Charo Soriano
| Maria Rosario Soriano | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Charo |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Born | October 14, 1985 |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
| College(s) | Ateneo de Manila University |
| Volleyball information | |
| Position | Open/Middle Hitter |
| Current club | BaliPure Purest Water Defenders |
| Number | 8 |
Maria Rosario "Charo" Soriano is a Filipino volleyball player and coach. She is the playing coach for the BaliPure Purest Water Defenders in the Shakey's V-League for the 2016 season.
Career
During her collegiate playing career for the Ateneo Lady Eagles, she played indoor and beach volleyball. After playing With the Ateneo Lady Eagles from 2003 to 2008, she worked as assistant coach with this team from 2012 to 2014. Soriano won with this team the Shakey's V-League Season 8, 1st Conference as head coach.[1] In 2013, she played with the Smart Maynilad Net Spikers from the Shakey's V-League.[2] Soriano joined PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters from the Shakey's V-League, for the 2014 Shakey's V-League 11th Season Open Conference and the 2015 Shakey's V-League 12th Season Reinforced Open Conference.[3]
In beach volleyball, Soriano played the 2015 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup with Petron XCS and the 2015 Fit To Hit: Philippine Beach Volleyball Invitational Mane 'n Tail. She won the Silver Medal in the 2015 Beach Volleyball Republic Christmas Open and later represented The Philippines partnering Alexa Micek in the 2015 Spike For Peace Women’s International Beach Volleyball.[4] She played with Micek the Beach Volleyball Republic tournaments since 2015. She is one of the co-founders of Beach Volleyball Republic.[5]
For the 2016 Shakey's V-League13th Season Open Conference season, she acted as playing coach for the club BaliPure Purest Water Defenders.[6]
Clubs
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Ateneo Lady Eagles (2003-2008) - Smart-Maynilad Net Spikers (2013)
- PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters (2014-2015)
- BaliPure Purest Water Defenders (2016)
Awards
Individuals
- 2003-2004 UAAP Season 66 "Rookie of the Year"
- 2006 Home and Away Invitational League "Best Server"
- 2007 Shakey's V-League Season 4 2nd Conference "Most Energetic Player"
- 2007–2008 UAAP Season 70 "Best Scorer"
- 2007–2008 UAAP Season 70 "Best Receiver"
- 2008 Shakey's V-League Season 5 1st Conference "Most Improved Player"
- 2008 Shakey's V-League Season 5 1st Conference "Best Blocker"
References
- ↑ "Soriano finally wins V-League crown for Ateneo as coach".
- ↑ "V-League: Smart-Maynilad leans on Alyssa Valdez to finalize semis entry with win over Meralco". GMA News. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ Villar, Joey (6 October 2015). "Gorayeb shifts focus to PLDT's V-League grand slam bid". Philstar. Manila, Philippinas. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ Lozada, Bong (29 November 2015). "Spike for Peace: PH duo of Soriano, Micek falls to Thailand". Inquirer. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ Lozada, Mei-Lin (22 December 2015). "Gretchen Ho bares busy BVR season amid spike in beach volleyball popularity". Spin. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Pressure on for playing coach Charo Soriano as undermanned BaliPure debuts against Air Force". Spin. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.