Portugal men's national volleyball team
The Portugal men's national volleyball team is the team representing Portugal in volleyball competitions. Their best results to date are winning the 2010 Men's European Volleyball League in Spain, the second place in the 2007 Men's European Volleyball League, 3rd at the 2009 Men's European Volleyball League, both tournaments hosted in Portugal, 4th in the 1948 Men's European Volleyball Championship in Italy, the 5th place at the 2005 FIVB World League in Serbia and Montenegro, 7th in the 1951 Men's European Volleyball Championship hosted in France and reaching the 8th place in the 2002 FIVB Men's World Championship in Argentina.
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| Association | Federação Portuguesa de Voleibol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | CEV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Hugo Silva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIVB ranking | 23 (as of 15 September 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| www.fpvoleibol.pt (in Portuguese) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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The Portugal national volleyball team in late 2013
World League
- 1990 – 1998 – did not compete
- 1999 – 10th place
- 2000 – did not compete
- 2001 – 13th place
- 2002 – 13th place
- 2003 – 13th place
- 2004 – 12th place
- 2005 – 5th place
- 2006 – 13th place
- 2007 – 2010 – did not compete
- 2011 – 14th place
- 2012 – 16th place
- 2013 – 17th place
- 2014 – 13th place
- 2015 – 18th place
- 2016 – 14th place
- 2017 – 22nd place
Current squad
The following is the Portuguese roster in the 2017 World League.[1]
Head coach: Hugo Silva
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2016–17 club |
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| 1 | Marcel Keller Gil | 8 May 1990 | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 332 cm (131 in) |  Craiova |
| 2 | Simão Moreira | 11 March 1998 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 298 cm (117 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | José Moreira |
| 3 | Afonso Guerreiro | 28 December 1994 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 319 cm (126 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Fonte do Bastardo |
| 4 | Filip Cveticanin | 19 June 1996 | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Castêlo da Maia |
| 5 | Marco Ferreira | 4 October 1987 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 359 cm (141 in) | 337 cm (133 in) |  Ansan OK Savings Bank |
| 6 | Alexandre Ferreira (C) | 13 November 1991 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 361 cm (142 in) | 346 cm (136 in) | Uijeongbu KB Stars |
| 7 | Ivo Casas | 21 September 1992 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 278 cm (109 in) | Benfica |
| 8 | Tiago Violas | 27 March 1989 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 326 cm (128 in) | 303 cm (119 in) | Benfica |
| 9 | João Simões | 11 June 1986 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Espinho |
| 10 | Phelipe Martins | 2 March 1991 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 307 cm (121 in) | 289 cm (114 in) | Caldas |
| 11 | João Oliveira | 31 July 1995 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 318 cm (125 in) | Vitória |
| 12 | Lourenço Martins | 30 April 1997 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 308 cm (121 in) | 298 cm (117 in) | Castêlo da Maia |
| 13 | Valdir Sequeira | 22 November 1981 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 348 cm (137 in) |  Prievidza |
| 14 | Bruno Cunha | 18 August 1997 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 308 cm (121 in) | Vitória |
| 15 | Miguel Tavares Rodrigues | 2 March 1993 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 293 cm (115 in) |  Tourcoing Lille Métropole |
| 16 | Manuel Meirinho | 22 September 1999 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Bragança |
| 17 | João Fidalgo | 2 November 1986 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 307 cm (121 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | São Mamede |
| 18 | Frederico Santos | 16 September 1997 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 314 cm (124 in) | 296 cm (117 in) | São Mamede |
References
- "Team Roster - Portugal". FIVB World League 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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