Robertlandy Simón
Robertlandy Simón Aties (born 11 June 1987) is a Cuban volleyball player who is a member of the Cuban national volleyball team. He played with the Cuban national team from 2005 to 2010, and rejoined the team in 2019. He currently plays for the Italian club Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza. He has won the 2009 NORCECA Championship, was a silver medalist of the 2010 World Championship, and twice was a South Korean V-League Champion (2015, 2016).
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| Full name | Robertlandy Simón Aties | ||||
| Nationality | Cuban | ||||
| Born | June 11, 1987 Guantánamo, Cuba | ||||
| Height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | ||||
| Weight | 114 kg (251 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 389 cm (153 in) | ||||
| Block | 362 cm (143 in) | ||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||
| Current club | Gas Sales Piacenza | ||||
| Number | 13 | ||||
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| Last updated: 13 February 2017 | |||||
Career edit
Simón debuted in the national team aged 17. He was the Cuban national team captain for five years.[1] In 2009, he won individual awards at 2009 World Grand Champions Cup. In 2010, Cuba, including Simón, made it to the finale of 2010 World Championship and lost to Brazil.[2][3] He was selected as the Best Blocker of the tournament.
Simón was champion of the Italian Cup 2013/14 and of the Challenge Cup 2012/13 with Piacenza. He was among the best middle blockers in the world when he left Cuba in 2010 right after the 2010 World Championship, to pursue his dreams and make a decent living overseas. Simon helped Al Rayyan to win the 2014 Club World Championship. He was the most expensive player in the South Korean League from 2014 to 2016.[4] Simon joined Brazilian club Sada Cruzeiro in 2016.[5]
Spike height edit
Simón touched 384 cm and, according to his coach, has reached a record of 389 cm. This happened during the athletic test for the Piacenza team at Serie A1.
Sporting achievements edit
Clubs edit
CEV Champions League edit
- 2018/2019 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
CEV Challenge Cup edit
- 2012/2013 – with Copra Elior Piacenza
FIVB Club World Championship edit
- Belo Horizonte 2014 – with Al Rayyan
- Betim 2016 – with Sada Cruzeiro
- Poland 2017 – with Sada Cruzeiro
- Poland 2018 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- Betim 2019 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- Betim 2021 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
South American Club Championship edit
- Montes Claros 2017 – with Sada Cruzeiro
- Montes Claros 2018 – with Sada Cruzeiro
National championships edit
- 2005/2006 Cuban Championship
- 2008/2009 Cuban Championship
- 2009/2010 Cuban Championship
- 2013/2014 Italian Cup, with Copra Elior Piacenza
- 2014/2015 South Korean Championship, with Ansan OK Savings Bank
- 2015/2016 South Korean Championship, with Ansan OK Savings Bank
- 2016/2017 Brazilian Superliga, with Sada Cruzeiro
- 2017/2018 Brazilian Superliga, with Sada Cruzeiro
- 2018/2019 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2019/2020 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2020/2021 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2022/2023 Italian Cup, with Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
National team edit
- 2005 U21 World Championship
- 2005 FIVB World League
- 2005 America's Cup
- 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- 2007 NORCECA Championship
- 2007 Pan American Games
- 2007 America's Cup
- 2008 America's Cup
- 2009 NORCECA Championship
- 2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
- 2010 FIVB World Championship
- 2019 NORCECA Champions Cup
- 2019 NORCECA Championship
Individually edit
- 2007 Pan American Games – Best Blocker
- 2007 America's Cup – Best Spiker
- 2007 America's Cup – Best Blocker
- 2008 America's Cup – Best Spiker
- 2008 America's Cup – Best Scorer
- 2009 FIVB World League – Best Spiker
- 2009 FIVB World League – Best Blocker
- 2009 NORCECA Championship – Best Blocker
- 2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – Best Blocker
- 2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – Best Server
- 2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – Most Valuable Player
- 2010 FIVB World Championship – Best Blocker
- 2014 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Middle Blocker
- 2015 South Korean Championship – Best 7
- 2015 Korea-Japan Top Match – Most Valuable Player
- 2016 South Korean Championship – Finals Most Valuable Player
- 2017 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Middle Blocker
- 2018 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Middle Blocker
- 2019 NORCECA Champions Cup – Best Middle Blocker
- 2019 NORCECA Champions Cup – Most Valuable Player
- 2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Middle Blocker
- 2021 Italian Volleyball Cup – Most Valuable Player
References edit
- ^ Simon interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport - chepalle.gazzetta.it
- ^ Brazil and Cuba set up final showdown - fivb.org - 09-10-2010
- ^ Brazil continue golden reign with third world crown - fivb.org - 10-10-2010
- ^ Korean club hires Cuban Volleyball player Robertlandy Simón in one million euros - russiavolley.com - 10-06-2014
- ^ Sada Cruzeiro signs Cuban star Robertlandy Simon - fivb.org - 19-04-2016
External links edit
- Robertlandy Simón at Volleybox