Ernardo Gómez

Ernardo Gómez
Ernardo Gomez at the 2015 Greek Volleyleague Finals
Personal information
Nationality	Venezuela
Born	(1982-07-30) 30 July 1982
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Spike	350 cm (138 in)
Block	335 cm (132 in)
Career
Years Teams 1998–1999 Huracanes de Bolivar 1999–2000 Ulbra 2000–2004 Olympiacos 2004–2006 Panathinaikos 2006–2007 JTEK Strings 2007–2008 Fenerbahçe 2008–2012 JT Thunders 2012–2013 Ziraat Bankasi Ankara 2013–2014 Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza 2014–2015 PAOK Thessaloniki 2015–2016 Inegol Belediyesi 2016–2017 PAOK Thessaloniki 2017– Iraklis Chalkida
National team
2001– Venezuela
Honours Men’s Volleyball Representing  Venezuela Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Team

Ernardo ("Harry") Andrés Gómez Cañas (born July 30, 1982 in Bolívar) is a volleyball player from Venezuela, who won the gold medal with the Venezuela men's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

He is 195 cm and 100 kg weight. He plays for PAOK VC in Greece since 2014 season start and wears the number 11. He has played over 300 times for his national team. He also played for Fenerbahçe Istanbul in Turkey, Ulbra in Brazil, Olympiakos Piraeus and Panathinaikos VC in Greece and Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza in Japan.

At only 20 years of age Harry, as he is affectionately known‚ was Venezuela's main attacking weapon. A powerful attack near the net as well as from the back zone and an excellent service were his strongest weapons and since making his international debut at the age of 13 he proved to be Venezuela's ace card.

Standing at only 195 cm tall‚ Gomez has never come up short on court. He was the best scorer of the Intercontinental Rounds of the 2001 World League and has picked up a silver medal at the FIVB Youth World Championship in Saudi Arabia in 1999‚ a bronze medal at the Junior FIVB WCH in Poland in 2001‚ and two fourth places in Bahrain 1997 and Thailand 1999.

He won with his team the gold medal at the 2005 Bolivarian Games.^[1]

He was part of the Venezuela men's national volleyball team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland.^[2] He played for Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza.

Awards

• YOUNG WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SAUDI ARABIA MVP 1999
• JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POLAND MVP 2001
• World League 2001 Best Scorer of International Round
• Pan Americans Games Santo Domingo 2003 Gold Medal and MVP
• Olympics Games Beijing 2008 China 9 Places and Best Scorer of Qualifications Round
• Fenerbahce 2007-08 Doble title Cup and League champions (Best Scorer and MVP)
• 3 TIME MVP OF GREEK LEAGUE 2001, 2006, 2015
• Toyoda Gosei 2004-05 7 Places and Best Scorer with the Record in the League with 711 points in 28 Games,
• JT Thunders 2008 6 Places and Best Scorer
• JT Thunders 2009 5 Places and Silver medal in the Emperator Cup and MVP
• JT Thunders 2010 5 Places and Best Scorer and Best Server
• JT Thunders 2011 6 Places

References

External links

• FIVB Profile
• PAOK Team Roster