Cuba men's national under-21 volleyball team

Cuba U21
Nickname(s) Powerful
Association Cuban Volleyball Federation
Confederation NORCECA
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
FIVB U21 World Championship
Appearances 12 (First in 1981)
Best result Silver Runners-Up : (1987, 2009, 2017)
NORCECA U21 Championship
Appearances 7 (First in 2000)
Best result Gold Champions : (2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2014)

The Cuba men's national under-21 volleyball team represents Cuba in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 21 and it is ruled by the Cuban Volleyball Federation body That is an affiliate of the Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also a part of the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation NORCECA.

Results

FIVB U21 World Championship

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

FIVB U21 World Championship[1]
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Brazil 1977 Didn't Qualified
United States 1981 6th place Squad
Italy 1985 Third place Squad
Bahrain 1987 Runners-Up Squad
Greece 1989 5th place Squad
Egypt 1991 8th place Squad
Argentina 1993 11th place Squad
Malaysia 1995 Didn't Qualified
Bahrain 1997
Thailand 1999
Poland 2001 5th place Squad
Iran 2003 Didn't Qualified
India 2005 Third place Squad
Morocco 2007 8th place Squad
India 2009 Runners-Up Squad
Brazil 2011 Didn't Qualified
Turkey 2013
Mexico 2015 13th place Squad
Czech Republic 2017 Runners-Up Squad
Total0 Titles12/19

NORCECA U21 Championship

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

NORCECA U21 Championship [2]
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Guatemala 1998 Didn't Enter
Cuba 2000 Final Champions Squad
Canada 2002 Didn't Enter
Canada 2004 Final Champions Squad
Mexico 2006 Final Champions Squad
El Salvador 2008 Final Champions Squad
Canada 2010 Semifinals 4th place Squad
United States 2012 Didn't Enter
El Salvador 2014 Final Champions Squad
Canada 2016 Final Runners-Up Squad
Total5 Titles7/10

Team

Current Squad

The following is the Cuban roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.[3]

Head coach: Nicolas Vives Coffigny

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2017 club
1José Israel Alvarez2 December 19971.99 m (6 ft 6 in)79 kg (174 lb)349 cm (137 in)347 cm (137 in)Cuba Guantanamo
2Osniel Melgarejo18 December 19971.95 m (6 ft 5 in)83 kg (183 lb)345 cm (136 in)320 cm (130 in)Greece Panathinaikos V.C.
3Marlon Yang Herrera23 May 20012.02 m (6 ft 8 in)75 kg (165 lb)345 cm (136 in)320 cm (130 in)Cuba Villa Clara
5Javier Octavio Rojas27 December 19972.00 m (6 ft 7 in)84 kg (185 lb)356 cm (140 in)350 cm (140 in)Cuba La Habana
10Miguel Gutiérrez21 February 19971.97 m (6 ft 6 in)86 kg (190 lb)355 cm (140 in)340 cm (130 in)Cuba Villa Clara
11Livan Taboada Diaz4 October 19981.91 m (6 ft 3 in)75 kg (165 lb)343 cm (135 in)327 cm (129 in)Cuba La Habana
12Raciel Cabrera2 July 19981.98 m (6 ft 6 in)85 kg (187 lb)345 cm (136 in)325 cm (128 in)Cuba Pinar Del Rio
14Adrian Arredondo (C)26 June 19981.91 m (6 ft 3 in)80 kg (180 lb)344 cm (135 in)340 cm (130 in)Cuba Santic Spiritus
16Victor Flores31 August 20011.88 m (6 ft 2 in)72 kg (159 lb)345 cm (136 in)338 cm (133 in)Cuba Camaguey
17Roamy Arce24 July 19972.01 m (6 ft 7 in)93 kg (205 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in)Cuba Matanzas
18Miguel Angel Castro25 March 19971.89 m (6 ft 2 in)75 kg (165 lb)345 cm (136 in)320 cm (130 in)Cuba Cienfuegos
19Lionnis Rubiera25 July 19971.85 m (6 ft 1 in)77 kg (170 lb)332 cm (131 in)332 cm (131 in)Cuba Santiago de Cuba

Notable Players

References

  1. ↑ "World Championsh U21 info".
  2. ↑ NORCECA Information
  3. ↑ "Team Roster – Cuba".
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