Argentina men's national volleyball team


The Argentina national volleyball team represents Argentina in international men's volleyball and is controlled by the Argentine Volleyball Federation.
The Argentina team made their international debut at the South American Championship in Rio de Janeiro in 1951, claiming fourth place. They competed in their first World Championship 1960 in the same city, where they finished 11th.
The team's best achievements are the bronze medal at the 1982 World Championship, the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and two gold medals at the 1995 and 2015 Pan American Games. Throughout the 1990s it was usually ranked among the first ten.
In recent years, though without achieving any medal, the team finished 4th at the 2000 and 5th at the 2004, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
At continental level, overshadowed by volleyball power Brazil, Argentina won the gold medal at the 1964 South American Men's Volleyball Championship, twelve silvers and seven bronzes.
Volleyball was introduced in Argentina by the YMCA - Youth Christian Association in 1912. The Argentine Volleyball Federation was created in 1932, sharing the same management as Basketball. The number of fans slowly started to grow as a result of its broadcasting.

Results

Summer Olympics

World Championship

World Cup

Current squad

The following is the Argentine roster in the 2018 World Championship.
Head coach: Julio Velasco
No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2018–19 club
4 10 1990 Montes Claros
20 06 1994 UPCN San Juan
2 7 1988 UPCN San Juan
14 7 1989 Ravenna
25 8 1989 Shanghai
12 10 1997 Buenos Aires
27 12 1984 Ajaccio
1112 6 1991 BluVolley Verona
124 2 1996 UPCN San Juan
1412 6 1989 Bolívar
15 2 6 1988 Perugia
1621 7 1981 Bolívar
1712 9 1994 Libertad
1826 8 1991 UPCN San Juan
227 6 1994 Buenos Aires

Notable players

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Argentina national volleyball team.
PeriodKit provider
2000–2006Topper
2008–Olympikus
Sonder

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Banco de la Nación Argentina and Sonder, other sponsors: Pensma, Sodimac, Arnet, Enardo, Gatorade and universal assistance.