Stella Christodoulou (; born July 19, 1991, in Athens, Greece) is a female professional volleyball player from Greece, who is a member of the Greece women's national volleyball team. At club level, she plays in Hellenic Volley League for Greek club AO Thiras.
Career Stella Christodoulou started her career from Enosi Virona. In 2007 she was transferred at Panellinios G.S. Athens. In 2010, she signed for Panathinaikos Athens, but Panellinios blocked her transfer at Sports Court.Blocking of Christodoulou transfer from Sports Court Christodoulou was inactive during 2010–11 season. In 2011 she was transferred to Olympiacos Piraeus.Christodoulou transferred to Olympiacos Piraeus Since her arrival at the red-whites of Piraeus, Christodoulou has won 7 Hellenic Championships, 8 Hellenic Cups, the silver medal of the 2016–17 CEV Women's Challenge Cup but mainly the golden medal of the same competition in 2017-18 season.
In atomic level she has been named two times Hellenic Championship MVP, in 2016–17Hellenic Championship history review www.volleynews.gr and 2018–19 2018-19 Hellenic Championship MVP www.volleyball.gr seasons and two more times Hellenic Cup MVP in 2014Hellenic Cup history review www.volleynews.gr and 20192019 Hellenic Cup MVP www.volleyball.gr editions. However, her most important individual award was the European Challenge Cup MVP, in the 2018 edition of the competition.European Challenge Cup 2018 MVP www.cev.eu
Stella Christooulou, who is considered to be one of the ever best setters in the Hellenic women's volleyball, renewed her contract with the Piraeus team in June 2020, for two more years.Christodoulou renews her contract with Olympiacos www.olympiacossfp.gr In December 2020 the Hellenic championship was uncertain whether it would continue due to COVID-19 disease and Olympiacos allowed their players (despite their contracts) to move abroad until next summer. Thus, Stella Christooulou moved to Turkish "Sultanlar Ligi" for Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor, where she met her compatriot Anthi Vassilantonaki.
International career Stella Christodoulou is a member of the Hellenic National Team. She began her international career in 2007 with the Junior (U19) team, competing in the preliminary round of 2008 Junior Women's European Championship.2007 Hellenic Junior women National team www.cev.eu One year later she was promoted to the Women's squad, participating in the preliminary rounds of the 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship.2008 Hellenic women's national team www.cev.eu Since then she has many caps with the National team, of which she is the captain, since May 2017. In 2018 Mediterranean Games she won the silver medal as the captain of the Hellenic National Team.Silver medal of Hellenic National Team in 2018 Mediterranean Games www.volleynews.gr In 2019, she was the captain of the Hellenic National Team in the final phase of the European Championship, participating in all 6 games of Greece.2019 European Championship: France-Greece 0-3 www.cev.eu
Personal Stella is the daughter of Christos Christodoulou, and niece of Fanis Christodoulou. Her sister Elena is also a volleyball player.Stella and Elena Christodoulou www.sport24.gr Christodoulou family has hails from Rozena Korinthia.Από τα Ροζενά η αρχηγός του Ολυμπιακού streetlife.gr
Sporting achievements National team 2018 Mediterranean Games
Clubs International competitions 2017 CEV Women's Challenge Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus 2018 CEV Women's Challenge Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus
National championships 2011/2012 Hellenic Championship, with Olympiacos Piraeus 2012/2013 Hellenic Championship, with Olympiacos Piraeus 2013/2014 Hellenic Championship, with Olympiacos Piraeus 2014/2015 Hellenic Championship, with Olympiacos Piraeus 2015/2016 Hellenic Championship, with Olympiacos Piraeus 2016/2017 Hellenic Championship, with Olympiacos Piraeus 2017/2018 Hellenic Championship, with Olympiacos Piraeus 2018/2019 Hellenic Championship, with Olympiacos Piraeus 2019/2020 Hellenic Championship, with Olympiacos Piraeus
National trophies 2011/2012 Hellenic Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus 2012/2013 Hellenic Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus 2013/2014 Hellenic Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus 2014/2015 Hellenic Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus 2015/2016 Hellenic Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus 2016/2017 Hellenic Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus 2017/2018 Hellenic Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus 2018/2019 Hellenic Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus
Individuals 2014 Hellenic Cup Final four: MVP 2015 European League: Best setter 2016-17 Hellenic Championship: MVP 2018 CEV Women's Challenge Cup: MVP 2019 Hellenic Cup Final four: MVP 2018-19 Hellenic Championship: MVP
References
External links Profile - clubs - titles at women.volleybox.net Profile at greekvolley.gr Profile at CEV web site at cev.eu Olympiacos Women's Volleyball team at Olympiacos official web site (www.olympiacossfp.gr)