| Kervin Piñerua | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kervin Piñerua | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 22, 1991 Caracas, Venezuela |
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| Hometown | Costas, Medina, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 346 cm (136 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 342 cm (135 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010 - | Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Kervin Piñerua (born February 22, 1991 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan volleyball player who plays as opposite hitter for Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo[1] and for Venezuela's national team. He is captain of his national team.[2]
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Piñerua started playing Baseball and competing in Athletics at an early age, he was convinced by his mom to play Volleyball and entered Venezuela's nationall team at the age of 18.[3]
Piñerua represented his country at the First Junior Pan-American Cup in Panama City where he helped his team win the Gold Medal and was named MVP of the competition. He represented his country again in the Pan American Games finishing 8th and the 2011 South American Chamionship winning the Bronze Medal and the award for "Best Server".[4]
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