Osmany Juantorena
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| Full name | Osmany Juantorena Portuondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Cuba /  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
August 12, 1985 Santiago de Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Santiago de Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing Spiker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Halkbank Ankara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Osmany Juantorena Portuondo (born 12 August 1985) is an Italian-Cuban[1] volleyball player. He currently plays as side attacker for Halkbank Ankara. He is a nephew of Alberto Juantorena, a Cuban former track runner and politician.
Personal and early life
Juantorena was born in Santiago de Cuba.
Career
He debuted in the Cuban first series aged 12, in the Orientales de Santiago. 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 testing positive for Testosterone during the Central American and Caribbean Games.[2] 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
- 2009–10 CEV Champions League "Most Valuable Player"
- 2010 FIVB Club World Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2010–11 CEV Champions League "Most Valuable Player"
- 2011 FIVB Club World Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2012 FIVB Club World Championship "Most Valuable Player"[3]
Clubs
- 2009 FIVB Club World Championship –
Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino - 2009–10 Italian Cup A1 – Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2009–10 CEV Champions League –
Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino - 2010 FIVB Club World Championship – Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2010–11 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2010–11 Italian Championship A1 – Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2011–12 Italian Supercup A1 – Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2011 FIVB Club World Championship – Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2011–12 Italian Cup A1 – Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2012 FIVB Club World Championship – Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino[4]
- 2012–13 Italian Cup A1 – Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
- 2012–13 Italian Championship A1 – Champion, with Itas Diatec Trentino
References
- ↑ "Volley: Juantorena a Trento fino al 2015. Ora è italiano". Page at sport.repubblica.it (Italian)
- ↑ "Cuba sin casos de dopaje en 2007, según su Instituto de Medicina Deportiva". Terra (in Spanish). AFP. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ↑ "Club World Championships review - Trentino unstoppable". Lausanne, Switzerland: FIVB. 28. Retrieved 2 January 2013. "Trentino’s Osmany Juantorena was named MVP for the third straight year"
- ↑ "Club World Championships review - Trentino unstoppable". Lausanne, Switzerland: FIVB. 28. Retrieved 2 January 2013.