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Kenny Moreno

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Pino.
Kenny Moreno
Personal information
Full nameKenny Moreno Pino
NationalityColombian
Born (1979-01-06) January 6, 1979 (age 45)
Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia
HometownMedellín, Colombia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Spike290 cm (110 in)
Block300 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionWing Spiker
National team
2005-2017Colombia
Last updated: March 2017

Kenny Moreno Pino (born January 6, 1979, in Turbo, Antioquia) is a volleyball player and coach from Colombia, who won with her team the bronze medal at the 2005 Bolivarian Games.

Personal life

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Moreno is 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) tall 60 kilograms (130 lb),[1] born on January 6, 1979, in Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia.[2] Her parents are Ciriaco and Ubaldina,[3] and she has a sister named Yesmina who was also volleyball player and two times NAIA All-American with Columbia College.[4]

Moreno started dentistry in the Cooperative University of Colombia in Medellin, Colombia but dropped after three semesters[5] before turning to professional volleyball.[6] She speaks fluently Spanish, English, Portuguese and Italian.[6] She studied Physical education in the University of Rome Tor Vergata.[6] She is married since 2012.[5]

After taking the professional training in the Accademia Toscana del Benessere, she opened a tattoo and massage parlor in Rieti.[7]

Career

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After winning the 1998 Colombian national championship with the team representing Antioquia,[8] Moreno played under the guidance of the Cuban coach Carlos Sánchez Vásquez with the Colombian champion, Orgullo Paisa-Lotto Lottín that won the berth to play the 1998 South American Club Championship in Medellin, Colombia.[9] Orgullo Paisa ranked last in sixth place, nonetheless she earned the Best Spiker award and the tournament's champion, the Brazilian club Leites Nestlé signed her for the 1998-99 season.[10] She was offered a US$500.00 monthly contract, but she complained that her national federation asked her a US$6,000.00 transfer fee.[3]

Playing for the Brazilian Superliga club Leites Nestlé as a 19 years old, she was a revelation when she played coming from the bench and was praised for the club's head coach Sérgio Negrão.[11] She participated with the team in the Copa Sul[12] and winning the Campeonato Paulista[13][12] until she was transferred on December 5, 1998 on-loan to another Brazilian Superliga club, Recreativa de Ribeirão Preto, because she would not get enough chance of play with Nestlé during the Superliga regular season.[14] The transfer agreement expressed that all the Moreno expenses would be covered by Leites Nestlé.[14] For her performance with Recreativa, she was selected to play the Brazilian Superliga All-Star game with the foreigners club in February 1999.[15] She helped her Brazilian club to a tied tenth place with a 2-20 mark.[16]

Moreno played professionally with the Argentinian club La Bancaria de Catamarca, playing with this club from 1999[17] to 2001, when she was first runner-up in the Argentinian League.[18]

She studied and played at Columbia College, winning the 2001 NAIA national volleyball championship with a perfect record of 38-0.[19][20] That season she won the "All-American First Team",[21][22] "All-Conference",[23] "All-Region" and "Freshman of the Year" awards playing with her sister Yesmina Moreno Pino, who also won the "All-American" Award.[24] In 2002, she won the Columbia College athlete of the 2001-02 year award[25] and was among the nominees of the Columbia Awards Sportswomen of the Year for Collegiate Sportswomen of the year.[26]

She signed with the Italian club Sartori Mercedes Padova,[27] finishing the season as the second best scorer with 585 points.[28][29]

Moreno participated at the Powerade All Star Game 2004 from the Italian League, while participating with Infotel Europa Systems Forlì.[30]

With the Colombian national team, she won the 2005 Bolivarian Games[31] bronze medal.[32]

Moreno played for the Japanese club JT Marvelous for the 2006-07 season leading the league in scoring with 754 points[33] and her club to the league's second place and being awarded Best 6, Best Scorer and Fighting Award.[34][3] At the 2007 - 56ª Kurowashiki All-Japan Volleyball Tournament her team finished second[35] and she was chosen among the tournament's Best 6,[36] same as the 2008 57ª version.[37] She later confessed that she could polish her skills because of the different volleyball style played in Japan.[3] She returned with the same club the next season, but they settled with the eightieth place[3] beside her season's 617 points.[33] Also said that she had offers from the Montenegro and Kazakhstan national teams that could lead her to European Championships or even the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]

After two years in Japan, she moved to Italy and played the 2008-09 season with the Italian club Acqua & Sapone Città di Aprilia, in order to be close to her Italian fiancé. Cumulating 709 points and a 27.27 points per game average,[38] she was the A2 Italian League Best Scorer, setting a new scoring record.[39]

In 2011, Moreno participated with her national team that pursued the dream of a berth for the 2012 Summer Olympics,[40] training in Cali for three month and touring through Italy, Greece, Romania and Spain for one month.[41] She later joined the Italian club Cariparma SiGrade Volley for the 2011-12 season, scoring 40 points in that November, for the third time in her career.[6]

On January 22, 2012, Cariparma SiGrade agreed to transfer Moreno to the Azerbaijani club Igtisadchi Baku, after the later gave an important offer to her.[2][42] She finished the season in Azerbaijan in fourth place with a 11-19.[43]

Moreno served as assistant coach of Andrea Broccoletti[44] for the Italian junior club Fortitudo Città di Rieti for the 2012 season.[45] And while planning her wedding, she was called by the Italian club Robursport Volley Pesaro to play the A1 Italian League for the 2012-13 season.[2][46] For her performance with Pesaro she was selected as team captain of the foreigners team in the Italian League 2013 All-Star Game.[47]

Signed as the experienced player, she played the 2013–14 Turkish League season with Bursa BBSK.[48][49] She also played with that team the 2013–14 CEV Cup Main Phase, but her team lost in the first round to the compatriot Fenerbahçe,[50] being downgraded to the Challenge Cup third round.[51] Her team then faced the French club ES Le Cannet, who defeated them in a golden set decision.[52]

2014

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Her team lost 1-2 to Galatasaray Daikin in the Turkish league quarterfinals to end up the Bursa BBSK season.[53] After the season she took part in the 2014 Bursa athletes celebrations, as part of the volleyball women's team.[54]

In September 2014, Moreno returned as head coach of the junior Italian club Fortitudo Città di Rieti from the B1 national league for the 2014-15 season.[55] She was training the team waiting to sign an international contract.[56] She was inducted on October 3, with the 2001 Columbia College volleyball team that won the NAIA National Championship to the Columbia College Athletic Hall of Fame[57] and later a special guest during the third edition of the Rieti Sport Gala, were members of the city's volleyball club trained by her were among the nominees.[58]

2015

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In February 2015, after helping the Chinese club Guangdong Volleyball in the relegation playoff, she was added to the 12 women's roster with the Italian club Pomì Casalmaggiore under test,[59] but did not make the team.[60] She was in charge of the club when the head coach resigned[61] and Moreno was provisionally appointed in charge of the club until the arrival of Daniela Monteriu[62] and later Ferruccio Nocelli. Beside of all those changes, Rieti suffered the relegation to the B2 national league.[63]

2016

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Moreno set a new Pan-American Cup tournament record scoring 174 points in the 2016 edition, breaking the 151 points previous record set by Áurea Cruz.[64] Apart from winning the Best Scorer award,[65] she helped her national team to earn the tournament's seventh place.[64] She signed with the Italian professional club Savino Del Bene Scandicci for the 2016/17 season.[66] In December, Moreno and Savino Del Bene friendly agreed to end the contract between them.[67]

Clubs

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  • Colombia Orgullo Paisa-Lotto Lottín (1998)
  • Brazil Leites Nestlé (1998)
  • Brazil Recreativa de Ribeirão Preto (1998–1999)
  • Argentina La Bancaria de Catamarca (1999-2001)
  • Italy Sartori Mercedes Padova (2002–2003)
  • Italy Icot Tec Europa Systems Forlì (2003–2004)
  • Italy Infotel Europa Systems Forlì (2004–2005)
  • Italy Tecnomec Europa Systems Forlì (2005–2006)
  • Japan JT Marvelous (2006–2008)
  • Italy Acqua&Sapone Città di Aprilia (2008–2009)
  • South Korea Hyundai-Hillstate (2009–2011)
  • Italy Parma Volley Girls (2011–2012)
  • Azerbaijan Igtisadchi Baku (2012)
  • Italy Robursport Volley Pesaro (2012–2013)
  • Turkey Bursa BBSK (2013–2014)
  • China Guangdong Volleyball (2015)
  • Italy Omia Volley 88 Cisterna (2015–2016)
  • Italy Savino Del Bene Scandicci (2016)

Awards

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Individuals

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  • 1998-99 Brazilian League "All-Star"
  • 2004-05 Italian League "All-Star"
  • 2006-07 Japan V-Premier League "Best Scorer"
  • 2006-07 Japan V-Premier League "Best 6"
  • 2007 - 56ª Kurowashiki All-Japan Volleyball Tournament "Best 6"
  • 2008 - 57ª Kurowashiki All-Japan Volleyball Tournament "Best 6"
  • 2008-09 A2 Italian League "Best Scorer"
  • 2009-10 South Korean V-League Regular Season "Most Valuable Player"
  • 2012-13 Italian League "All-Star"
  • 2016 Pan-American Cup "Best Scorer"

College

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  • 2001 - Week 8 AMC Player of the Week
  • 2001 NAIA Volleyball All-America Teams - First Team
  • 2001 NAIA National Tournament MVP
  • 2001 All-AMC First Team
  • 2001 AMC Player of the Year
  • 2001 AMC Freshman of the Year

Clubs

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