Maria Bertelli
| Maria Bertelli | |||||
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| Full name | Maria Catherine Bertelli[1] | ||||
| Born |
October 6, 1977 Ashton-under-Lyne, England | ||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Setter / Libero | ||||
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Maria Catherine Bertelli (born 6 October 1977) is a British volleyball player and former footballer. She competed for the Great Britain volleyball team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Football career
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maria Catherine Bertelli | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashton-under-Lyne, England | ||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stockport | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Wimbledon | ||
| 2005–2007 | Charlton Athletic | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Bertelli played football for Wimbledon and Charlton Athletic in the FA Women's Premier League. In 2005 she was signed by Charlton coach Keith Boanas. That season she played in Charlton's 2–1 Premier League Cup final win over Arsenal.[4] In 2006–07 Charlton were beaten 4–1 by quadruple-winning Arsenal in the FA Women's Cup final, before a record crowd of 24,529 at the City Ground in Nottingham. Bertelli was booked for an early foul on Kelly Smith.[5]
When Charlton Athletic men's team were relegated in 2007 they ditched their women's team. Bertelli made public her disappointment: "To call it upsetting is an understatement." She decided to focus on volleyball, joining Great Britain's national training programme in Sheffield in preparation for the 2012 London Olympics.[6]
References
- ↑ "Maria Bertelli". Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ↑ Liew, Jonathan (14 June 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: Team GB volleyball squad who paid their way to the Games". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ Ostick, Chris (10 July 2012). "Former football star Maria Bertelli poised to make her Olympic bow ... at volleyball". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ Leighton, Tony (5 March 2006). "Arsenal 1–2 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ Cheese, Caroline (7 May 2007). "Arsenal Ladies 4–1 Charlton Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ Potter, Sarah (30 June 2007). "Olympic chance helping Bertelli to overcome the pain in her other life - Volleyball". The Times. Retrieved 29 July 2015.