Yusidey Silié
Personal information
Full nameYusidey Silié Frómeta
NationalityCuban
Born (1984-11-11) 11 November 1984
Havana
HometownHavana
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Spike316 cm (124 in)
Block307 cm (121 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter / Opposite
Current clubCiudad de La Habana
Number15
National team
2006– Cuba
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
FIVB World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2008 YokohamaTeam
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place2007 ColimaTeam
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place2007 WinnipegTeam
Bronze medal – third place2009 BayamonTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Caguas Team
Last updated: October 2011

Yusidey Silié Frómeta (born 11 November 1984, in Havana) is a Cuban volleyball player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics finishing fourth with the Cuban team in the Olympic tournament.

Career

Silié has been playing with the Cuban club Ciudad de La Habana since 2005.[1] In the 2006 season, she won the Best Spiker and Best Blocker while her team won the League Championship.[2]

For the 2010 season she became with her team league champion (Liga Nacional), and individually awarded "Best Setter" and "Most Valuable Player".[3]

She won the "Best Setter" award for the 2011 season of the Cuban Liga Nacional, playing with the crowned champions Ciudad Habana from the Cuban capital city.[4]

Yusidey won with his national team the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico.[5]

Clubs

  • Cuba Ciudad de La Habana (2005–2011)

Awards

Individual

  • 2006 Cuban Liga Nacional "Best Spiker"
  • 2006 Cuban Liga Nacional "Best Blocker"
  • 2010 Cuban Liga Nacional "Most Valuable Player"
  • 2010 Cuban Liga Nacional "Best Setter"
  • 2011 Cuban Liga Nacional "Best Setter"

Club

  • 2005 Cuban Liga Nacional - Champion, with Ciudad de La Habana
  • 2006 Cuban Liga Nacional - Champion, with Ciudad de La Habana
  • 2010 Cuban Liga Nacional - Champion, with Ciudad de La Habana
  • 2011 Cuban Liga Nacional - Champion, with Ciudad de La Habana

National team

Senior team

References

  1. NORCECA. "La Liga Cubana comienza mañana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  2. NORCECA (2006-04-03). "Ciudad de La Habana doble campeón en Cuba" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  3. NORCECA. "Equipos de La Habana ganan Liga Nacional Cubana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  4. JIT. "Cierre con juegos de Estrellas y premiaciones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  5. FIVB (2011-10-20). "Brazil wins fourth Pan Am Games gold medal". Retrieved 2011-10-20.
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