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Serena Ortolani (born 7 January 1987 in
Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...
) is an Italian volleyball player.


Career

She has played as an opposite hitter for
Foppapedretti Bergamo Volley Bergamo is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bergamo and currently playing in the Serie A1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * Volley Bergamo (1991–1992) * Foppapedretti Be ...
from 2008 to 2011. Her debut for the
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ...
came on the
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edition of the
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, held in
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, when the team was then coached by
Marco Bonitta Marco Bonitta (born 5 September 1963) is an Italian professional volleyball coach. He currently serves as head coach for the Slovenia women's national volleyball team, Slovenia women's national team and G.S. Porto Robur Costa, Consar RCM Ravenna ...
. In the 2005/06 season, she won her first Coppa Italia and Scudetto with
Foppapedretti Bergamo Volley Bergamo is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bergamo and currently playing in the Serie A1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * Volley Bergamo (1991–1992) * Foppapedretti Be ...
. In 2006, she was selected again for the national team for the
2006 FIVB Women's World Championship The 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, FIVB Women's World Championship was the fifteenth edition of the competition, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. Th ...
, held in
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, where she helped Italy win fourth place. She began the 2006/2007 season for Bergamo, but after the first half of the season, she was loaned to Rebecchi Piacenza, to improve her game further. In 2007, she helped the Italian volleyball team win the
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, held in
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and
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and repeated this success a few months later at the
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in
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, thereby helping Italy gain qualification for the
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in
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, where she subsequently competed. She won the 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League playing with
Volley Bergamo Volley Bergamo is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bergamo and currently playing in the Italian Women's Volleyball League, Serie A1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * Volley Bergamo ...
and was awarded "Most Valuable Player". She was selected to play the Italian League All-Star game in 2017.


Clubs

* Teodora Ravenna (2000–2001) *
Foppapedretti Bergamo Volley Bergamo is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bergamo and currently playing in the Serie A1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * Volley Bergamo (1991–1992) * Foppapedretti Be ...
(2004–2006) * Rebecchi Piacenza (2006–2007) *
Yamamay Busto Arsizio UYBA Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Busto Arsizio, in the province of Varese. The team currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league. The team is sponsored by Yamamay, an Italian company that produce ...
(2007–2008) *
Foppapedretti Bergamo Volley Bergamo is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bergamo and currently playing in the Serie A1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * Volley Bergamo (1991–1992) * Foppapedretti Be ...
(2008–2011) * Volley Pesaro (2011–2012) *
Yamamay Busto Arsizio UYBA Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Busto Arsizio, in the province of Varese. The team currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league. The team is sponsored by Yamamay, an Italian company that produce ...
(2013–2014) * Pomi Casalmaggiore (2014–2015) * Imoco Conegliano (2015–2017) * ProVictoria Pallavolo Monza (2017–present)


Awards


Individuals

* '' 2008–09 CEV Indesit Champions League Final Four "Most Valuable Player"''


Club

* 2004 Italian Supercup - Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo *
2004–05 CEV Champions League The 2004–05 CEV Champions League was the 46th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. League round Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Play ...
- Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo * 2005-06 Italian Championship - Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo * 2005-06 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) - Champion, with Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo *
2008–09 CEV Champions League The 2008–09 CEV Champions League was the 50th edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. Participating teams League round 24 teams will be drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams ...
- Champion, with
Foppapedretti Bergamo Volley Bergamo is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bergamo and currently playing in the Serie A1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * Volley Bergamo (1991–1992) * Foppapedretti Be ...
*
2009–10 CEV Champions League The 2009–10 CEV Champions League was the 51st edition of the highest level European volleyball club competition organised by the European Volleyball Confederation. Participating teams League round 24 teams will be drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams ...
- Champion, with
Foppapedretti Bergamo Volley Bergamo is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bergamo and currently playing in the Serie A1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * Volley Bergamo (1991–1992) * Foppapedretti Be ...
* 2010–11 Italian League - Champion, with Norda Foppapedretti Bergamo * 2014–15 Italian League - Champion, with Pomì Casalmaggiore * 2015–16 Italian League - Champion, with
Imoco Volley Conegliano Imoco Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Conegliano and currently playing in the Serie A1. History The club was founded on 15 March 2012, two months after the bankruptcy of the other volleyball team in Conegliano. In April 2 ...
* 2016 Italian Supercup - Champions, with
Imoco Volley Conegliano Imoco Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Conegliano and currently playing in the Serie A1. History The club was founded on 15 March 2012, two months after the bankruptcy of the other volleyball team in Conegliano. In April 2 ...
* 2016-17 Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) - Champions, with
Imoco Volley Conegliano Imoco Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Conegliano and currently playing in the Serie A1. History The club was founded on 15 March 2012, two months after the bankruptcy of the other volleyball team in Conegliano. In April 2 ...
* 2016–17 CEV Champions League - Runner-Up, with
Imoco Volley Conegliano Imoco Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Conegliano and currently playing in the Serie A1. History The club was founded on 15 March 2012, two months after the bankruptcy of the other volleyball team in Conegliano. In April 2 ...
*
2018–19 CEV Challenge Cup The 2018–19 CEV Challenge Cup was the 39th edition of the CEV Challenge Cup tournament, the former CEV Cup. 42 teams were participating from 28 countries. Participating teams Format Qualification Phase (Knock-out with Home and Away Matche ...
- Champion, with ProVictoria Pallavolo Monza


National team

* 2007 World Cup * 2007 European Championships * 2005 European Championships


National youth team

*2004 Junior European Championships


References


External links


Official website

Italian League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ortolani Serena 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Ravenna Olympic volleyball players of Italy Italian women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in volleyball Universiade gold medalists for Italy Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade 21st-century Italian women