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.

Puerto Rico
AssociationPuerto Rican Volleyball Federation
ConfederationNORCECA
Head coachOssie Antonetti
FIVB ranking24 (as of October 2019)
Uniforms
Home
World Championship
Appearances4 (First in 1974)
Best result12th (2006)
www.yosoyvoli.com (in Spanish)
Puerto Rico men's national volleyball team
Medal record
NORCECA Championship
2007 AnaheimTeam
2009 BayamónTeam
2015 CórdobaTeam
Pan-American Cup
2007 Santo DomingoTeam
2017 GatineauTeam
2010 San JuanTeam
Central American and Caribbean Games
1938 Panama CityTeam
2002 San SalvadorTeam
2006 CartagenaTeam
2010 MayaguezTeam
2018 BarranquillaTeam
1935 San SalvadorTeam
1946 BarranquillaTeam
1954 Mexico CityTeam
1993 PonceTeam
2014 VeracruzTeam
1950 Guatemala CityTeam
1959 CaracasTeam
1986 San SalvadorTeam

Results

World Championship

World Cup

World League

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 Runners-up
  • 2009 3rd place
  • 2011 – 4th place
  • 2013 – 4th place
  • 2015 3rd place
  • 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

Pan-American Cup

  • 2006 – Did not participate
  • 2007 Runners-up
  • 2008 – 7th place
  • 2009 – 4th place
  • 2010 3rd place
  • 2011 – 4th place
  • 2012 – Did not participate
  • 2013 – 4th place
  • 2014 – 4th place
  • 2015 – 7th place
  • 2016 – Did not participate
  • 2017 Runners-up

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
2Edgardo Goás27 January 19891.97 m (6 ft 6 in)95 kg (209 lb)345 cm (136 in)330 cm (130 in) Capitanes de Arecibo
3Pablo Guzmán2 June 19871.88 m (6 ft 2 in)67 kg (148 lb)292 cm (115 in)288 cm (113 in) Mets de Guaynabo
4Dennis Del Valle27 January 19891.75 m (5 ft 9 in)58 kg (128 lb)300 cm (120 in)290 cm (110 in) Mets de Guaynabo
5Pedro Nieves29 June 19931.98 m (6 ft 6 in)92 kg (203 lb)312 cm (123 in)305 cm (120 in)Free agent
6Ángel Pérez (C)20 May 19821.90 m (6 ft 3 in)86 kg (190 lb)325 cm (128 in)318 cm (125 in) Mets de Guaynabo
8Eddie Rivera16 June 19921.81 m (5 ft 11 in)69 kg (152 lb)248 cm (98 in)242 cm (95 in) Mets de Guaynabo
10Ezequiel Cruz15 July 19861.91 m (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb)333 cm (131 in)326 cm (128 in) Capitanes de Arecibo
11Maurice Torres6 July 19912.01 m (6 ft 7 in)100 kg (220 lb)305 cm (120 in)299 cm (118 in) Capitanes de Arecibo
13Sequiel Sánchez24 March 19901.91 m (6 ft 3 in)89 kg (196 lb)325 cm (128 in)305 cm (120 in) Changos de Naranjito
14Juan Vázquez23 January 19911.88 m (6 ft 2 in)82 kg (181 lb)298 cm (117 in)292 cm (115 in) Indios de Mayagüez
15Jonathan Rodríguez16 September 19971.93 m (6 ft 4 in)82 kg (181 lb)243 cm (96 in)238 cm (94 in)Free agent
17Jessie Colón20 September 19841.92 m (6 ft 4 in)74 kg (163 lb)247 cm (97 in)242 cm (95 in) Patriotas de Lares
22Pedrito Sierra21 July 19891.96 m (6 ft 5 in)89 kg (196 lb)305 cm (120 in)298 cm (117 in) Cariduros de Fajardo
24Arnel Cabrera11 October 19941.89 m (6 ft 2 in)79 kg (174 lb)245 cm (96 in)239 cm (94 in) Mets de Guaynabo

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
1José Rivera2 July 19771.92 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb)325 cm (128 in)320 cm (130 in) Rennes Volley 35
2Edgardo Goás27 January 19891.97 m (6 ft 6 in)95 kg (209 lb)345 cm (136 in)330 cm (130 in) Tokat Belediye Plevnespor
4Dennis Del Valle27 January 19891.75 m (5 ft 9 in)58 kg (128 lb)300 cm (120 in)290 cm (110 in) Pavollo Lugano
6Ángel Pérez20 May 19821.90 m (6 ft 3 in)86 kg (190 lb)325 cm (128 in)318 cm (125 in) Rennes Volley 35
8Steven Morales7 April 19921.95 m (6 ft 5 in)82 kg (181 lb)346 cm (136 in)317 cm (125 in) Plataneros de Corozal
11Maurice Torres6 July 19912.01 m (6 ft 7 in)91 kg (201 lb)305 cm (120 in)299 cm (118 in) Pallavolo Molfetta
12Héctor Soto (C)20 June 19781.97 m (6 ft 6 in)85 kg (187 lb)340 cm (130 in)332 cm (131 in) Capitanes de Arecibo
14Mannix Román17 January 19831.90 m (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb)295 cm (116 in)288 cm (113 in) Mets de Guaynabo
16Jackson Rivera19 August 19871.86 m (6 ft 1 in)66 kg (146 lb)360 cm (140 in)350 cm (140 in) Al-Muharraq
17Pedrito Sierra21 July 19891.96 m (6 ft 5 in)89 kg (196 lb)305 cm (120 in)298 cm (117 in) Cariduros de Fajardo
19Jean Carlos Ortiz23 February 19881.93 m (6 ft 4 in)77 kg (170 lb)288 cm (113 in)281 cm (111 in) Mets de Guaynabo
23Pablo Guzman2 June 19871.88 m (6 ft 2 in)67 kg (148 lb)292 cm (115 in)288 cm (113 in) UC Lausanne
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References

  1. "Team Roster – Puerto Rico". FIVB. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. "Team Roster – Puerto Rico". Retrieved 13 May 2015.
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