Osmany Juantorena

Osmany Juantorena
Personal information
Full name	Osmany Juantorena Portuondo
Nationality	Cuba /  Italy
Born	August 12, 1985 (1985-08-12) (age 26) Santiago de Cuba
Hometown	Santiago de Cuba
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Wing Spiker
Current club	Itas Diatec Trentino
Number	5
National team
2003 - 2006	Cuba
Honours Men's Volleyball Competitor for  Cuba Pan American Games Silver 2003 Dominican Republic Team World League Bronze 2005 Serbia and Montenegro Team Central American and Caribbean Games Silver 2006 Colombia Team Competitor for Itas Diatec Trentino CEV Champions League Gold 2010 Łódź Team Gold 2011 Bolzano Team FIVB Club World Championship Gold 2009 Doha Team Gold 2010 Doha Team Gold 2011 Doha Team

Osmany Juantorena Portuondo (born 12 August 1985) is an Italian-Cuban^[1] volleyball player. He currently plays as side attacker for Trentino Volley. He is a nephew of Alberto Juantorena, a Cuban former track runner and politician. Osmany Juantorena is considered the best outside hitter according to polls

Biography

Juantorena was born in Santiago de Cuba.

He debuted in the Cuban first series aged 12, in the Orientales de Santiego. He remained in Cuba for seven years, before moving to Russian side Ural Ufa. In the meantime he also began to play for Cuba's national team, winning the bronze medal in the 2005 World League and scoring a total 75 caps.

In the late 2006 Juantorena was disqualified for two years after an accusation of doping. His return was delayed by the Cuban Volleyball Federation due to his decision to move to play to Italy. He remained in Trento until he could return to play in 2009. Playing for Trentino Volley, he won the FIVB Club World Championship, the Italian Cup and a European Champions League (he also obtained the title of MVP in the competition) in 2010.

In May 2010 he played for a short loan in Qatar. He returned to Trentino Volley in September 2010.

Awards

Individuals

• 2010–11 CEV Champions League "Most Valuable Player"

Clubs

• 2011 FIVB World Club Championship - Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
• 2010–11 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Trentino BetClic
• 2010-11 Italian League Championship - Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
• 2010 FIVB World Club Championship - Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
• 2009-10 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Trentino BetClic
• 2009-10 Italian Cup - Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
• 2009 FIVB World Club Championship - Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino

References

1. ^ "Volley: Juantorena a Trento fino al 2015. Ora è italiano". Page at sport.repubblica.it (Italian)

External links

• Page at Italian Volleyball League website (Italian)

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Name	Juantorena, Osmany
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Date of birth	12 August 1985
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