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Robertlandy Simón

Robertlandy Simón

Cuban volley player

Robertlandy Simón Aties (born 11 June 1987) is a Cuban volleyball player who is a member of the Cuban national volleyball team. He played with the Cuban national team from 2005 to 2010, and rejoined the team in 2019. He currently plays for the Italian club Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza. He has won the 2009 NORCECA Championship, was a silver medalist of the 2010 World Championship, and twice was a South Korean V-League Champion (2015, 2016).

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Career

Simón debuted in the national team aged 17. He was the Cuban national team captain for five years.[1] In 2009, he won individual awards at 2009 World Grand Champions Cup. In 2010, Cuba, including Simón, made it to the finale of 2010 World Championship and lost to Brazil.[2][3] He was selected as the Best Blocker of the tournament.

Simón was champion of the Italian Cup 2013/14 and of the Challenge Cup 2012/13 with Piacenza. He was among the best middle blockers in the world when he left Cuba in 2010 right after the 2010 World Championship, to pursue his dreams and make a decent living overseas. Simon helped Al Rayyan to win the 2014 Club World Championship. He was the most expensive player in the South Korean League from 2014 to 2016.[4] Simon joined Brazilian club Sada Cruzeiro in 2016.[5]

Spike height

Simón touched 384 cm and, according to his coach, has reached a record of 389 cm. This happened during the athletic test for the Piacenza team at Serie A1.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

CEV Champions League

CEV Challenge Cup

FIVB Club World Championship

South American Club Championship

National championships

National team

Individually

References

  1. [1]
    Simon interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport - chepalle.gazzetta.it
  2. [2]
    Brazil and Cuba set up final showdown - fivb.org - 09-10-2010
  3. [3]
    Brazil continue golden reign with third world crown - fivb.org - 10-10-2010
  4. [4]
    Korean club hires Cuban Volleyball player Robertlandy Simón in one million euros - russiavolley.com - 10-06-2014
  5. [5]
    Sada Cruzeiro signs Cuban star Robertlandy Simon - fivb.org - 19-04-2016
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