Gregory Berríos

Gregory Berríos (born January 24, 1979) is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in sixth place at the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan. Playing as a libero he was named Best Receiver at the 2003 NORCECA Championship and Best Digger, Best Receiver and Best Libero at the 2009 NORCECA Championship. He won with his team the Bronze medal and the Best Libero and Best Receiver[1] individual awards at the 2010 Pan-American Cup.[2]

Gregory Berríos
Gregory Berríos at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Japan
Personal information
Full nameGregory J. Berríos Torres
NicknameGrego
Nationality Puerto Rico
Born (1979-01-24) January 24, 1979
San Juan, Puerto Rico
HometownSan Juan, Puerto Rico
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Spike305 cm (120 in)
Block299 cm (118 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current club Nice Volley-Ball
Number2
Career
YearsTeams
1999-2001
2002-2005
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2009
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2011
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015		 Playeros de San Juan
Changos de Naranjito
Málaga
J'Hayber Elche
Patriotas de Lares
Unicaja Almería
Paris Volley
Cesu Alus 'Cesis'
Mets de Guaynabo
Capitanes de Arecibo
Nice Volley-Ball
Nice Volley-Ball
National team
2002 - 2013 PUR
Honours
Representing  Puerto Rico
Men's Volleyball
Central American and Caribbean Games
XIX 2002 El Salvador Team
XX 2006 Cartagena, Colombia Team
NORCECA Championship
2007 Anaheim Team
2009 Bayamón PR Team
Pan-American Cup
2007 Santo Domingo Team
2010 San Juan Team
Last updated: June 2014

Personal life
Gregory Berríos (in blue) with members of the Puerto Rico National volleyball team at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Games in Japan

Berríos was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Gregorio Berríos and Ivette Torres. Berrios has three brothers, (Héctor Berríos, Aksel Berríos and Christopher Berríos). Berríos is a graduate of Academia Santa Teresita in Santurce, Puerto Rico and did play volleyball in high school.

College

Berríos attended the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus where he majored in Visual Arts. He was a freshman in 1998, played outside hitter for the college team until 2001 winning their LAI Volleyball Championship against University of the Sacred Heart (Puerto Rico).

Clubs
  • Playeros de San Juan (1999–2001)
  • Changos de Naranjito (2002–2005)
  • Málaga España (2004–2005)
  • J'Hayber Elche (2005–2006)
  • Patriotas de Lares (2006–2009)
  • CV Almería (2006–2007)
  • Paris Volley (2007–2008)
  • Cesu Alus 'Cesis' (2008–2009)
  • Mets de Guaynabo (2009–2011)
  • Capitanes de Arecibo (2012–2014)
  • Nice Volley-Ball (2013–2014)

International

Recent international competition
  • 2010
    • V Panamerican Cup (Bronze Medal)
  • 2009
    • NORCECA Continental Championship (Bronze Medal)
  • 2008
    • NORCECA Continental Olympic Qualifying Championship (Silver Medal)
  • 2007
    • FIVB World Cup JAPAN (6th place)
    • Pan American Games (6th place)
    • NORCECA Continental Championship (Silver Medal)
  • 2006
    • FIVB World Championships JAPAN (12th place)
    • XX Central American and Caribbean Games (Gold Medal)
  • 2005
    • FIVB World Championships Qualification (Silver Medal)
  • 2003
    • NORCECA Continental Championship (5th place)
  • 2002
    • XIX Central American and Caribbean Games (Gold Medal)

Awards

Individuals

References
  1. NORCECA. "Jablonsky selected as MVP and Best Attacker of Men's Pan Am Cup". Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  2. NORCECA. "Puerto Rico defeats Brazil in bronze medal match". Retrieved 2010-05-29.
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