Elitsa Vasileva (

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: Елица Василева; born 13 May 1990 in

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) is an international volleyball player from

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Career

She has represented

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and also played in the Italian, Brazilian, South Korean, and Turkish top-level leagues. In December 2013, during her time in

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, Vasileva achieved 57 points in a single match, setting a world record.

National team

Vasileva has on many occasions served as captain of the team. * 2012 Women's European Volleyball League - Runner-Up, with

(she also won the best spiker and best scorer individual awards). * 2013 Women's European Volleyball League - Third place, with

2021 Women's European Volleyball League The 2021 Women's European Volleyball League was the 12th edition of the annual Women's European Volleyball League, which features women's national volleyball teams from 20 European countries. The tournament had two divisions: the Golden League, f ...

, winning a gold medal.

Clubs

(2005–2007) * Esperia Cremona (2007–2009) * Sirio Perugia (2009–2010) * Zanetti Bergamo (2010–2012) * Vôlei Amil/Campinas (2012–2013) *

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(2013–2014) * Vakıfbank İstanbul (2014–2015) * Dinamo Kazan (2015–2018) * Pallavolo Scandicci (2018-2019) * Igor Gorgonzola Novara (2019-2020) * Pallavolo Scandicci (2020-2021)

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* 1990 births Living people Bulgarian women's volleyball players Sportspeople from Dupnitsa European Games competitors for Bulgaria Volleyball players at the 2015 European Games Outside hitters Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Brazil Expatriate volleyball players in South Korea Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey Expatriate volleyball players in Russia Bulgarian expatriates in Italy Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Bulgarian expatriates in Russia Serie A1 (women's volleyball) players {{Bulgaria-volleyball-bio-stub