Argentina men's national volleyball team
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| Association | Argentine Volleyball Federation | |||
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| Confederation | CSV | |||
| Head coach | Marcelo Méndez | |||
| FIVB ranking | 7 (as of August 2017) | |||
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| Summer Olympics | ||||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1984) | |||
| Best result | 3rd place (1988) | |||
| World Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 1960) | |||
| Best result | 3rd place (1982) | |||
| www.feva.org.ar (in Spanish) | ||||
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The Argentina national volleyball team is controlled by the Argentine Volleyball Federation (Federación del Voleibol Argentino in Spanish, and abbreviated "FEVA"). The Argentina team made their international debut at the South American Championship in Rio de Janeiro in 1951, claiming fourth place. They competed in their first World Championship 1960 in the same city, where they finished 11th. The team's best achievements are the bronze medal at the 1982 World Championship, the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and two gold medals at the 1995 and 2015 Pan American Games. Throughout the 1990s it was usually ranked among the first ten.[1]
In recent years, though without achieving any medal, the team finished 4th at the 2000 and 5th at the 2004, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.
At continental level, overshadowed by volleyball power Brazil, Argentina won the gold medal at the 1964 South American Men's Volleyball Championship, twelve silver and seven bronze. Volleyball was introduced in Argentina by the YMCA - Youth Christian Association in 1912. The Argentine Volleyball Federation was created in 1932 sharing the same management as Basketball. The number of fans slowly started to grow as a result of its broadcasting.
Results
Summer Olympics
World Championship
- 1960 — 11th place
- 1978 — 22nd place
- 1982 —
- 1986 — 7th place
- 1990 — 6th place
- 1994 — 14th place
- 1998 — 11th place
- 2002 — 6th place
- 2006 — 13th place
- 2010 — 9th place
- 2014 — 11th place
- 2018 — 15th place
World Cup
World League
- 1990 to 1995 — did not compete
- 1996 — 7th place
- 1997 — 8th place
- 1998 — 9th place
- 1999 — 6th place
- 2000 — 8th place
- 2001 — 13th place
- 2002 — 9th place
- 2005 — 10th place
- 2006 — 7th place
- 2007 — 13th place
- 2009 — 5th place
- 2010 — 5th place
- 2011 — 4th place
- 2012 — 10th place
- 2013 — 6th place
- 2014 — 13th place
- 2015 — 11th place
- 2016 — 10th place
- 2017 — 10th place
Nations League
- 2018 — 14th place
World Grand Champions Cup
- 2001 — 6th place
Pan American Games
America Cup
Pan-American Cup
Team
Current squad
The following is the Argentine roster in the 2018 World Championship.[2]
Head coach: Julio Velasco
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2018–19 club |
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| 2 | Lisandro Zanotti | 4 October 1990 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 336 cm (132 in) | 315 cm (124 in) |  |
| 4 | Maximiliano Cavanna | 2 July 1988 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 333 cm (131 in) | 312 cm (123 in) |  |
| 6 | Cristian Poglajen | 14 July 1989 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 342 cm (135 in) | 322 cm (127 in) |  |
| 7 | Facundo Conte | 25 August 1989 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 334 cm (131 in) |  |
| 8 | Agustín Loser | 12 October 1997 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | |
| 10 | José Luis González | 27 December 1984 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 333 cm (131 in) |  |
| 11 | Sebastián Solé | 12 June 1991 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 362 cm (143 in) | 342 cm (135 in) | |
| 12 | Bruno Lima | 4 February 1996 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | |
| 14 | Pablo Crer | 12 June 1989 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 357 cm (141 in) | 337 cm (133 in) | |
| 15 | Luciano De Cecco (C) | 2 June 1988 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 332 cm (131 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | |
| 16 | Alexis González | 21 July 1981 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 327 cm (129 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | |
| 17 | Tomás López | 12 September 1994 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 328 cm (129 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | |
| 18 | Martín Ramos | 26 August 1991 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 348 cm (137 in) | 328 cm (129 in) | |
| 22 | Ignacio Fernández | 7 June 1994 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | |
Notable players
Kit providers
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Argentina national volleyball team.
| Period | Kit provider |
|---|---|
| 2000–2006 | Topper |
| 2008– | Olympikus Sonder |
Sponsorship
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Banco de la Nación Argentina and Sonder, other sponsors: Pensma, Sodimac, Arnet, Enardo, Gatorade and universal assistance.
References
- ↑ Rank Team
- ↑ "Team Roster – Argentina". FIVB. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
External links
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