Ignacio Batallan

Segundo Ignacio Batallán (born April 29, 1984 in Catamarca) is a Hispano-Argentinean volleyball and beach volleyball player. He is 1.93 m tall and plays Opposite. He is also well known for his unconventional body which earned him the nickname of “Hercules” and enabled him to work as a model.[1]

Ignacio Batallán
Ignacio Batallán
Personal information
Full nameSegundo Ignacio Batallán
Nickname"Hercules"
NationalitySpanish-Argentine
Born (1984-04-29) April 29, 1984
Catamarca, Argentina
HometownMálaga, Spain
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Spike330 cm (130 in)
Block247 cm (97 in)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Teammate
Miguel Ángel De Amo
Indoor volleyball information
Current teamClub Voleibol Fuengirola Spain
Last updated: January 21, 2015

Career

Teams
Clubs
Team From To
Argentina National University of Catamarca
Argentina Asociación Bancaria
Argentina Club Municipalidad de Córdoba
Argentina Club Social y Deportivo La Calera
Argentina General Paz Juniors Volleyball
Spain AD Voleibol Almendralejo20082009
Spain AD Voleibol Almendralejo20092010
Spain Multicaja Fabregas Sport20102011
Spain Multicaja Fabregas Sport20112012
Spain Club Voleibol Fuengirola20132014

Career

Nacho started his career in Catamarca (Argentina) in the National University of Catamarca team, then he moved to Associacion bancaria team.

When he went to study in Cordoba, he played in the Club Municipalidad de Córdoba, in the Social y Deportivo La Calera club, and in the General Paz Juniors Volleyball, with which he played the Argentinean League A2 Level season 2004–2005.

The 2008–2009 season, he moved to Spain, where he played in the AD Voleibol Almendralejo team, and passed to the upper category, the Men's Liga FEV, being the absolute champion of the first division, with 22 wins and no losses.

In 2010 he stayed in the same team and then went to the Spain Volleyball Championships 2.

The 2010–2011 season, he played in the Multicaja Fabregas Sport, Zarragoza club, which finished the 2010–2011 season in 9th place of the Championships, and 2011–2012 season in 6th. Nacho has been in the top 10 best scorers of the Spain Volleyball Championships for seven days.

Since September 2013, he has trained the Club Voleibol Fuengirola teams. Nacho has represented the Club Voleibol Fuengirola as a player and he is also the president. In June 2014, he received the award for the best sportsman of 2013 from the city of Fuengirola.

Teammates
Teammates
Date Teammate
2008Gabriel Fernandez
2011Rafael Gárzon
2013-2015Miguel Ángel De Amo
2016Juan Escalona

Honours and awards
  • 2011 : 9th satellite event of CEV in Vaduz
  • 2013 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s) I Internacionales Ciudad de Valladolid, Madison Beach Volley Tour
  • 2013 : 1st place, gold medalist(s) I Internacionales Ciudad de Cambrils, Madison Beach Volley Tour
  • 2013 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s) I Internacionales Villa de Laredo, Madison Beach Volley Tour
  • 2013 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s) I Internacionales de Santanyi Cala D'or, Madison Beach Volley Tour
  • 2013 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Spanish Championship
  • 2013 : 1st place, gold medalist(s) Madison Beach Volley Tour
  • 2014 : 1st place, gold medalist(s) I Internacionales de Ibiza, Madison Beach Volley Tour
  • 2014 : 1st place, gold medalist(s) II Internacionales Villa de Laredo, Madison Beach Volley Tour
  • 2014 : 1st place, gold medalist(s) I Internacionales de Tarragona, Madison Beach Volley Tour
  • 2014 : 1st place, gold medalist(s) Madison Beach Volley Tour
  • 2014 : 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Spanish Championship
  • 2015 : 1st place, gold medalist(s) III Internacionales Villa de Laredo Madison Beach Volley Tour
  • 2015 : 1st place, gold medalist(s) Trust Kapital OPEN, Kuopio, Finland.
  • 2015 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Spanish Championship

Career

Nacho played the Barcelona FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, with Rafael Gárzon.[2] They finished in 57th position.[3] In 2011, he played with Gabriel FernÁndez[4] the Brasilia FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, where they finished in the same position[5] and the satellite event of Vaduz (Liechtenstein )European Beach Volleyball Championships where they finished ninth.[6]

In 2013 he teams up with Miguel Ángel De Amo in the Batallán-De Amo team, with whom he played the Madison Beach Volley Tour.[7] They were finalists in the first Internacionales Ciudad de Valladolid, they won the I Internacionales Ciudad de Cambrils and they were finalists in the I Internacionales Villa de Laredo and I Internacionales de Santanyi Cala D'or. They ended up being the subchampions of Spain in Reserva del Higuerón (Fuengirola).[8]

In 2013, he and Miguel Ángel De Amo were placed second in the Spanish beach volleyball championship.[9]

In summer 2014, he finished first along with Miguel Ángel De Amo in the following Internacionales: Ciudad de Ibiza,[10] Villa de Laredo[11] and Tarragona.[12] They were also Madison Beach Volley Tour Champions and bronze medallists in the Spanish Championship in Fuengirola.[13]

In July 2015, he won the III Internacionales Villa de Laredo with his partner Miguel Ángel de Amo, he also win the Trust Kapital OPEN in Kuopio (Finland) and then in August he becomes Spanish Championship runner up at the Reserva de Higuerón (Fuengirola).

References
  1. "Y El Verano Llegó". Marbellachic.com. 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  2. "THREE ARGENTINE PAIRS AT THE SWATCH-FIVB MEN WORLD TOUR IN BARCELONA FeVA - Argentine Volleyball Federation". Feva.org.ar. Archived from the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  3. "www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2008/beach_page.asp?pg=QRA&TRN=MBCN2008&sm=19". Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. "Batallán y Fernández, al circuito mundial de playa | La Unión Digital" (in Spanish). Launiondigital.com.ar. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  5. "FIVB". FIVB. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  6. "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". Cev.lu. 2013-02-18. Archived from the original on 2015-01-24. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  7. "De Amo y Batallán firman un verano de lujo en el Madison Beach Volley TourBeach Volley Tour | Beach Volley Tour". Beachvolleytour.es. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  8. "Circuito BVT 2013 | Beach Volley Tour". Beachvolleytour.es. 2014-06-20. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  9. "Marco-García y Liliana-Baquerizo, nuevos campeones de España". Diario AS. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  10. "RFEVB - Inicio". Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  11. "RFEVB - Inicio". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  12. "RFEVB - Inicio". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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