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 November 26, 2021)
Uniforms
Home
World Championship
Appearances6 (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
2021 Durango CityTeam
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
  • 2019 – 5th place
  • 2021 Winners

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
  • 2018 – 4th place
  • 2019 – 6th place

Current squad

The following is the Puerto Rican roster for the 2021 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship.[1]

  • Head coach: Ossie Antonetti
No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2021–22 club
1Gabi GarcíaJanuary 8, 19992.00 m (6 ft 7 in)92 kg (203 lb)242 cm (95 in)237 cm (93 in) Lube Civitanova
4Dennis Del ValleJanuary 27, 19891.75 m (5 ft 9 in)58 kg (128 lb)300 cm (120 in)290 cm (110 in) Fonte Bastardo Voleibol
5Pedro NievesJune 29, 19931.98 m (6 ft 6 in)92 kg (203 lb)312 cm (123 in)305 cm (120 in)
7Arturo IglesiasNovember 22, 19951.97 m (6 ft 6 in)88 kg (194 lb)246 cm (97 in)243 cm (96 in)
9Pedro MolinaApril 7, 19991.92 m (6 ft 4 in)81 kg (179 lb)246 cm (97 in)239 cm (94 in)
10Adrián IglesiasFebruary 14, 19981.89 m (6 ft 2 in)78 kg (172 lb)262 cm (103 in)257 cm (101 in)
13Roque NidoDecember 8, 19991.86 m (6 ft 1 in)83 kg (183 lb)248 cm (98 in)242 cm (95 in)
14Pelegrín VargasJuly 31, 19981.93 m (6 ft 4 in)87 kg (192 lb)242 cm (95 in)236 cm (93 in) Omilos Filathlon Irakliou
15Jonathan RodríguezSeptember 16, 19971.93 m (6 ft 4 in)82 kg (181 lb)238 cm (94 in)238 cm (94 in)
17Kevin LópezApril 24, 19951.98 m (6 ft 6 in)81 kg (179 lb)245 cm (96 in)238 cm (94 in)
18Ismael AlomarJune 28, 19961.89 m (6 ft 2 in)82 kg (181 lb)267 cm (105 in)262 cm (103 in)
25Jair SantiagoAugust 24, 19952.05 m (6 ft 9 in)86 kg (190 lb)310 cm (120 in)302 cm (119 in)

References

  1. "Bulletin-MNOR2021-No-1.pdf" (PDF). NORCECA. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
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