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Miguel Ángel López (volleyball)
Miguel Ángel López Castro (born 25 March 1997) is a Cuban volleyball player. He is part of the Cuban national team, a participant at the Olympic Games Rio 2016. At the professional club level, he plays for Sada Cruzeiro.[1][2]
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| Full name | Miguel Ángel López Castro | ||||
| Nickname | Miki, Africa, ML18, Black Panther, The Flying Cuban, El Corcho López | ||||
| Nationality | Cuban | ||||
| Born | 25 March 1997 Cienfuegos, Cuba | ||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 363 cm (143 in) | ||||
| Block | 345 cm (136 in) | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | Sada Cruzeiro | ||||
| Number | 18 | ||||
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Early life edit
Lopez Castro was born in Cienfuegos Province, Cuba, as the youngest of three children of Elcida Juana Castro and Miguel Angel Lopez Martinez. His interest in volleyball began at the age of seven, when he saw footage of former Cuban star Joel Despaigne and his jumping ability.
By the age of 18, he was selected among other young players to the national volleyball centre "Escuela National de Voleibol" in Havana, as one of the top prospects in the country.
Sporting achievements edit
Clubs edit
- FIVB Club World Championship
- Betim 2021 – with Sada Cruzeiro
- Betim 2022 – with Sada Cruzeiro
- CSV South American Club Championship
- Contagem 2020 – with UPCN Vóley Club
- Contagem 2022 – with Sada Cruzeiro
- National championships
- 2019/2020 Argentine Cup, with UPCN Vóley Club
- 2020/2021 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
- 2021/2022 Brazilian SuperCup, with Sada Cruzeiro
- 2021/2022 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
Youth national team edit
- 2016 U23 Pan American Cup
- 2017 U21 Pan American Cup
- 2017 FIVB U21 World Championship
- 2017 FIVB U23 World Championship
- 2018 U23 Pan American Cup
Individual awards edit
- 2016: U23 Pan American Cup – Best outside hitter
- 2016: U23 Pan American Cup – Best server
- 2017: U21 Pan American Cup – Best outside hitter
- 2017: Pan American Cup – Best outside hitter
- 2018: Pan American Cup – Best outside hitter
- 2018: U23 Pan American Cup – Best outside hitter
- 2019: Pan American Cup – Most valuable player
- 2019: NORCECA Championship – Most valuable player
- 2020: CSV South American Club Championship – Best outside hitter
- 2021: FIVB Club World Championship – Best outside hitter
- 2021: FIVB Club World Championship – Most valuable player
- 2022: CSV South American Club Championship – Most valuable player
- 2022: Brazilian Championship – Best outside hitter
- 2022: Brazilian Championship – Most valuable player
References edit
- ^ "Reforço na ponta do Sada Cruzeiro, cubano López desembarca em BH neste domingo". sadacruzeiro.com.br (in Portuguese). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Sada Cruzeiro repete fórmula e mantém a base do elenco para 2021/22". sadacruzeiro.com.br (in Portuguese). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
External links edit
- Player profile at Volleybox.net