Francisco Abreu López

Francisco Alberto Abreu López (born April 26, 1982) is a male volleyball and beach volleyball player from Dominican Republic, who won the gold medal with his national team at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Francisco Abreu López
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco Alberto Abreu López
Born (1983-04-26) April 26, 1983
Santo Domingo,  Dominican Republic
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubVBC Waremme
Number10
National team
2006–presentDominican Republic
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing the  Dominican Republic
Central American and Caribbean Games
2014 Veracruz Team

Career

He played professionally at home with the club Jose Marti from the National District volleyball tournament.[1]

Abreu played at the 2007 America's Cup wearing the #10 jersey. His team finished in the 6th place.[2]

He also participated in the 2007 Pan-American Cup.[3] His team finished 5th.

At the Dominican Republic Volleyball League he won the championship with Distrito Nacional [4] at the 2008 league championship.

In Beach Volleyball, he represented his country in the 2006 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Championship[5] partnering Juan Antonio Pozo, losing the bronze medal match to Costa Ricans Gilberto and Alexánder Villegas 19-21, 21-14, 17-15, and finishing in 4th place.[6] Later that year, he participated at the beach volleyball tournament at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games in Cartagena, Colombia, partnering Yewddys Pérez and finishing in the 8th place.[7]

In the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit 2008 he played with Yewddys Pérez, earning the 8th position.[8]

He played for Distrito Nacional for the 2008 season, winning the league championship.[9][10]

Abreu won with his national team the gold medal at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Veracruz, Mexico.[11]

Clubs
  • Jose Martí (2006)
  • Distrito Nacional (2008)
  • Beivoc Humbeek (2008–2010)
  • VC Global Wineries Kapellen (2010–2011)
  • Beivoc Humbeek Belgian (2008–2010)
  • Kapellen Belgian (2010–2011)
  • Dunkerque Grand Littoral Volley-Ball (2011–2012)
  • Axis Shanks Guibertin (2014–2015)
  • VBC Waremme (2015- )

Awards

Clubs
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References
  1. NORCECA. "Los Prados y Bameso toman ventaja en RD" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  2. Terra. "Canadá vence a Dominicana Copa America" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  3. Agencia de Noticias Xinhua de China. "Cuba y Panamá abren Copa Panamericana de voleibol" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  4. FEDOVOLI. "El Distrito Nacional Revalida Coronas" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
  5. La Nacion, Costa Rica. "Papaleo y Gil competirán en República Dominicana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  6. NORCECA. "Strickland and Roberts won the gold at NORCECA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  7. NORCECA. "CAC Games Beach Volleyball Ranking" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  8. Listin diario. "EU y Puerto Rico avanzan en torneo playero masculino" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  9. FEDOVOLI. "Nomina Equipos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
  10. "El DN se coronó campeón de la Liga Dominicana de Voleibol". Hoy (in Spanish). 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  11. "Dominican Republic win first crown at CACG". Cordoba, Mexico: NORCECA. 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
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