Kotoki Zayasu Explained

Kotoki Zayasu
Fullname:	Kotoki Zayasu
Nickname:	Koto
Birth Date:	January 11, 1990
Birth Place:	Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan
Spike:	280cm (110inches)
Block:	269cm (106inches)
Weight:	56kg (123lb)
Position:	Libero
Currentclub:	Hisamitsu Springs

is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for RC Cannes. She played for the Japan national team during the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career

Kotoki became a volleyball player at 9 years old. While in high school Kotoki served as captain of the team, and played as setter.

On 1 April 2008 Kotoki joined Hisamitsu Springs.^[1]

In March 2011 Kotoki was selected a member of national team,^[2] for which she played in the Montreux Volley Masters and the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup.

Clubs

• Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Commercial High School.
• Hisamitsu Springs (2008-2016)
• RC Cannes (2016-2017)
• Hisamitsu Springs (2017-

Awards

Individual

• 2011-2012 V.Premier League - Best Receiver, Best Libero.
• 2015 Montreux Volley Masters - Best Libero^[3]

Team

• 2011–12 V.Premier League - Runner-up, with Hisamitsu Springs.
• 2014 - Empress's Cup - Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs.
• 2014-2015 V.Premier League - Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs.

National Team

• 2015 Montreux Volley Masters - Silver medal

National team

• National team (2011-)

External links

• FIVB Biography
• Japan Volleyball League Biography

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.springs.jp/image/topics/0292.pdf. ja:新人２選手入団のお知らせ. Japanese. Hisamitsu Springs. 2008-04-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425230957/http://www.springs.jp/image/topics/0292.pdf. 2012-04-25. dead.
2. Web site: http://www.jva.or.jp/japan/womens/. ja:2011年全日本女子. Japanese. Japan Volleyball Association. 2011-11-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20140520031044/http://www.jva.or.jp/japan/womens/. 2014-05-20. dead.
3. Web site: TURKEY CLAIM GOLD AT 30TH EDITION OF MONTREUX VOLLEY MASTERS. MONTREUX VOLLEY MASTERS. 2015-06-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823164343/http://www.volleymasters.ch/en/news/turkey-claim-gold-at-30th-edition-of?id=52632. 2017-08-23. dead.