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Sofía Mercedes

Sofía Mercedes

Dominican Republic volleyball player

Sofía Esmeralda Mercedes Heredia born May 25, 1976, in Santo Domingo, is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic. Sofia Esmeralda won the gold medal with the women's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in her home town Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[1] Playing as a wing-spiker she also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for her native country.[2]

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She played for the 2003/2004 season with the Italian team Siram Roma.[3][4] Later that year, she helped the Dominican professional team Los Cachorros to finish in second place for the Dominican Republic 2004 season.[5]

Clubs

  • Italy Olimpia Teodora Ravenna (1999–2000)
  • Dominican Republic San Cristóbal (2000–2002)
  • Italy Siram Roma (2003–2004)
  • Dominican Republic Los Cachorros (2004)
  • Spain Ribeira Sacra (2006–2007)
  • Trinidad and Tobago University of Trinidad and Tobago (2008)

Awards

Clubs

  • 2004 Dominican Republic Distrito Nacional Superior Tournament – Runner-Up, with Los Cachorros

References

  1. [1]
    FIVB. "Dominican Republic wins Pan Am gold in five-set thriller". Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  2. [2]
    Yahoo! Sports. "Sofía E. Mercedes Heredia". Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  3. [3]
    Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile. "Eredia Sofia Mercedes". Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  4. [4]
    SportFriend.it. "La Nuova arrivata yaneva". Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  5. [5]
    NORCECA. "Bameso y Mirador, campeones de nuevo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-07-21.


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