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World League 2011
22nd Edition
 
 CUB / Cuba - Team Composition

 
Team manager Pimienta Allen Pavel
Head coach Samuels Blackwood Glaston Orlando
Assistant coach Valdes Pedro Idalberto
Doctor Miñoso Molina Julio
Therapist / trainer Vives Coffini Nicolas /
Journalist Martin Gomez Raiko
 
  No.   Name Lastname Shirt Name Birthdate Height Weight Spike Block Club
  C 1 F  Wilfredo Leon Venero Leon 31/07/1993 201 85 350 346 Santiago de Cuba
  2   Lian Sem Estrada Jova Estrada 12/12/1982 196 83 339 335 Santiago de Cuba
  3 Gustavo Leyva Alvarez Leyva 14/12/1985 180 75 305 300 Ciudad Habana
  4   F  Yassel Perdomo Naranjo Perdomo 23/03/1993 201 96 355 325 Santiago de Cuba
  5 F  Leandro Macias Infante Macias 13/02/1990 192 70 325 318 Santiago de Cuba
  L 6   F  Keibel Gutierrez Torna Gutierrez 6/05/1987 178 80 305 295 Villa Clara
  7 F  Osmany Roberto Camejo Durruty Camejo 18/02/1983 202 90 350 330 Ciudad Habana
  8   F  Rolando Cepeda Abreu Cepeda 13/03/1989 198 77 359 344 S.Spiritus
  9 Livan OSORIA RODRIGUEZ OSORIA 5/02/1994 201 96 345 325 Santiago deCuba
  10   F  Denny de Jesus HERNANDEZ MARTINEZ HERNANDEZ 24/02/1994 190 85 344 321 Pinar Del Rio
  11 Lazaro Raydel FUNDORA TRAVIESO FUNDORA 13/02/1994 195 90 344 317 Ciudad Habana
  12   F  Yenry Bell Cisnero Bell 27/07/1981 188 84 358 328 Santiago de Cuba
  13 Roberlandy Simon Aties Simon 11/06/1987 206 91 358 326 Ciudad Habana
  14   Raydel Hierrezuelo Aguirre Hierrezuelo 14/07/1987 196 87 340 335 Ciudad Habana
  15 F  Dariel Albo Miranda Albo 11/02/1992 201 82 343 316 Ciudad Habana
  16   F  Isbel Mesa Sandobal Mesa 2/06/1989 204 89 358 331 C. Habana
  L 17 Yosnier Guillen Gato Guillen 20/10/1988 178 73 245 326 C.Habana
  18   F  Yosmany Díaz Carmenate Diaz 8/01/1988 196 89 358 328 Ciudad Habana
  19 F  Fernando Hernandez Ramos Hernandez 11/09/1989 196 78 358 339 C.Habana
 C=Captain  L=Libero    F Players selected for the final round in Poland
 
Team profile
A new-look, but still young, Cuban team will be seen in this year’s World League where all their “home” matches will be away. Despite this, the side is hoping to improve on last year’s fourth-place finish. Participation in the 2010 World Championship showed how this side is growing, and with one more year of competitive experience, they believe a gold medal is not out of reach. Wilfredo León Venero has come into his own in recent seasons, but there’s talent all through the team, including setter Yoandry Díaz Carmenate, opposite attackers Fernando Hernández Ramos and Rolando Cepeda Abreu, main attacker Osmany Camejo Durruthy and libero Keiber Gutierrez Torna. The technical team has also grown in experience. The World League will be the first step on the road to the 2012 London Olympics, where Cuba hopes to better the bronze won at the 1976 Games, Cuba’s only Olympic men’s volleyball medal. The legacy the current players have inherited from those who had the honor of collecting an Olympic medal drives them on to fulfill their goals – and the World League is one of them. Supporting them will be the heartbeat of millions of Cubans.
Coach profile
Former national team player Orlando Samuels Blackwood has a wealth of coaching experience at the international level having been the technical director of Cuba from 1985 to 1995. He was nominated as best coach in 1989 when his team won the gold medal at the Pan American Games, the Central American and Caribbean Games, and NORCECA Tournament, among others. In his most recent period in charge, Samuels, who is an FIVB coaching instructor, has been coach of the Cuban team since the 2007 FIVB World League.


 

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