Argentina men's national volleyball team

The Argentina national volleyball team represents Argentina in international men's volleyball and is controlled by the Argentine Volleyball Federation (Federación del Voleibol Argentino in Spanish, and abbreviated "FeVA").

Argentina
AssociationFeVA
ConfederationCSV
Head coachMarcelo Méndez
FIVB ranking6 (as of October 2019)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances7 (First in 1984)
Best result3rd place (1988)
World Championship
Appearances11 (First in 1960)
Best result3rd place (1982)
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Honours
Olympics
1988 SeoulTeam
World Championship
1982 Argentina
America's Cup
1998 Mar del Plata
1999 Tampa
2001 Buenos Aires
South American Games
1978 La PazTeam
1982 RosarioTeam
2010 MedellínTeam
2014 SantiagoTeam
2018 AsunciónTeam
Pan American Games
1995 Mar del PlataTeam
2015 TorontoTeam
2019 LimaTeam
2011 GuadalajaraTeam
1991 HavanaTeam
1983 CaracasTeam
1963 São PauloTeam
Universiade
2015 GwangjuTeam

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 Summer Olympics.

At continental level, overshadowed by volleyball power Brazil, Argentina won the gold medal at the 1964 South American Men's Volleyball Championship, twelve silvers and seven bronzes. 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
Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
1964 Did Not Qualify
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984 Group Stage 6th Place 6 2 4 11 13 Squad
1988 Semifinals Third Place 7 4 3 14 12 Squad
1992 Did Not Qualify
1996 Quarterfinals 5th Place 5 3 5 13 18 Squad
2000 Semifinals 4th Place 8 3 5 11 18 Squad
2004 Quarterfinals 5th Place 6 3 3 14 12 Squad
2008 Did Not Qualify
2012 Quarterfinals 5th Place 6 3 3 10 10 Squad
2016 Quarterfinals 5th Place 6 4 2 13 7 Squad
2020 Qualified
Total0 Title7/144722258690

World Championship
Argentina team in 2014 against USA

World Cup
  • 1995 — 7th place
  • 1999 — 9th place
  • 2007 — 7th place
  • 2011 — 7th place
  • 2015 — 5th place
  • 2019 — 5th place

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

World Grand Champions Cup
  • 1993 to 1997 — did not compete
  • 2001 — 6th place
  • 2005 to 2017 — did not compete

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
2Lisandro Zanotti4 October 19901.95 m (6 ft 5 in)88 kg (194 lb)336 cm (132 in)315 cm (124 in) Montes Claros
4Maximiliano Cavanna2 July 19881.88 m (6 ft 2 in)81 kg (179 lb)333 cm (131 in)312 cm (123 in) UPCN San Juan
6Cristian Poglajen14 July 19891.95 m (6 ft 5 in)94 kg (207 lb)342 cm (135 in)322 cm (127 in) Ravenna
7Facundo Conte25 August 19891.97 m (6 ft 6 in)88 kg (194 lb)354 cm (139 in)334 cm (131 in) Shanghai
8Agustín Loser12 October 19971.93 m (6 ft 4 in)77 kg (170 lb)335 cm (132 in)310 cm (120 in) Buenos Aires
10José Luis González27 December 19842.06 m (6 ft 9 in)97 kg (214 lb)350 cm (140 in)333 cm (131 in) Ajaccio
11Sebastián Solé12 June 19912.00 m (6 ft 7 in)94 kg (207 lb)362 cm (143 in)342 cm (135 in) BluVolley Verona
12Bruno Lima4 February 19961.98 m (6 ft 6 in)87 kg (192 lb)345 cm (136 in)320 cm (130 in) UPCN San Juan
14Pablo Crer12 June 19892.02 m (6 ft 8 in)85 kg (187 lb)357 cm (141 in)337 cm (133 in) Bolívar
15Luciano De Cecco (C)2 June 19881.91 m (6 ft 3 in)98 kg (216 lb)332 cm (131 in)315 cm (124 in) Perugia
16Alexis González21 July 19811.84 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb)327 cm (129 in)310 cm (120 in) Bolívar
17Tomás López12 September 19941.86 m (6 ft 1 in)79 kg (174 lb)328 cm (129 in)290 cm (110 in) Libertad
18Martín Ramos26 August 19911.97 m (6 ft 6 in)94 kg (207 lb)348 cm (137 in)328 cm (129 in) UPCN San Juan
22Ignacio Fernández7 June 19941.77 m (5 ft 10 in)73 kg (161 lb)310 cm (120 in)300 cm (120 in) Buenos Aires

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.

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References
  1. Rank Team
  2. "Team Roster – Argentina". FIVB. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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