Osmany Juantorena

Osmany Juantorena Portuondo (born 12 August 1985) is a Cuban-born Italian volleyball player,[1] a member of Cuba national volleyball team in 2003–2006 and current member of Italy national volleyball team and Italian club Cucine Lube Civitanova.[2] Juantorena was bronze medalist of the 2005 World League and silver medalist 2016 Summer Olympics. He is a multiple winner of the CEV Champions League and FIVB Club World Championship with the Italian club Trentino Volley. Juantorena is the record owner of the highest number of Most Valuable Player awards at FIVB Club World Championship, with 4 times.[3]

Osmany Juantorena
Personal information
Full nameOsmany Juantorena Portuondo
NationalityCuban
Italian
Born (1985-08-12) 12 August 1985
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Spike370 cm (146 in)
Block340 cm (134 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubCucine Lube Civitanova
Number5
Career
YearsTeams
1997–2004Orientales de Santiago
2004–2006Ural Ufa
2009–2010Itas Diatec Trentino
2010Al Arabi Ad-Dauha
2010–2013Itas Diatec Trentino
2013–2015Halkbank Ankara
2015–Cucine Lube Civitanova
National team
2003–2006Cuba (76)
2015–Italy
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
World League
2005 Belgrade
Pan American Games
2003 San DomingoTeam
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Cup
2015 Japan
European Championship
2015 Bulgaria/Italy
Last updated: 3 February 2017

Personal life

Juantorena was born in Santiago de Cuba. He is a nephew of Alberto Juantorena, a Cuban former track runner and politician. Osmany Juantorena and his wife Glenda became first time parents on May 3, 2013 with the arrival of their first baby daughter named Victoria. On September 23, 2018 with arrival second baby daughter named Angelica.[4]

Career

Clubs

He started his junior career as 12 years old in the Orientales de Santiago. After several years, he moved to his first professional club in the Russian league – Ural Ufa, and in the following season he went to the Itas Diatec Trentino. During his time playing in Italy, he won the gold medal at the CEV Champions League three times with his club (2009/2010, 2010/2011) and the bronze medal in 2012.[5] He won four gold medals in the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).[6] With the club from Trentino, he won two silver (2009/2010, 2011/2012) and one gold medal of the Italian Championship (2010/2011) and two Italian Cups (2010, 2012). In May 2010 he played for a short loan in Qatar. He returned to Itas Diatec Trentino in September 2010. In 2012/2013 won Italian Cup and title of Italian Champion.

After moving to Halkbank Ankara in 2013, he achieved the Turkish SuperCup 2013 and the title of Turkish champion. In 2014 Halkbank Ankara, including Juantorena, gained again Turkish SuperCup. In April 2015 he announced that he would continue his career in Cucine Lube Civitanova.[7]

At final Rio 2016 Olympic Games against Brazil

National Team

Juantorena first stormed the international stage back in 2003 up to 2006 with Cuba. With Cuba he won bronze medals at 2005 FIVB World League.[8] Juantorena joined Italy national team 2015 year, but it is with Italy where he is reaping the most success, claiming a European championship bronze and FIVB World Cup silver medalist in 2015. Juantorena has had a hugely positive impact on Italy’s attacking prowess in 2016 Summer Olympics. Juantorena finally played in an Olympic game as a member of the powerful Italian team and won silver medal.[9]

Sporting achievements

CEV Champions League

FIVB Club World Championship

National championship

National team

Individual

References
  1. Volley: Juantorena a Trento fino al 2015. Ora è italiano – sport.repubblica.it
  2. Osmany Juantorena | DAO Spa
  3. Juantorena makes comeback for 4th MVP award | FIVB - Press release
  4. Juantorena Is Now A Daddy! – volleywood.net – 04-05-2013
  5. Final Four 2012: Trentino z brązowym medalem – belsport.pl – 18-03-2014
  6. Club World Championships review – Trentino unstoppable – fivb.org – 28-12-2012
  7. TRANSFER BOMB IN ITALY: Juantorena agrees to join Lube! – worldofvolley.com – 21-04-2015
  8. Star of Rio 2016
  9. Repubblica Osmany Juantorena
Awards
Preceded by
Dante Amaral		 Best Receiver of
FIVB World League
2005		 Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
-		 Best Server of
FIVB Club World Championship
2009		 Succeeded by
Luciano De Cecco
Preceded by
Matey Kaziyski		 Best Spiker of
FIVB Club World Championship
2010
2011		 Succeeded by
Jan Štokr
Preceded by
Matey Kaziyski
William Arjona		 Most Valuable Player of
FIVB Club World Championship
2010
2011
2012
2017		 Succeeded by
Wallace de Souza
Aaron Russell
Preceded by
Matey Kaziyski
Maxim Mikhaylov		 Most Valuable Player of
CEV Champions League
2009/2010
2010/2011
2018/2019		 Succeeded by
Mariusz Wlazły
Preceded by
Wilfredo León
Ivan Zaytsev		 Best Outside Spiker of
CEV Champions League
2017/2018
ex aequo Wilfredo León		 Succeeded by
TBD
Preceded by
–		 Best Outside Hitter of
FIVB World Cup
2015
ex aequo Yūki Ishikawa		 Succeeded by
TBD
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