Israel Rodríguez (volleyball)

Israel Rodríguez

Personal information

Full name

Israel Rodríguez Calderon

Nationality

Spanish

Born

(1981-08-27) August 27, 1981 (age 43)
Seville, Spain

Hometown

Arahal, Spain

Height

1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)

Weight

96 kg (212 lb)

Spike

347 cm (137 in)

Block

325 cm (128 in)

Volleyball information

Position

Outside hitter

Current team

CV Almería

Number

Career

Years	Teams
1999–2001 2001–2002 2002–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–	Aguas de Huelva CV EMI Gijón CV Almería Copra Berni Piacenza Prisma Volley EA Patras New Mater Volley Chaumont VB 52 Tomis Constanța Ziraat Bankası Ankara PGE Skra Bełchatów CV Almería

National team

2005–

Spain

Medal record

Men's volleyball

Representing Spain
European Championship
	2007 Russia	Team
European League
	2007 Portugal	Team
	2009 Portugal	Team
Mediterranean Games
	2009 Pescara	Team

Last updated: 20 February 2017

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Calderon.

Israel Rodríguez Calderon (born 27 August 1981) is a Spanish volleyball player, a member of Spain men's national volleyball team and Spanish club CV Almería, 2007 European Champion, a medalist of the European League (gold in 2007, silver in 2009), Spanish Champion (2003, 2004, 2005), Romanian Champion (2014).

Career

Clubs

In November 2015 he joined Polish club PGE Skra Bełchatów for replacement because of Michał Winiarski's injury. He signed a contract until the end of 2015, which was extended to the end of the season. On February 7, 2016, he played with PGE Skra and won the 2016 Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final. In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal in the 2015–16 PlusLiga championship. After season he left club from Bełchatów

Sporting achievements

Clubs

CEV Champions League

2007/2008 - with Copra Berni Piacenza

National championships

2002/2003 Spanish SuperCup 2002, with CV Almería
2002/2003 Spanish King Cup 2003, with CV Almería
2002/2003 Spanish Championship, with CV Almería
2003/2004 Spanish SuperCup 2003, with CV Almería
2003/2004 Spanish Championship, with CV Almería
2004/2005 Spanish Championship, with CV Almería
2006/2007 Spanish SuperCup 2006, with CV Almería
2006/2007 Spanish King Cup 2007, with CV Almería
2006/2007 Spanish Championship, with CV Almería
2007/2008 Italian Championship, with Copra Berni Piacenza
2013/2014 Romanian Cup, with Tomis Constanța
2013/2014 Romanian Championship, with Tomis Constanța
2014/2015 Turkish Championship, with Ziraat Bankası Ankara
2015/2016 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
2015/2016 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów

National team

Individually

2005 CEV European Championship - Best Spiker
2007 European League - Best Receiver

References

ISRAEL CALDERON RODRIGUEZ NOWYM SIATKARZEM PGE SKRY - skra.pl - 09-11-2015
POLISH CUP M: Venture of all time - Skra win trophy after annulling 3-8 in tie-break! - worldofvolley.com - 07-02-2016
BRĄZOWA PGE SKRA! Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine - skra.pl - 26-04-2016

External links

Israel Rodríguez Calderon at the International Volleyball Federation
Israel RODRIGUEZ CALDERON at the European Volleyball Confederation
Israel Rodriguez at PlusLiga (in Polish)

Awards
Preceded by Piotr Gruszka	Best Spiker of CEV European Championship 2005	Succeeded by Yury Berezhko
Preceded by?	Best Receiver of European League 2007	Succeeded by Ferdinand Tille

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