Nickname El Manu Block 334 cm (131 in) Current club Virtus Guanajuato Weight 100 kg Other name El Manu | Nationality Mexico Position Middle Blocker Height 2 m Spike 3.45 m | |
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Full name José Manuel Martínez Rebollar College Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education | ||
Jose Martinez (born (1993-01-23)23 January 1993) is a Mexican male volleyball player. He is part of the Mexico men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Virtus Guanajuato.
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Early life
Martínez was born in Tijuana, Baja California. He attended Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista, California, where he started playing volleyball and graduated in 2011. A four-year varsity starter, he was named to the second All-Metro League team. He also lettered in water polo under coach Guy Souza.
Career
During the summer of 2016, Martínez along with Mexico men's national volleyball team, ended their 48-year absence in the Olympic Games, when they secured the final place at stake for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games through the World Olympic Qualification Tournament, which took place in their home turf in Mexico City.