Ruxandra Dumitrescu (born April 20, 1977) is a retired volleyball player born in Galați,

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. She competed with the

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at the

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in Brazil. She is a naturalized

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citizen, and competed with the

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from Athens 2004 Olympic Games until 2009. She is 186 cm tall. Dumitrescu played on club level with Dacia Pitesti 1994-1997. In her career with Vrilissia Athens Team (1997-2003), she won one championship, three Greek cups, and a bronze medal in European Cup and with

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team (2003–10), winning six championships, five cups, and reached the 2009 final of the

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. Her shirt number (9) was retired by the club in her honour. She was voted Most Valuable Player of the Greek championship in 2009 and Most Valuable Player of the Greek Cup Final Four twice, in 2008 and 2009. She is a devoted fan of Panathinaikos A.O. and in 2012 she was a candidate with the

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. She was married to Alexandros Nikolaidis and they have a son named Filippos.

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Rouxi Doumitreskou

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