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Barbara Siciliano

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Barbara Siciliano
Personal information
Born(1972-09-19)19 September 1972
Sanremo, Italy
Died12 June 2025(2025-06-12) (aged 52)
Lavagna, Italy
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Volleyball information
Number8 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
1994Anthesis Modena
National team
1994Italy Italy

Barbara Siciliano ((1972-09-19)19 September 1972 – (2025-06-12)12 June 2025) was an Italian female volleyball player. She was part of the Italy women's national volleyball team.

Born in Sanremo,[1] Siciliano started her career at the Riviera dei Fiori club, before moving to Modena, where she stayed five seasons, winning a Women's CEV Cup.[2] She participated in the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[3] After retiring in 2010, she moved to Milan, where she became coach of the youth team of Pro Patria.[2]

Siciliano died of cardiac problems at the age of 52.[2] She was married and had two daughters, both of them volleyball players.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Il mondo del volley in lutto: è morta Barbara Siciliano. L'ex azzurra aveva 52 anni". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Catucci, Pierfrancesco (13 June 2025). "Barbara Siciliano è morta: l'ex Nazionale di volley ha avuto un malore mentre era in vacanza". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Women Volleyball XIII World Championship 1994 - Teams Composition. - Italy". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015.