Puerto Rico men's national volleyball team
The Puerto Rico men's national volleyball team represents Puerto Rico in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. In 2007 the squad won the silver medal at the NORCECA Volleyball Championship after defeating Cuba in the semi-finals. With that performance Puerto Rico for the first time qualified for the Volleyball World Cup, later that year in Japan.
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| Association | Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation | |
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| Confederation | NORCECA | |
| Head coach | Ossie Antonetti | |
| FIVB ranking | 24 (as of October 2019) | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| World Championship | ||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1974) | |
| Best result | 12th (2006) | |
| www.yosoyvoli.com (in Spanish) | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| NORCECA Championship | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2007 Anaheim | Team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2009 Bayamón | Team |
| 2015 Córdoba | Team |
| Pan-American Cup | ||
| 2007 Santo Domingo | Team |
| 2017 Gatineau | Team |
| 2010 San Juan | Team |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1938 Panama City | Team |
| 2002 San Salvador | Team |
| 2006 Cartagena | Team |
| 2010 Mayaguez | Team |
| 2018 Barranquilla | Team |
| 1935 San Salvador | Team |
| 1946 Barranquilla | Team |
| 1954 Mexico City | Team |
| 1993 Ponce | Team |
| 2014 Veracruz | Team |
| 1950 Guatemala City | Team |
| 1959 Caracas | Team |
| 1986 San Salvador | Team |
Results
World Championship
World Cup
- 2007 – 6th place
NORCECA Championship
- 1969 – 6th place
- 1971 – 4th place
- 1973 – 4th place
- 1975 – Did not participate
- 1977 – 4th place
- 1979 – Did not participate
- 1981 – 5th place
- 1983 – 5th place
- 1985 – 6th place
- 1987 – 6th place
- 1989 – 4th place
- 1991 – 5th place
- 1993 – 4th place
- 1995 – 4th place
- 1997 – 5th place
- 1999 – 5th place
- 2001 – 5th place
- 2003 – 5th place
- 2005 – 5th place
- 2007 –
- 2009 –
- 2011 – 4th place
- 2013 – 4th place
- 2015 –
- 2017 – Did not participate
Pan American Games
- 1955 – Did not participate
- 1959 – 8th place
- 1963 – Did not participate
- 1967 – 8th place
- 1971 – 11th place
- 1975 – Did not participate
- 1979 – 6th place
- 1983 – 7th place
- 1987 – Did not participate
- 1991 – 5th place
- 1995 – 6th place
- 1999 – Did not participate
- 2003 – 7th place
- 2007 – 5th place
- 2011 – 7th place
- 2015 – 4th place
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Current squad
The following is the Puerto Rican roster in the 2018 World Championship.[1]
Head coach: Oswald Antonetti
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2018–19 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Edgardo Goás | 27 January 1989 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | |
| 3 | Pablo Guzmán | 2 June 1987 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 292 cm (115 in) | 288 cm (113 in) | |
| 4 | Dennis Del Valle | 27 January 1989 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | |
| 5 | Pedro Nieves | 29 June 1993 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 312 cm (123 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Free agent |
| 6 | Ángel Pérez (C) | 20 May 1982 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 318 cm (125 in) | |
| 8 | Eddie Rivera | 16 June 1992 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 248 cm (98 in) | 242 cm (95 in) | |
| 10 | Ezequiel Cruz | 15 July 1986 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 333 cm (131 in) | 326 cm (128 in) | |
| 11 | Maurice Torres | 6 July 1991 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 299 cm (118 in) | |
| 13 | Sequiel Sánchez | 24 March 1990 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | |
| 14 | Juan Vázquez | 23 January 1991 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 298 cm (117 in) | 292 cm (115 in) | |
| 15 | Jonathan Rodríguez | 16 September 1997 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 243 cm (96 in) | 238 cm (94 in) | Free agent |
| 17 | Jessie Colón | 20 September 1984 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 247 cm (97 in) | 242 cm (95 in) | |
| 22 | Pedrito Sierra | 21 July 1989 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 298 cm (117 in) | |
| 24 | Arnel Cabrera | 11 October 1994 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 245 cm (96 in) | 239 cm (94 in) | |
The following is the Puerto Rican roster in the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World League.[2]
Head coach: Javier Gaspar
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2015 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Rivera | 2 July 1977 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 320 cm (130 in) |  |
| 2 | Edgardo Goás | 27 January 1989 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 330 cm (130 in) |  |
| 4 | Dennis Del Valle | 27 January 1989 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) |  |
| 6 | Ángel Pérez | 20 May 1982 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 318 cm (125 in) | |
| 8 | Steven Morales | 7 April 1992 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 346 cm (136 in) | 317 cm (125 in) | |
| 11 | Maurice Torres | 6 July 1991 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 299 cm (118 in) |  |
| 12 | Héctor Soto (C) | 20 June 1978 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 332 cm (131 in) | |
| 14 | Mannix Román | 17 January 1983 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 288 cm (113 in) | |
| 16 | Jackson Rivera | 19 August 1987 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 350 cm (140 in) |  |
| 17 | Pedrito Sierra | 21 July 1989 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 298 cm (117 in) | |
| 19 | Jean Carlos Ortiz | 23 February 1988 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 288 cm (113 in) | 281 cm (111 in) | |
| 23 | Pablo Guzman | 2 June 1987 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 292 cm (115 in) | 288 cm (113 in) | |
References
- "Team Roster – Puerto Rico". FIVB. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- "Team Roster – Puerto Rico". Retrieved 13 May 2015.
External links
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