Miguel Ángel Falasca facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Miguel Ángel Falasca |
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![]() Falasca in January 2014
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Full name | Miguel Ángel Falasca Fernández | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Argentine Spanish |
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Born | Mendoza, Argentina |
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Died | 22 June 2019 Monza, Italy |
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Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Setter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Miguel Ángel Falasca Fernández (29 April 1973 – 22 June 2019) was an Argentine-born Spanish professional volleyball player and coach. He was a member of the Spain national team from 1993 to 2009, a participant in the Olympic Games Sydney 2000, and the 2007 European Champion.
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Personal life
Falasca was born in Mendoza, Argentina. His grandfather came from Italy. His father Juan Carlos was a retired volleyball player from Argentina, and his mother was a native Spaniard. At the age of 16, due to the unstable economic situation in Argentina, the Falasca family decided to move to Spain. Miguel, his parents, sister Mariel and his younger brother Guillermo, were sent to Málaga first, and then to the Canary Islands. He was married to Esther Custodio. They had two children - his daughter called Sara (2004) and his son Daniel (2002).
Death
On 21 June 2019 Falasca was at the wedding of his friend and assistant of the Saugella Monza club in Italy, when he felt ill and went to his hotel room. He died of a heart attack the next day at the age of 46 in Varese where he was staying with his wife, despite a resuscitation attempt.


Career as coach
Falasca had been working as a first coach of PGE Skra Bełchatów since 2013. In the first season of his work, PGE Skra won a title of Polish Champion 2013/2014. It was the 8th title of Polish Champion in the club's history. On July 1, 2014, the club extended the contract with him until 2017. In February 2016 he was head coach of the Czech Republic men's national volleyball team. In March 2016 PGE Skra Bełchatów led by Falasca lost the second match with Zenit Kazan in playoffs 6 of CEV Champions League (the first match Skra won 3–2). After this loss Falasca has been dismissed during the subsequent club meeting. The decision was announced on March 28, 2016. In May 2016 he signed a two-year contract with Italian club Gi Group Monza.
Honours
As a player
- CEV Champions League
2002/2003 – with Kerakoll Modena
2011/2012 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- FIVB Club World Championship
Doha 2009 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów
Doha 2010 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- CEV Cup
- CEV Challenge Cup
- National championships
- 1996/1997
Spanish Cup, with CV Las Palmas
- 2000/2001
Belgian SuperCup, with Knack Roeselare
- 2004/2005
Spanish Cup, with Portol Palma de Mallorca
- 2005/2006
Spanish Cup, with Portol Palma de Mallorca
- 2005/2006
Spanish Championship, with Portol Palma de Mallorca
- 2006/2007
Spanish Championship, with Portol Palma de Mallorca
- 2007/2008
Spanish Championship, with Portol Palma de Mallorca
- 2008/2009
Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2008/2009
Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2009/2010
Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2010/2011
Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2010/2011
Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2011/2012
Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 1996/1997
- Universiade
As a coach
- CEV Challenge Cup
- National championships
- 2013/2014
Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2013/2014
Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2015/2016
Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2013/2014
Individual awards
- 2007: FIVB World Cup – Best Setter
- 2009: Polish Cup – Best Server
- 2009: European League – Best Setter
- 2012: Polish Cup – Most Valuable Player
- 2012: Polish Cup – Best Setter
See also
In Spanish: Miguel Ángel Falasca para niños
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