Sara Anzanello
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| Born | 30 July 1980 San Donà di Piave, Province of Venice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 October 2018 (aged 38) Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sara Anzanello (30 July 1980 – 25 October 2018) was an Italian volleyball player in the middle hitter-blocker role.
Biography
Anzanello was born in San Donà di Piave, province of Venice. She debuted for Italy national team in 1998, when she was 17 years old. She had a total of 203 caps for her team.
Health and death
In 2013, Anzanello required a liver transplant after contracting a severe form of hepatitis in Azerbaijan. She recovered and returned to the playing field. However, in mid-2017, she was diagnosed with leukemia. She died a year later in October 2018 at age 38.[1]
Clubs
- 1995-1998 Volley Latisana
- 1998-1999 Club Italia
- 1999-2001 AGIL Trecate
- 2001-2009 Asystel Novara
- 2009-2011 GSO Villa Cortese
- 2011-2013 Azərreyl Baku
Individual awards
References
- ^ Morta Sara Anzanello: aveva 38 anni (in Italian)
- ^ "Coni: Anzanello ora è in 'Walk of Fame' - Lazio". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 16 July 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
External links
- Sara Anzanello at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Sara Anzanello at Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (in Italian)
- Sara Anzanello at WorldofVolley
- Sara Anzanello at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
- Official website Archived 2007-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
- LegaVolley Archived 2014-12-22 at the Wayback Machine