Maria Bertelli
Personal information
Full nameMaria Catherine Bertelli[1]
Born (1977-10-06) 6 October 1977
Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter / Libero
Career
YearsTeams
2000–2001
2001–2002		Euphony Tongeren
Asterix Kieldrecht
London Malory
Volley Köniz
National team
1996–
2007–		 England
 Great Britain
Association football career
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Stockport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Wimbledon
2005–2007 Charlton Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maria Catherine Bertelli (born 6 October 1977) is a British volleyball player and former footballer. She competed for the Great Britain volleyball team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Football career

Bertelli played football for Wimbledon and Charlton Athletic in the FA Women's Premier League. In 2005, she was signed by Charlton coach Keith Boanas. That season she played in Charlton's 2–1 Premier League Cup final win over Arsenal.[4] In 2006–07 Charlton were beaten 4–1 by quadruple-winning Arsenal in the FA Women's Cup final, before a record crowd of 24,529 at the City Ground in Nottingham. Bertelli was booked for an early foul on Kelly Smith.[5]

When Charlton Athletic men's team were relegated in 2007 they ditched their women's team. Bertelli made public her disappointment: "To call it upsetting is an understatement." She decided to focus on volleyball, joining Great Britain's national training programme in Sheffield in preparation for the 2012 London Olympics.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Maria Bertelli". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Liew, Jonathan (14 June 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: Team GB volleyball squad who paid their way to the Games". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Ostick, Chris (10 July 2012). "Former football star Maria Bertelli poised to make her Olympic bow ... at volleyball". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Leighton, Tony (5 March 2006). "Arsenal 1–2 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Cheese, Caroline (7 May 2007). "Arsenal Ladies 4–1 Charlton Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Potter, Sarah (30 June 2007). "Olympic chance helping Bertelli to overcome the pain in her other life - Volleyball". The Times. Retrieved 29 July 2015.


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