Nicole Vorpahl (born March 8, 1994, in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

) is a

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player who plays as libero for the Chile national team.

Personal life

Nicole is the younger sister of Chris Vorpahl, her sister Chris is also a volleyball player in Chile.

Career

2011-present

Nicole was asked to be the Libero of the Chile national team after Hugo Jauregui, Argentinean coach and former coach of the Argentinean national team, took over. Jauregui set up a team consisting of U19 players to participate as the senior team looking to a 4-year program. Nicole participated in the

2012 Volleyball Copa Latina The 2012 Copa Latina was the fourth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, organized by the Peruvian Volleyball Federation and Frecuencia Latina, played by four countries from March 31 – April 2, 2012 in Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Li ...

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with Chile's U19 team. Chile finished last but Nicole was named Best Digger of the Cup. She also participated with the U19 team at the 2012 Summer Olympics South American Qualification Tournament. Chile again finished last. After the national team tournaments, Nicole played the 2012 season of the Chilean Volleyball League with her Club, Boston College. Her team won the season and Nicole was named Best Libero. In October 2012, Nicole and her team finally played in their category at the 2012 Junior South American Championship. Chile for the first time in their history made it to the semifinals, the finished fourth losing the Bronze Medal against Colombia. Nicole again was named Best Libero. In 2017 Vorpahl played with Chile's National Volleyball team at the South American Championship and finished sixth

Clubs

* C.D. Boston College (2010–present)

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2012 Copa Latina "Best Digger"'' * ''2012 Chilean Volleyball League "Best Libero" * '' 2012 Junior South American Championship "Best Libero"''

Clubs

* 2012 Chilean Volleyball League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with C.D. Boston College

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vorpahl, Nicole 1994 births Living people Chilean women's volleyball players Liberos 21st-century Chilean women Place of birth missing (living people)