Yoraxi Meleán

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Meleán and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.
Yoraxi Meleán
Personal information
Full name Yoraxi de los Ángeles Meleán Álvarez
Nickname La Flaca
Nationality Spain
Born (1975-05-01) 1 May 1975
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Height 178 cm (70 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Spike 275 cm (108 in)
Block 272 cm (107 in)
Volleyball information
Position Setter
Number 10 (national team)
National team
Venezuela (1998-2001)
Spain (2002-2012)
Honours
Women’s Volleyball
Representing  Venezuela
Central American and Caribbean Games
1998 Maracaibo Team

Yoraxi de los Ángeles Meleán Álvarez (born 1 May 1975 in Maracaibo, Venezuela[1]) is a female Venezuelan born, Spanish volleyball player, playing as a setter. She was part of the Spain national team that competed at the 2005 European Championship.

Career

After winning the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medal with the Venezuela national team, she signed with the Spanish professional club A Pinguela.

On club level she played for CV Benidorm until 2005.[2]

2005

For the 2005-06 she signed in mid-august with Spar Tenerife Marichal, that she found unexpected and confesed she found the signing as a big chance to prove her value.[3] Nonetheless, se was expected to be the back-up setter for Romina Lamas.[4] In early August, Meleán played beach volleyball as an ending exhibition in the Torneo de Tamaduste at El Hierro with Tenerife Marichal teammates including Susana Rodríguez and Esther López.[5] With this team she won the 2005 Spanish Supercup in October 2005.[6]

2006

Having won the previous five Spanish Queen's Cup, Melean's Spar Tenerife Marichal won the 2006 season's competition, defeating Hotel Cantur in the final match, even when Tenerife started that match losing 0-7.[7] After that her team won their third consecutive Spanish Superleague defeating Hotel Cantur again 3-0.[8] After winning all the three titles available for the season, and still having the option to play for Tenerife Marichal,[9] Meleán decided to try the Italian League, signing with The Lions Alfieri Volley Santeramo.[10] She said that the lack of chance to play, being the second setter was the main reason of her change, as she have being promised to be the main player in her position.[11]

2016

Meleán won her third consecutive Spanish League with Naturhouse Ciudad de Logroño, when her team won 3-0 the 2015–16 season's final series against Fígaro Peluqueros Haris, ending the season winning the three club awards, the Supercup, the Queen's Cup and the League.[12]

Clubs

Awards

Individuals

Clubs

References

  1. ↑ "Geisy Daniela Patiño González" (in Spanish). Burgos Voley. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Team Roster – Spain". cev.lu. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Coello, Carlos (12 August 2005). "Ofrecer espectáculo". El Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Yoraxi Meleán y Bojana Doganjic, primeros fichajes, la central al caer". Diario de Avisos (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de Tenerife. 8 May 2005. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cinco jugadoras del Tfe. Marichal van a El Hierro". El Dia (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de Tenerife. 18 August 2005. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "La Supercopa es tinerfeña". El Dia (in Spanish). 3 October 2005. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "El Tenerife Marichal suma su décimo título de Copa consecutivo". As (in Spanish). EFE. 12 February 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "El cuadro tinerfeño vence en Gran Canaria 0-3 y se apunta su tercera Superliga consecutiva". Promo Sport (in Spanish). 6 May 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Logan Tom dijo sí". El Dia (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de Tenerife. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Alfieri Santeramo: ufficializzato l'acquisto della palleggiatrice spagnola Melean" (in Italian). Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile. 2 August 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Yoraxi dejó el club". El Dia (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de Tenerife. 3 August 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "El Naturhouse vence al Figaro por 1-3 y gana la Superliga". As (in Spanish). 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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