José Martínez (volleyball)
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| Full name | José Manuel Martínez Rebollar | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | El Manu | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||
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23 January 1993 Tijuana, México | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 345 cm (136 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 334 cm (131 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College(s) | Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle Blocker | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current club |
 Virtus Guanajuato | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 (national team) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jose Martinez (born 23 January 1993) is a Mexican male volleyball player. He is part of the Mexico men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Virtus Guanajuato.[1][2]
Early life
Martínez was born in Tijuana, Baja California. He attended Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista, California, where he started playing volleyball and graduated in 2011. A four-year varsity starter, he was named to the second All-Metro League team.[3] He also lettered in water polo under coach Guy Souza.[4]
Career
During the summer of 2016, Martínez along with Mexico men's national volleyball team, ended their 48-year absence in the Olympic Games, when they secured the final place at stake for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games through the World Olympic Qualification Tournament, which took place in their home turf in Mexico City.[5]
References
- ↑ "Team Roster – Mexico". fivb.org. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ "Disputarán la Copa Virtus, con lo mejor del voleibol en México". deportedigital.mx. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ↑ "Top of the class 2010-11: It's a banner year -- three CIF titles -- for Metro teams". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ "Jose Martinez MaxPreps profile –". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ "Mexico - Olympic Games". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
External links
- profile at FIVB.org