TEAM COMPOSITION

ARG / Argentina - Team Composition

Team manager	MILAN, Sergio
Head coach	BASTIT, Horacio
Assistant coach	GUILLAUME, Eduardo
Doctor	SENES, Hugo
Therapist / trainer	BETTI, Matias
Journalist	FALABELLA, Hernan

	No.	Name	Lastname	Shirt Name	Birthdate	Height	Weight	Spike	Block
L	1	Lucia	Gaido	Gaido	19.01.1988	162	52	278	265
	2	Josefina	Fernandez	Fernandez	17.08.1991	178	66	297	285
	3	Paula Yamila	Nizetich	Nizetich	27.01.1989	183	76	305	295
	4	Clarisa	Sagardia	Sagardia	29.06.1989	174	76	290	280
	5	Lucia	Fresco	Fresco	14.05.1991	193	80	308	297
	6	Luisina	Yaccuzzi	Yaccuzzi	12.06.1989	175	70	300	290
	7	Julieta	Puntin	Puntin	06.12.1989	182	73	302	287
L	8	Tatiana Soledad	Rizzo	Rizzo	30.12.1986	177	63	288	275
	9	Camila	Jersonsky	Jersonsky	30.05.1991	181	68	305	289
C	10	Emilce	Sosa	Sosa	11.09.1987	180	65	312	300
	11	Georgina	Pinedo	Pinedo	30.05.1981	179	65	312	290
	12	Graciela	Allende	Allende	07.10.1994	167	75	270	260
	13	Leticia	Boscacci	Boscacci	08.11.1985	184	69	304	294
	14	Florencia	Carlotto	Carlotto	14.10.1988	183	72	302	291
	15	Maria Sol	Calvete	Calvete	14.09.1994	179	65	295	283
	16	Florencia Natasha	Busquets	Busquets	27.06.1989	189	65	309	294
	17	Antonela Ayelen	Curatola	Curatola	23.10.1991	173	72	280	275
	18	Yael	Castiglione	Castiglione Y.	27.09.1985	183	75	300	289
	19	Mariangeles	Cossar	Cossar	07.04.1990	177	70	290	280
	20	Marianela	Garbari	Garbari	13.11.1980	165	65	280	270

C=Captain L=Libero

Team profile

The Argentina women’s team has made a remarkable transformation in the past few years. They have had an unbroken nine-year run of competing at the Pan-American Cup, qualified for the Final Four twice and last year made their debut in the FIVB World Grand Prix, underlining the fine job coach Horacio Bastit has done.

The level of skill within the squad has improved immensely. In 2009 and 2011, Argentina were runners-up at the South American Championship behind Brazil, while the junior and youth teams have been equally successful at international level. After a good showing at the Pan-American Cup, the senior squad was awarded a spot in the FIVB World Grand Prix and its debut this year could not have been better, with players awarded for their dedication with victories over Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

Argentina’s Pan American Cup performance (sixth) also saw them qualify for this year’s FIVB World Grand Prix and, after finishing as the unlucky runners-up at the South American Championship (due to Argentina’s world ranking they were ranked fifth out of the five continental runners-up. The best four five runners-up automatically qualified for Japan), they were handed a wild card entry for the FIVB World Cup where they finished 10th.

Coach profile

Horacio Bastit took charge of Argentina in 2008. Bastit became part of Argentine women’s volleyball history as coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires (1985-1999), winning two Argentine League crowns and finishing third at the 1997 South American Club Championship. Bastit is supported by assistant coach Eduardo Guillaume, who coaches the Argentina junior women’s team, and Guillermo Cáceres, coach of the Argentina girls’ youth squad.