose Seele . German . . 7 November 2006 . 15 February 2017.
  14. Web site: Weiteres Duo verlässt den SSC . German . . 7 August 2008 . 15 February 2017.
  15. Web site: Weisz nieuwe blikvanger Dela Martinus . Dutch . Amstelveenweb.com . 11 September 2008 . 15 February 2017.
  16. Web site: DELA Martinus kampioen van Nederland . https://web.archive.org/web/20090430121135/http://www.volleybalstatistieken.nl/nieuws/2009/04/dela-martinus-kampioen-van-nederland/ . dead . 30 April 2009 . Dutch . VolleybalStatistieken.nl . 24 April 2009 . 15 February 2017 .
  17. Web site: Kathleen Weiß gewinnt Double in Niederlande . German . Deutscher Volleyball-Verband . 26 April 2009 . 15 February 2017.
  18. Web site: Per Perugia tre acquisti . Italian . . 16 September 2009 . 15 February 2017.
  19. Web site: Am Ende 'nur' EM-Vierte . German . Deutscher Volleyball-Verband . 4 October 2009 . 15 February 2017.
  20. Web site: 2011 Challenge Cup Women - Semifinals . . 27 November 2016.
  21. Web site: Weiß zurück nach Italien . German . Deutscher Volleyball-Verband . 2 August 2011 . 15 February 2017.
  22. Web site: Spes Conegliano: finita la storia della A1 di Conegliano . Italian . legavolleyfemminile.it . 29 December 2011 . 15 February 2017.
  23. Web site: Kathleen Weiß wechselt nach Chieri . German . Deutscher Volleyball-Verband . 12 January 2012 . 15 February 2017.
  24. Web site: Bergamo: In regia arriva Kathleen Weiss . Italian . Volleyball.it . Luca . Muzzioli . 31 May 2012 . 15 February 2017.
  25. Web site: Bergamo: Weiss rinnova . Italian . Volleyball.it . 24 June 2013 . 15 February 2017.
  26. Web site: Rebecchi Nordmeccanica Piacenza: la Coppa Italia resta a Piacenza . Italian . legavolleyfemminile.it . 23 February 2014 . 15 February 2017.
  27. Web site: Kathleen Weiss has joined AGEL, Stefanie Karg is coming to Prostejov on Sunday . . 11 October 2014 . 15 February 2017.
  28. Web site: Our ladies enjoy comfortable win in Czech Cup finals and claim eighth consecutive title in this competition! . . 25 February 2015 . 15 February 2017.
  29. Web site: Seventh consecutive Extraliga title is ours! The third final game was very difficult despite the straight-set victory . . 22 April 2015 . 15 February 2017.
  30. Web site: Extremely good news: Kathleen Weiss is also staying with us! . . 8 June 2015 . 15 February 2017.
  31. Web site: Profile - European Games Baku 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150620201908/http://www.baku2015.com/athletes/athlete=weiss-kathleen-1014100/index.html?intcmp= . usurped . 20 June 2015 . baku2015.com . 15 February 2017.
  32. Web site: DVV-Frauen verabschieden sich mit Sieg – 3:1 gegen Serbien – Weiß macht 300. Länderspiel . German . Deutscher Volleyball-Verband . 18 July 2015 . 15 February 2017.
  33. Web site: AGEL Prostejov win the Czech Cup for the 9th consecutive time and do not lose a single match on their way to the Extraliga playoffs . . 24 February 2016 . 15 February 2017.
  34. Web site: Our ladies claim their eighth consecutive Extraliga title and once again without a single defeat in the Playoffs . . 23 April 2016 . 15 February 2017.
  35. Web site: Niemiecka rozgrywająca w Dąbrowie Górniczej . Polish . . 25 October 2016 . 15 February 2017.
  36. Web site: 2016-17 Tabela . Polish . . 27 September 2017.
  37. Web site: Puchar Polski: ciekawe starcie w Orbicie. Wrocławianki zagrają w półfinale . Polish . sportowefakty.wp.pl . Natalia . Bugiel . 1 February 2017 . 27 September 2017.
  38. Web site: Máme další posilu, a to vysoce kvalitní: po roce v Polsku se k nám vrací německá nahrávačka Kathleen Weiss! . Czech . . 16 June 2017 . 27 September 2017.
  39. Web site: Königin Ulrike . German . Deutscher Volleyball-Verband . Volleyball-Magazin . Felix . Meininghaus . August 2007 . 15 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223200430/http://www.volleyball-verband.de/filerepository/A7DpnPD2YqDaXwTtuJBp.pdf . 23 February 2014 . dead .
  40. Web site: Profile - World Grand Prix 2003 . . 15 February 2017.
  41. Web site: Olessya Kulakova macht Reise nach Montreux . German . Deutscher Volleyball-Verband . 7 June 2004 . 15 February 2017.
  42. Web site: Profile - World Grand Prix 2004 . . 15 February 2017.
  43. Web site: Profile - World Grand Prix 2005 . . 15 February 2017.
  44. Web site: In Montreux zum Auftakt gegen Kuba! . German . Deutscher Volleyball-Verband . 6 June 2006 . 15 February 2017.
  45. Web site: Profile - Japan 2006 . . 15 February 2017.
  46. Web site: Montreux Masters 2007 - 5th place (match report) . . 15 February 2017.
  47. Web site: Montreux Masters 2009 - 5th place (match report) . . 15 February 2017.
  48. Web site: Profile - World Grand Prix 2009 . . 15 February 2017.
  49. Web site: Montreux Masters 2010 - 5th / 8th place (match report) . . 15 February 2017.
  50. Web site: Profile - World Grand Prix 2010 . . 15 February 2017.
  51. Web site: Profile - Japan 2010 . . 15 February 2017.
  52. Web site: Montreux Masters 2011 - 5th place (match report) . . 15 February 2017.
  53. Web site: Profile - World Grand Prix 2011 . . 15 February 2017.
  54. Web site: Profile - World Cup 2011 . . 15 February 2017.
  55. Web site: Profile - World Grand Prix 2012 . . 15 February 2017.
  56. Web site: Profile - World Grand Prix 2013 . . 15 February 2017.
  57. Web site: Montreux Masters 2014 - Final (match report) . . 15 February 2017.
  58. Web site: Profile - World Grand Prix 2014 . . 15 February 2017.
  59. Web site: Profile - Italy 2014 . . 15 February 2017.
  60. Web site: Profile - World Grand Prix 2015 . . 15 February 2017.
  61. Web site: Dresden feiert – Suhl wird Dritter! . German . Deutscher Volleyball-Verband . 14 May 2007 . 15 February 2017.
  62. Web site: Feierlichkeiten mit Prominenz . German . Deutscher Volleyball-Verband . 28 April 2008 . 15 February 2017.

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