Kenia Carcaces Opón (born 22 January 1986, in

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), also known as Kenia Carcaces, is a

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player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing fourth with the Cuban team in the Olympic tournament. She won the

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gold medal in

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Career

At the 2007 Cuban ''Liga Nacional'', Carcaces was selected ''Best digger''. Playing ''Ciudad de La Habana'', she won the Cuban National League Championship for the 2010 season and also being selected ''Best spiker''. At the 2010 Montreux Volley Masters, Carcaces finished in third place, and she was selected ''Best scorer'' and ''Most Valuable Player''. Carcaces won the silver medal at the

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held in Guadalajara,

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. Carcaces played at the 2013 Club World Championship with Voléro Zürich and she was selected Best Outside Hitter. Her team lost the bronze medal to Guangdong Evergrande. Carcaces won the Best Outside Spiker among the Best Team of the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship after her club lost the bronze medal to the Brazilian SESI-SP 2-3. In the 2015 South American Club Championship, Carcaces won the Most Valuable Player award and the silver medal in the continental championship.

Clubs

* Holguín *

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(2005–2006) * Ciudad de La Habana (2009–2010) * Voléro Zürich (2013–2014) * Molico Osasco (2014–2016) * Voléro Zürich (2016–2017) * Saitama Ageo Medics (2017–2018) * VBC Èpiù Casalmaggiore (2018–2020) *

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(2023–present)

Awards

Individual

* '' 2005–06 V.Premier League "Best scorer"'' * ''2007 Cuban Liga Nacional "Best spiker"'' * ''2010 Cuban Liga Nacional "Best digger"'' * '' 2010 Montreux Volley Masters "Most valuable player"'' * '' 2010 Montreux Volley Masters "Best scorer"'' * '' 2010 Pan-American Cup "Best scorer"'' * '' 2013 FIVB Club World Championship "Best outside hitter"'' * '' 2014 FIVB Club World Championship "Best outside hitter"'' * '' 2015 South American Club Championship "Most valuable player"''

Club

* 2005–06 V.Premier League - Gorm silver cup

Runner-up, with

* 2006 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs * 2010 Cuban Liga Nacional - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Ciudad de La Habana * 2015 South American Club Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Molico/Osasco * 2017 FIVB Club World Championship - Bronze medal, with Voléro Zürich

National team

Senior team

* 2007 Montreux Volley Masters - Silver medal *

- Gold medal * 2007 NORCECA Championship - Gold medal * 2008 FIVB World Grand Prix - Silver medal * 2010 Montreux Volley Masters - Bronze medal *

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- Silver medal *

- Silver medal

Junior team

* 2002 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship U-20 - Bronze medal

References

External links

FIVB profile
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