Zuleyma Cirimele Heredia (born 26 May 1967) is a Venezuelan softball head coach and former catcher who is the head coach of the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican Softball League. She competed for Venezuela in the women's tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
| Zuleyma Cirimele | |
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| Olmecas de Tabasco | |
| Catcher / Head coach | |
| Born: 26 May 1967 Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela | |
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As head coach
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Career
editCirimele was born on 26 May 1967 in Maracay, Venezuela. She first represented her country at the 1981 Junior Women's Softball World Championship held in Edmonton, where the Venezuelan squad finished last.[3][4]
In 2008, Cirimele was part of the softball team that qualified for the first time to the Olympics; aged 41, she was the oldest player in the squad. In the tournament, held in Beijing, Venezuela finished seventh with a 2–5 record.[5] In six games, she recorded two hits two RBI and an .167 batting average.[6]
Coaching career
editCirimele coached Saronno Softball of the Serie A1 Softball during the 2024 season.[7][8]
On 11 December 2024 she was appointed head coach of the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican Softball League ahead of the 2025 season.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Zuleyma Cirimele". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Zuleyma Cirimele". Olympic Channel Services. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Veterana venezolana aprende de jóvenes en sóftbol" (in Spanish). Reuters. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Standings - Jr. Women's Softball World Championship 1981". wbsc.org. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Venezuela catcher living her Olympic dream". Reuters. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Athlete Biography Cirimele Zuleyma". beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Saronno Softball, la nuova manager è Zuleyma Cirimele: “Pronta ad entrare in una grande famiglia”". VareseSport (in Italian). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Softball A1, Zuleyma Cirimele prende il timone dell'Inox Team Saronno". Il Saronno (in Italian). 4 March 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ Chacón, Alejandro (11 December 2024). "La venezolana Zuleyma Cirimele será manager de Las Olmecas de Tabasco". Tabasco Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Las Olmecas: Llega Zuleyma Cirimele para iniciar la pretemporada". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 7 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
