Venezuela men's national volleyball team

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Head coach Vincenzo Nacci Home Away Best result 9th (2008)		FIVB ranking 21 (as of August 2016) Appearances 1 (First in 2008) Location Venezuela

Association Federación Venezolana de Voleibol Confederation Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol

The Venezuela men's national volleyball team represents Venezuela in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. In 1962 the squad claimed its first international medal (a bronze) at the South American Championship.

The biggest success for Venezuela came in 2003, when the team won the Pan American Games. The dominant force in men's volleyball on the South American continent is Brazil

Olympic Games

2008 — 9th place

World Championship

2002 — 17th place

2006 — 17th place

2010 — 19th place

2014 — 17th place

World League

1990 to 2000 — did not compete

2001 — 13th place

2002 — 13th place

2003 — 13th place

2004 — did not compete

2005 — 7th place

2006 — did not compete

2007 — did not compete

2008 — 13th place

2009 — 16th place

2010 to 2014 — did not compete

2015 — 30th place

2016 — 30th place

America Cup

1998 — 5th place

1999 — 6th place

2000 — 6th place

2001 — 5th place

2005 — 6th place

2007 — did not compete

2008 — Bronze

Bolivarian Games

1938 — 1st place

1965 — 1st place

1973 — 1st place

1977 — 1st place

1985 — 2nd place

2001 — 1st place

2005 — 1st place

2009 — 1st place

2013 — 2nd place

Pan-American Games

1971 — 4th place

1995 — 4th place

2003 — Gold

2007 — 4th place

Pan-American Cup

2010 — 9th place

2011 — 6th place

2012 — 7th place

2014 — 5th place

Current squad

The following is the Venezuelan roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.

Head coach: Vincenzo Nacci

Former squads

2002 FIVB World League — 13th place (tied)Jorge Reyes, Manuel Blanco, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Andrés Manzanillo, Héctor Guzmán, Ernardo Gómez , José Torres, Ronald Méndez, Thomas Ereu, Iván Márquez, Jorge Silva, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeño. Head Coach: José David Suárez.

2002 World Championship — 17th place (tied)Carlos Tejeda, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Andrés Manzanillo, Héctor Guzmán, Ronald Méndez, Ernardo Gómez , Thomas Ereu, and Fredy Cedeño. Head Coach: José David Suárez.

2003 FIVB World League — 13th place (tied)Héctor Ubina, Luis E. Orta, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Andrés Manzanillo, Héctor Guzmán, Ronald Méndez, Ernardo Gómez , Carlos Tejeda, Daniel Mata, Thomas Ereu, Iván Márquez, Jorge Silva, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeño. Head Coach: José David Suarez.

2003 Pan American Games — Gold MedalJuan Carlos Blanco, Luis Díaz, Thomas Ereu, Ernardo Gómez , Carlos Luna, Andrés Manzanillo, Iván Márquez, Ronald Méndez, Andy Rojas, Carlos Tejeda, Gustavo Valderrama, and Rodman Valera.

2003 FIVB World Cup — 8th placeJuan Carlos Blanco, Fredy Cedeño, Luis Díaz, Luis E. Orta, Ernardo Gómez , Carlos Luna, Andrés Manzanillo, Iván Márquez, Ronald Méndez, Luis E. Orta, Gustavo Valderrama, and Rodman Valera. Head Coach: Miguel Cambero.

2005 America's Cup — 6th placeDeivi Yustiz, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Andrés Manzanillo, Ernardo Gómez, Carlos Tejeda, Iván Márquez, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeño. Head Coach: Argimiro Méndez.

2006 World Championship — 17th place (tied)Ismel Ramos, Joel Silva, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Renzo Sánchez, Ernardo Gómez, Carlos Tejeda, Iván Márquez, Thomas Ereu, Francisco Soteldo, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeño. Head Coach: Eliseo Ramos.

References

Venezuela men's national volleyball team Wikipedia

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