Maria Bertelli
British volleyball player
Maria Catherine Bertelli (born 6 October 1977) is a British former volleyball player and footballer, and volleyball coach. She competed for the Great Britain volleyball team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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. 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.
When Charlton Athletic men's team were relegated in 2007 they disbanded their women's team. Bertelli made public her disappointment: "To call it upsetting is an understatement."
Volleyball career
Bertelli started playing volleyball at the age of 13. After graduating from Loughborough University, Bartelli played volleyball professionally in Belgium, but soon returned to England, despite having to pay to play for the national team at the time.
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