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Cándida Estefany Arias Pérez (born March 11, 1992, in Yaguate, San Cristóbal) is a
She debuted with her senior national team in June 2009, at the 2010 World Championship NORCECA Qualification Pool H, at
Champion, with Mirador
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Runner-Up, with San Cristóbal
* 2011–12 Peruvian League - Runner-Up, with Universidad San MartÃn
* 2012–13 Peruvian League - Runner-Up, with Universidad San MartÃn
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arias, Candida 1992 births Living people People from Yaguate Sportspeople from San Cristóbal Province Dominican Republic women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for the Dominican Republic Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Middle blockers Dominican Republic expatriates in Peru Expatriate volleyball players in Russia Expatriate volleyball players in Peru Pan American Games gold medalists in volleyball Pan American Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games volleyball players for the Dominican Republic Volleyball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 2023 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century Dominican Republic sportswomen
volleyball
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player from the Dominican Republic
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, who won the bronze medal with her native country at the 2008 NORCECA Girls' U18 Volleyball Continental Championship in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
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wearing the number 15 jersey.
Career
She debuted with her senior national team in June 2009, at the 2010 World Championship NORCECA Qualification Pool H, at Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros ("James, son of Zebedee, Saint James of the Knights"), often shortened to Santiago, is the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic and the fourth-largest city in the Caribbean by population. It is the capital of ...
, Dominican Republic, helping her team to qualify to the world event.
With her U-18 team she won the 11th place at the 2009 Girls Youth Volleyball World Championship held in Nakhon Ratchasima
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, Thailand
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, and shortly afterwards, won the silver medal with the National Junior Team at the 2009 Women's U20 Volleyball World Championship.
Arias played in Chiapas
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, Mexico
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, with her National Senior Team, helping her team to win the 2010 Final Four Cup gold medal.
In June 2011, Arias played with her National Junior Team at the U-20 Pan-American Cup, held in Peru
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. There Arias win the "Best Blocker" award while her team won the silver medal.
The Peruvian team San MartÃn de Porres signed Arias for the second leg of the 2012 season, as her first international club experience.
In September 2012, Arias won the gold medal and the Best Blocker award at the first 2012 U23 Pan-American Cup, played in Callao
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, Peru
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. Arias won the 2013 NORCECA Championship Best Middle Blocker award.
Clubs
* San Cristóbal (2007) *Santo Domingo
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(2008)
* San Cristóbal (2008)
* Madre Vieja (2009)
* Mirador (2010-2011)
* Universidad San MartÃn (2011-2013)
* Primorotchka (2013-2014)
Awards
Individuals
* ''2007 Dominican Volleyball League "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2011 Junior Pan-American Cup "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2012 Copa Latina "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2011-12 Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2012 U23 Pan-American Cup "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2013 NORCECA Championship "Best Middle Blocker"'' * '' 2014 Pan-American Cup "Best Middle Blocker"''National Team
Senior Team
* 2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup - Bronze Medal * 2009 NORCECA Championship - Gold Medal * 2009 Final Four Women's Cup - Bronze Medal * 2010 Final Four Women's Cup - Gold Medal * 2010 Pan-American Cup - Gold MedalJunior Team
* 2009 FIVB U20 Volleyball World Championship - Silver Medal * 2008 NORCECA Girls Youth Continental Championship U-18 - Bronze Medal * 2011 Junior Pan-American Cup - Silver Medal * 2012 U23 Pan-American Cup - Gold MedalClubs
* Dominican Republic Distrito Nacional Superior Tournament 2006 - Champion, with Mirador
* Dominican Republic Volleyball League
The Dominican Republic Volleyball League ( LIDOVOLI) is a professional volleyball league in Dominican Republic. The competitions are organized by the Dominican Republic Volleyball Confederation (Confederación Dominicana de Voleibol).
Men's Leag ...
2008 - Runner-Up, with San Cristóbal
* 2011–12 Peruvian League - Runner-Up, with Universidad San MartÃn
* 2012–13 Peruvian League - Runner-Up, with Universidad San MartÃn
References
External links
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arias, Candida 1992 births Living people People from Yaguate Sportspeople from San Cristóbal Province Dominican Republic women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for the Dominican Republic Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Middle blockers Dominican Republic expatriates in Peru Expatriate volleyball players in Russia Expatriate volleyball players in Peru Pan American Games gold medalists in volleyball Pan American Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games volleyball players for the Dominican Republic Volleyball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 2023 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century Dominican Republic sportswomen