José Martínez (volleyball)

Jose Martinez (born (1993-01-23)23 January 1993) is a Mexican volleyball player. He is part of Mexico men's national volleyball team, and represented Mexico at the Olympic Games 2016 Rio. At club level he currently plays for Virtus Guanajuato in Mexico[1][2] Previously, he played for Strasbourg Volley-Ball [3] in France.

José Martinez
Personal information
Full nameJosé Manuel Martínez Rebollar
NicknameEl Manu
NationalityMexico
Born (1993-01-23) 23 January 1993
Tijuana, México
Height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Spike349 cm (137 in)
Block334 cm (131 in)
College(s)Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle Blocker
Number12 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2012–2015
2015–2017
2017-2018
2018-2019		 IMSS ATN
Virtus Guanajuato
Strasbourg Volley-Ball
Virtus Guanajuato
National team
2012– Mexico
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Men’s Volleyball
U-21 NORCECA Championships
2012 Colorado Springs
U-23 Pan-American Cup
2014 Havana
Central American and Caribbean Games
2018 Barranquilla

He now studies in Melbourne and plays for the Melbourne Vipers in the Australian Volleyball League.

Early life

Martínez was born in Tijuana, Baja California. He attended Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista, California, where he started playing volleyball and graduated in 2011. A four-year varsity starter, he was named to the second All-Metro League team.[4] He also lettered in water polo under coach Guy Souza.[5]

Career

During the summer of 2016, Martínez along with Mexico men's national volleyball team, ended their 48-year absence in the Olympic Games, when they secured the final place at stake for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games through the World Olympic Qualification Tournament, which took place in their home turf in Mexico City.[6]

References
  1. "Team Roster – Mexico". fivb.org. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. "Disputarán la Copa Virtus, con lo mejor del voleibol en México". deportedigital.mx. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. "A la découverte de José Martinez, nouveau joueur du SVB". Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  4. "Top of the class 2010-11: It's a banner year -- three CIF titles -- for Metro teams". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  5. "Jose Martinez MaxPreps profile –". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  6. "Mexico - Olympic Games". Retrieved 17 August 2016.


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