Full name Wilavan Apinyapong Position Outside hitter Weight 68 kg Block 319 cm (126 in) Height 1.74 m | Spike 326 cm (128 in) Name Wilavan Apinyapong Nickname Gift Current club Supreme Chonburi | |
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Born June 6, 1984 (age 39)
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand ( 1984-06-06 ) Similar People Pleumjit Thinkaow, Nootsara Tomkom, Tapaphaipun Chaisri, Onuma Sittirak, Piyanut Pannoy | ||
Wilavan apinyapong best player world grand prix 2014
Wilavan Apinyapong (Thai: วิลาวัณย์ อภิญญาพงศ์; RTGS: Wilawan Aphinyaphong, born June 6, 1984) is a Thai professional volleyball player who plays for Azerbaijan Club Igtisadchi Baku in the Azerbaijan Super League and the Thai National Team as an Outside Hitter. She has been the captain for the Thailand women's national volleyball team since 2008. Apinyaponng graduate from Bangkok University with a bachelor and a master degree. Apinyapong led the Thai team to win the first gold medal at 2009 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship and beaten China 3-1 for the first time in history. She again led the team to victory in the 2013 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship where she also received the MVP award of the event.
Contents
- Wilavan apinyapong best player world grand prix 2014
- bgvc wilavan apinyapong highlights women s club world championship 2016
- Career
- Personal life
- Clubs
- Individual
- Senior Team
- Royal decorations
- References
bgvc wilavan apinyapong highlights women s club world championship 2016
Career
Apinyapong signed with the Spanish professional club IBSA Club Voleibol for the 2007-2008 season of the Spanish Superliga, playing with her countrymate Nootsara Tomkom. For the next two seasons, she and some of her Thai teammates, such as Malika Kanthong, Amporn Hyapha signed with the Turkish club Ereğli Belediye and had a successful club career there.
In 2010, she signed with the Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande under coach Jenny Lang Ping. Along with the Olympics MVP Feng Kun, Yang Hao, Logan Tom, Jovana Brakočević. She was benched most of the time during the season because of the limitation on foreigner players -- only 2 foreign players were allowed on the court.
Next season, she moved to another Chinese club team Fujian Xi Meng Bao and played alongside good friend Pleumjit Thinkaow and the famous Chinese Olympics bronze medalist Xu Yunli.
2012 was the golden year for Thai team, even though the team failed to qualify to the 2012 Summer Olympics because of the Serbia-Japan fixed match. But, she is still hopeful to have an opportunity to be in the 2016 olympics.The Thai team went on to finish 4th place at the 2012 World Grand Prix, making it the best result for Thailand since 2002 as the Thai team participated for the first time. After winning the gold medal against Asia's power house China at the 2012 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship, Apinyapong and her 6 other teammates signed for Igtisadchi Baku and helped the team to win the silver medal at the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League. They also qualified for the 2013/2014 CEV Women's Champions League for the very first time since the club was founded.
In 2013 She received the MVP award at the 2013 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship . She extended the contract with Igtisadchi Baku for one more year and was subsequently appointed captain.
In late 2013, after winning the gold medal at 2013 Southeast Asian Games, Apinyapong said that she will not go to compete at the 2014 FIVB Women's World Championship because she is set to join the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, considering that she might have a chance to win at least one medal.
Personal life
Wilavan Apinyapong married Nattapong Kesapan, at Kham Sakaesaeng, Nakhon Ratchasima in 7 May 2017.