Attention is focusing on the 2023 move of Turkiye, 7th in the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) women’s volleyball rankings. This is because the meeting between Melissa Vargas, who was naturalized as a Turkish citizen, and director Daniele Santarelli, who is considered a world-renowned director, took place.
The Turkish women’s volleyball team started training as a full team after the Turkish League ended on the 12th (hereinafter Korean time). Turkiye is Korea’s first opponent in the FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL). On June 1st, the match against Turkiye is scheduled for the first leg of the 1st week of the VNL in Turkiye Antalya.
Cuban-born Vargas is a 194cm apogee born in 1999. After moving to Fenerbahce in 2018, she even obtained Turkish citizenship, and from this year, two years after that, she can wear the Turkish national team uniform and compete in international competitions.
In her last two years, she started the season in Tianjin, China, and returned to Fenerbahce in the winter transfer window for the remainder of the season. Vargas has gained a lot of experience and has become a more fearsome striker. In the 2022-23 season, she led Fenerbahçe to victory in the Turkiye League and even won MVP. The Best Opposite and Best Server awards were a bonus.
Türkiye has obtained a solid ace. At the Tokyo Olympics, the friendly competition between Evra Karakurt and Vargas, who stepped on the court with a Turkish apogee, began. According to the Turkish Volleyball Association, coach Santarelli said, “I am delighted to be with Vargas. With Vargas joining, we can boost our team’s strength and bring a higher level of competitiveness at the same time.”
Coach Santarelli is currently the head coach of Imoko Cornelliano in the first division of Italian women’s volleyball. As the national team coach, he took the helm of Turkey through Croatia (2018-2021) and Serbia (2022). Coach Giovanni Guidetti, who led the Turkish national team, announced a new start as the Serbian coach.
Coach Santarelli received a report card of 3rd place in the absence of Serbian main force Tiana Voskovic at the time of last year’s VNL. Coincidentally, in the third-place match against Türkiye, Serbia laughed with a set score of 3-0. Even in the absence of a star player, another Serbian potential was revealed based on solid organizational power.메이저사이트
Director Santarelli and the team where Vargas goes are consistently showing remarkable results.
In the meantime, Türkiye has relatively lacked the presence of outside heaters. However, Balladin filled one spot, but a question mark remained for the other spot. Attention is focusing on whether Vargas, who has excellent offensive power, will be able to fill the gaps and what kind of teamwork coach Santarelli will show in Turkiye.
