Mirka Francia

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mirka Francia
Occupation	Volleyball Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 14, 1975(1975-02-14)
Age	49
Birthplace	Santa Clara
Country	Cuba
Horoscope	Aquarius

Mirka Francia Biography

Mirka Francia is one of the most popular and richest Volleyball Player who was born on February 14, 1975 in Santa Clara, Cuba. Mirka Francia Vasconcelos (born 14 February 1975, in Villa Clara) is a Cuban-Italian volleyball player who has won two Olympic gold medals with the Cuba women’s national volleyball team. At 1.84 meters (6 ft) tall, she played as a blocker before becoming a hitter in 2004.

For season 2008/2009 she started playing for the Turkish team Eczacibasi Istanbul. With this team she won the “Best Scorer” title for the Champions League regular season 2009 and the Best Spiker, Best Server and Top Scorer of the 2009 Turkish Championship.

Mirka Francia Net Worth

Mirka Francia is one of the richest Volleyball Player from Cuba. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mirka Francia 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, Francia first played volleyball at age ten and joined the junior national team in Havana four years later. With the national team she won two gold medals, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also played on the Cuban national team that won the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship in 1994 and 1998.

In the 1998-1999 season she played for Romanelli Firenze in the Italian second division before joining Sirio Perugia for the following season. She skipped the 2000-2001 season because of pregnancy, but rejoined Sirio Perugia the next year. With the team she has won the Italian Championship three times (2002–2003, 2004–2005, 2006–2007) and the Italian Cup two times (2003, 2005), also winning the Women’s CEV Champions League in 2006 and 2008 also being awarded “Best Spiker”, and the 2007 CEV Cup when she was awarded “Best Scorer”. She acquired Italian citizenship in 2004, but has declined to play for the Italy women’s national volleyball team due to family matters.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Mirka Francia height 6 ft 0 in Mirka weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Mirka Francia Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Mirka Ranked on the list of most popular Volleyball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Cuba. Mirka Francia celebrates birthday on February 14 of every year.

Top Facts about Mirka Francia

1. Mirka Francia is a retired Cuban-Italian volleyball player.
2. She was born on January 5, 1976 in Havana, Cuba.
3. Francia played as a setter and libero during her career.
4. She won two Olympic bronze medals with the Italian team (2000, 2004).
5. Francia also won three World Championship silver medals (1998, 2002, 2006).
6. She was named Best Setter at the 1998 World Championship.
7. Francia played for top clubs in Italy and Turkey.
8. She retired from professional volleyball in 2013.
9. After retiring, she became a coach and TV commentator.
10. Francia is considered one of the greatest setters in volleyball history.