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Cuba men's national under-21 volleyball team

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Cuba U21
Nickname(s)Powerful
AssociationCuban Volleyball Federation
ConfederationNORCECA
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
FIVB U21 World Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1981)
Best resultSilver Runners-Up : (1987, 2009, 2017)
NORCECA U21 Championship
Appearances7 (First in 2000)
Best resultGold Champions : (2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2014)

The Cuba men's national under-21 volleyball team represents Cuba in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 21 and it is ruled by the Cuban Volleyball Federation body That is an affiliate of the International Volleyball Federation FIVB and also a part of the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation NORCECA.

Results

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FIVB U21 World Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIVB U21 World Championship[1]
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Brazil 1977 Didn't qualify
United States 1981 6th place Squad
Italy 1985 Third place Squad
Bahrain 1987 Runners-Up Squad
Greece 1989 5th place Squad
Egypt 1991 8th place Squad
Argentina 1993 11th place Squad
Malaysia 1995 Didn't qualify
Bahrain 1997
Thailand 1999
Poland 2001 5th place Squad
Iran 2003 Didn't qualify
India 2005 Third place Squad
Morocco 2007 8th place Squad
India 2009 Runners-Up Squad
Brazil 2011 Didn't qualify
Turkey 2013
Mexico 2015 13th place Squad
Czech Republic 2017 Runners-Up Squad
Bahrain 2019 10th place Squad
Italy Bulgaria 2021 11th place Squad
Total 0 Titles 14/21

NORCECA U21 Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

NORCECA U21 Championship[2]
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Guatemala 1998 Didn't enter
Cuba 2000 Final Champions Squad
Canada 2002 Didn't enter
Canada 2004 Final Champions Squad
Mexico 2006 Final Champions Squad
El Salvador 2008 Final Champions Squad
Canada 2010 Semifinals 4th place Squad
United States 2012 Didn't enter
El Salvador 2014 Final Champions Squad
Canada 2016 Final Runners-Up Squad
Total 5 Titles 7/10

Team

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Current squad

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The following is the Cuban roster in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.[3]

Head coach: Nicolas Vives Coffigny

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2017 club
1 José Israel Alvarez 2 December 1997 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 349 cm (137 in) 347 cm (137 in) Cuba Guantanamo
2 Osniel Melgarejo 18 December 1997 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 320 cm (130 in) Greece Panathinaikos V.C.
3 Marlon Yant Herrera 23 May 2001 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 320 cm (130 in) Cuba Villa Clara
5 Javier Octavio Rojas 27 December 1997 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 356 cm (140 in) 350 cm (140 in) Cuba La Habana
10 Miguel Gutiérrez 21 February 1997 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 340 cm (130 in) Cuba Villa Clara
11 Livan Taboada Diaz 4 October 1998 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 343 cm (135 in) 327 cm (129 in) Cuba La Habana
12 Raciel Cabrera 2 July 1998 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 325 cm (128 in) Cuba Pinar del Río
14 Adrian Arredondo (C) 26 June 1998 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 344 cm (135 in) 340 cm (130 in) Cuba Santic Spiritus
16 Victor Flores 31 August 2001 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 338 cm (133 in) Cuba Camagüey
17 Roamy Arce 24 July 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 330 cm (130 in) Cuba Matanzas
18 Miguel Angel Castro 25 March 1997 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 320 cm (130 in) Cuba Cienfuegos
19 Lionnis Rubiera 25 July 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 332 cm (131 in) 332 cm (131 in) Cuba Santiago de Cuba

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "World Championsh U21 info".
  2. ^ NORCECA Information
  3. ^ "Team Roster – Cuba".
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