Ignacio Batallan
| Ignacio Batallán | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ignacio Batallán | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Segundo Ignacio Batallán | ||
| Nickname | "Hercules" | ||
| Nationality | Spanish-Argentine | ||
| Born |
April 29, 1984 Catamarca,  | ||
| Hometown |
Málaga,  | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||
| Spike | 330 cm (130 in) | ||
| Block | 247 cm (97 in) | ||
| Beach volleyball information | |||
| Current teammate | |||
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| Volleyball information | |||
| Current team |
Club Voleibol Fuengirola | ||
| Last updated: 01/21/15 | |||
Segundo Ignacio Batallán is a Hispano-Argentinean volleyball and beach volleyball player, born April 29, 1984 in Catamarca Argentina. He is 1,93 m tall and plays Opposite. He is also well known for his unconventional body which earned him the nickname of “Hercules” and enabled him to work as a model.[1]
Career
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Teams
| Team | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| National University of Catamarca | ||
| Asociación Bancaria | ||
| Club Municipalidad de Córdoba | ||
| Club Social y Deportivo La Calera | ||
| General Paz Juniors Volleyball | ||
| AD Voleibol Almendralejo | 2008 | 2009 |
| AD Voleibol Almendralejo | 2009 | 2010 |
| Multicaja Fabregas Sport | 2010 | 2011 |
| Multicaja Fabregas Sport | 2011 | 2012 |
| Club Voleibol Fuengirola | 2013 | 2014 |
Biography
Nacho started his career in Catamarca (Argentina) in the National University of Catamarca team, then he moved to Associacion bancaria team.
When he went to study in Cordoba, he played in the Club Municipalidad de Córdoba, in the Social y Deportivo La Calera club, and in the General Paz Juniors Volleyball, with which he played the Argentinean League A2 Level season 2004-2005.
The 2008-2009 season, he moved to Spain, where he played in the AD Voleibol Almendralejo team, and passed to the upper category, the Men's Liga FEV, being the absolute champion of the first division, with 22 wins with no loses.
In 2010 he stayed in the same team and then went to the Spain Volleyball Championships 2.
The 2010-2011 season, he played in the Multicaja Fabregas Sport, Zarragoza club, which finished the 2010-2011 season in 9th place of the Championships, and 2011-2012 season in 6th. Nacho has been in the top 10 best scorers of the Spain Volleyball Championships for seven days.
Since September 2013, he has trained the Club Voleibol Fuengirola teams. Nacho has represented the Club Voleibol Fuengirola as a player and he is also the president. In June 2014, he received the award for the best sportsman of 2013 from the city of Fuengirola.
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Teammates
| Date | Teammate |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Gabriel Fernandez |
| 2011 | Rafael Gárzon |
| Current | Miguel Ángel De Amo |
Honours and awards
- 2011 : 9th satellite event of CEV in Vaduz
- 2013 :
I Internacionales Ciudad de Valladolid. - 2013 :
I Internacionales Ciudad de Cambrils. - 2013 : I Internacionales Villa de Laredo.
- 2013 : I Internacionales de Santanyi Cala D'or
- 2013 : Spanish Championship
- 2013 : Madison Beach Volley Tour
- 2014 : I Internacionales de Ibiza
- 2014 : II Internacionales Villa de Laredo
- 2014 : I Internacionales de Tarragona
- 2014 : Madison Beach Volley Tour
- 2014 :
Spanish Championship
Biography
Nacho played the Barcelona FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, with Rafael Gárzon.[2] They finished in 57th position.[3] In 2011, he played with Gabriel FernÁndez[4] the Brasilia FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, where they finished in the same position[5] and the satellite event of Vaduz (Liechtenstein )European Beach Volleyball Championships where they finished ninth.[6]
In 2013 he teams up with Miguel Ángel De Amo in the Batallán-De Amo team, with whom he played the Madison Beach Volley Tour.[7] They were finalists in the first Internacionales Ciudad de Valladolid, they won the I Internacionales Ciudad de Cambrils and they were finalists in the I Internacionales Villa de Laredo and I Internacionales de Santanyi Cala D'or. They ended up being the subchampions of Spain in Reserva del Higuerón (Fuengirola).[8]
In 2013, he and Miguel Ángel De Amo were placed second in the Spanish beach volleyball championship.[9]
In summer 2014, he finished first along with Miguel Ángel De Amo in the following Internacionales: Ciudad de Ibiza,[10] Villa de Laredo[11] and Tarragona.[12] They were also Madison Beach Volley Tour Champions and bronze medallists in the Spanish Championship in Fuengirola.[13]
References
- ↑ http://www.marbellachic.com/moda/y-el-verano-lleg/.
- ↑ http://www.feva.org.ar/noticias/muestra_nota.php?categoria=categoria_ingles&id=2091
- ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=QRA&TRN=MBCN2008&sm=19
- ↑ http://www.launiondigital.com.ar/noticias/25964-batallan-y-fernandez-al-circuito-mundial-playa
- ↑ http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2011/Event/Rankings.asp?TournCode=MBRA2011&Phase=1
- ↑ http://www.cev.lu/BeachVolley-Area/BeachVolley_2BOX.aspx?ID=620&mID=348&sID=&pID=0&chID=0&phaseID=0&champID=0&Mod=
- ↑ http://www.beachvolleytour.es/de-amo-y-batallan-firman-un-verano-de-ensueno-en-el-madison-beach-volley-tour
- ↑ http://beachvolleytour.es/circuito-bvt-2013/
- ↑ "Marco-García y Liliana-Baquerizo, nuevos campeones de España". Diario AS. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ http://www.rfevb.com/home/vp/cnac/cevp/2014/CNVP/Ibiza/cnvp14_ibiza_clasmasc.asp
- ↑ http://www.rfevb.com/home/vp/cnac/cevp/2014/CNVP/laredo/vp_cnvp14_laredo_rankingmasc.asp
- ↑ http://www.rfevb.com/home/vp/cnac/cevp/2014/CNVP/salou/vp_cnvp14_tarragona_rankingmasc.asp
- ↑ http://www.rfevb.com/home/vp/cnac/cevp/2014/senior/vp_cnvp14_final_rankingmasc.htm