Nicolás Uriarte
Nicolás Uriarte (born 21 March 1990) is an Argentine volleyball player, member of the Argentina men's national volleyball team and French club Narbonne Volley. He was a participant of the Olympic Games (London 2012, silver medalist of the 2011 and 2013 South American Championship, Polish Champion (2014), Brazilian Champion (2018, 2019). Gold medallist of the 2015 Pan American Games.
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Nickname | El Sabroso | ||||
Nationality | Argentine | ||||
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 21 March 1990||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||
Spike | 340 cm (134 in) | ||||
Block | 320 cm (126 in) | ||||
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Position | Setter | ||||
Current club | Narbonne Volley | ||||
Number | 5 | ||||
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Honours
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Personal life
Uriarte was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His father Jon Uriarte is a former volleyball player, bronze medalist of the Olympic Games Seoul 1988 and a previous head coach of Australia men's national volleyball team.
Career
Clubs
In 2013 he signed a contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów.[1] He won a title of Polish Champion in 2014.[2] On October 8, 2014 his team won Polish SuperCup.[3] In February 2015 he signed a next two-years contract with PGE Skra till 2017.[4] On February 7, 2016 he played with PGE Skra and won the 2016 Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final.[5] In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal in the 2015–16 PlusLiga championship.[6]
Sporting achievements
Clubs
- FIVB Club World Championship
- Poland 2017 – with Sada Cruzeiro
- CSV South American Club Championship
- Brazil 2018 – with Sada Cruzeiro
- National championships
- 2011/2012 Argentine Championship, with Boca Juniors
- 2012/2013 Argentine Championship, with Buenos Aires Unidos
- 2013/2014 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2014/2015 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2015/2016 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2016/2017 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2017/2018 Brazilian SuperCup, with Sada Cruzeiro
- 2017/2018 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
- 2017/2018 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
- 2018/2019 Brazilian Championship, with Vôlei Taubaté
Youth national team
- 2006 CSV U19 South American Championship
- 2009 FIVB World U21 Championship
Individual awards
- 2007: FIVB U19 World Championship – Best Setter
- 2013: CSV South American Club Championship – Best Defender
- 2018: CSV South American Club Championship – Best Setter
External links
- Player profile at CEV.eu
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it
- Player profile at WorldofVolley.com
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
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References
- Nicolas Uriarte siatkarzem PGE Skry Bełchatów – eurosport.onet.pl – 30-04-2013
- PGE Skra mistrzem Polski – plusliga.pl – 27-04-2014
- ENEA Super Puchar w piłce siatkowej 2014 dla PGE Skry Bełchatów – plusliga.pl – 08-10-2014
- Conte i Uriarte na dłużej w PGE Skrze! – skra.pl – 19-02-2015
- POLISH CUP M: Venture of all time - Skra win trophy after annulling 3-8 in tie-break! – worldofvolley.com – 07-02-2016
- Brązowa PGE Skra! – skra.pl – 26-04-2016