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 (Federación del Voleibol Argentino in Spanish, and abbreviated "FeVA").

Argentina
AssociationFeVA
ConfederationCSV
Head coachMarcelo Méndez
FIVB ranking7 (as of 15 September 2023)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances8 (First in 1984)
Best result (1988, 2020)
World Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1960)
Best resultBronze (1982)
World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1985)
Best result5th (1985, 2015, 2019)
South American Championship
Appearances32 (First in 1951)
Best resultGold (1964 and 2023)
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Honours
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 2
World Championship 0 0 1
World Cup 0 0 0
World Grand Champions Cup 0 0 0
World League 0 0 0
Nations League 0 0 0
South American Games 5 0 0
Pan American Games 3 0 3
Pan-American Cup 2 5 2
South American Championship 2 19 8
Olympics
Bronze medal – third place1988 SeoulTeam
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place1982 Argentina
America's Cup
Silver medal – second place1998 Mar del Plata
Bronze medal – third place1999 Tampa
Bronze medal – third place2001 Buenos Aires
South American Games
Gold medal – first place1978 La PazTeam
Gold medal – first place1982 RosarioTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 MedellínTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 SantiagoTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 AsunciónTeam
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1995 Mar del PlataTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Bronze medal – third place1991 HavanaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1983 CaracasTeam
Bronze medal – third place1963 São PauloTeam
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2015 GwangjuTeam

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.[1]

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. However, they achieved another milestone of achievement when they won another Bronze medal at the Volleyball at the 2020 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
Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Japan 1964 Did not qualify
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984 Group Stage 6th Place 6 2 4 11 13 Squad
South Korea 1988 Semifinals Third Place 7 4 3 14 12 Squad
Spain 1992 Did not qualify
United States 1996 Quarterfinals 8th Place 5 3 5 13 18 Squad
Australia 2000 Semifinals 4th Place 8 3 5 11 18 Squad
Greece 2004 Quarterfinals 5th Place 6 3 3 14 12 Squad
China 2008 Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012 Quarterfinals 5th Place 6 3 3 10 10 Squad
Brazil 2016 Quarterfinals 5th Place 6 4 2 13 7 Squad
Japan 2020 Semifinals Third Place 8 5 3 18 17 Squad
France 2024 Future event
United States 2028
Australia 2032
Total0 Title8/15552728104107
Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Argentine men
Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Team Argentina

World Championship
World Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Czechoslovakia 1949 Did not compete
Soviet Union 1952
France 1956
Brazil 1960 11th–14th places 11th place 5 3 2 9 11 Squad
Soviet Union 1962 Did not qualify
Czechoslovakia 1966
Bulgaria 1970
Mexico 1974
Italy 1978 21st place match 22nd place 10 1 9 7 28 Squad
Argentina 1982 Semifinals Bronze 3rd place 9 7 2 22 13 Squad
France 1986 7th place match 7th place 8 4 4 15 14 Squad
Brazil 1990 5th place match 6th place 7 5 2 17 8 Squad
Greece 1994 First round 14th place 3 0 3 3 9 Squad
Japan 1998 11th place match 11th place 12 5 7 22 23 Squad
Argentina 2002 5th place match 6th place 9 7 2 24 13 Squad
Japan 2006 Second round 13th place 12 3 9 18 32 Squad
Italy 2010 9th place match 9th place 9 6 3 20 14 Squad
Poland 2014 Second round 11th place 12 6 6 21 21 Squad
Italy Bulgaria 2018 Second round 15th place 8 3 5 14 19 Squad
Poland Slovenia 2022 Quarterfinals 8th place 5 2 3 11 11 Squad
N/A 2025 Qualified
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Argentina team in 2014 against USA

World Cup
World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Poland 1965 Did not compete
East Germany 1969
Japan 1977
Japan 1981
Japan 1985 Round robin 5th place 7 3 4 12 14 Squad
Japan 1989 Did not qualify
Japan 1991
Japan 1995 Round robin 7th place 11 5 6 17 20 Squad
Japan 1999 Round robin 9th place 11 4 7 18 23 Squad
Japan 2003 Did not qualify
Japan 2007 Round robin 7th place 11 5 6 15 23 Squad
Japan 2011 Round robin 7th place 11 5 6 21 21 Squad
Japan 2015 Round robin 5th place 11 7 4 26 16 Squad
Japan 2019 Round robin 5th place 11 6 5 24 20 Squad
Japan 2023 Did not enter
Total0 Title7/15733538133137—

Nations League
Nations League record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
France 2018 Preliminary round 14th place 15 4 11 23 34 Squad
United States 2019 Preliminary round 7th place 15 8 7 33 26 Squad
Italy 2021 Preliminary round 9th place 15 7 8 23 29 Squad
Italy 2022 Preliminary round 9th place 12 5 7 24 26 Squad
Poland 2023 Quarterfinals 5th place 13 9 4 32 21 Squad
Total0 Title5/5703337135136—

World League
  • 1990 to 1995 — did not compete
  • 1996 — 7th place
  • 1997 — 8th place
  • 1998 — 9th place
  • 1999 — 6th place
  • 2000 — 8th place
  • 2001 — 13th place
  • 2002 — 9th place
  • 2005 — 10th place
  • 2006 — 7th place
  • 2007 — 13th place
  • 2009 — 5th place
  • 2010 — 5th place
  • 2011 — 4th place
  • 2012 — 10th place
  • 2013 — 6th place
  • 2014 — 13th place
  • 2015 — 11th place
  • 2016 — 10th place
  • 2017 — 10th place

World Grand Champions Cup
  • 1993 to 1997 — did not compete
  • 2001 — 6th place
  • 2005 to 2017 — did not compete

Pan American Games

America Cup

Pan-American Cup

Team

Current squad

The following is the Argentine roster in the 2022 World Championship.[2]

Head coach: Argentina Marcelo Mendez

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2022–23 club
1Matias Sanchez20 September 19961.73 m (5 ft 8 in)67 kg (148 lb)304 cm (120 in)282 cm (111 in)Poland Ślepsk Suwałki
3Jan Martinez Franchi28 January 19981.90 m (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb)330 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in)Poland Trefl Gdańsk
6Joaquin Gallego21 November 19962.04 m (6 ft 8 in)102 kg (225 lb)343 cm (135 in)323 cm (127 in)Portugal Sporting CP
7Facundo Conte25 August 19891.97 m (6 ft 6 in)88 kg (194 lb)354 cm (139 in)334 cm (131 in)Argentina Buenos Aires
8Agustín Loser12 October 19971.93 m (6 ft 4 in)77 kg (170 lb)335 cm (132 in)310 cm (120 in)Italy Allianz Milano
9Santiago Danani12 December 19951.76 m (5 ft 9 in)77 kg (170 lb)324 cm (128 in)309 cm (122 in)Poland Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie
12Bruno Lima4 February 19961.98 m (6 ft 6 in)87 kg (192 lb)341 cm (134 in)320 cm (130 in)Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
13Ezequiel Palacios10 February 19921.98 m (6 ft 6 in)95 kg (209 lb)352 cm (139 in)330 cm (130 in)France Montpellier UC
15Luciano De Cecco (C)2 June 19881.91 m (6 ft 3 in)98 kg (216 lb)332 cm (131 in)315 cm (124 in)Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova
16Luciano Palonsky7 August 19991.98 m (6 ft 6 in)72 kg (159 lb)355 cm (140 in)328 cm (129 in)France Tours VB
17Luciano Vicentín4 April 20001.97 m (6 ft 6 in)84 kg (185 lb)333 cm (131 in)315 cm (124 in)Germany VfB Friedrichshafen
18Martín Ramos13 June 19911.97 m (6 ft 6 in)94 kg (207 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in)Spain Guaguas Las Palmas
22Nicolás Zerba7 June 19992.03 m (6 ft 8 in)94 kg (207 lb)334 cm (131 in)311 cm (122 in)Poland PSG Stal Nysa
25Pablo Koukartsev25 March 19932.03 m (6 ft 8 in)105 kg (231 lb)342 cm (135 in)322 cm (127 in)Belgium Knack Roeselare

Notable players

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Argentina national volleyball team.

Period Kit provider
2000–2006 Topper
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.

References
  1. Rank Team
  2. "Team Roster – Argentina". FIVB. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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