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Association Real Federación Española de Voleibol (RFEVB)
Confederation CEV
Head coach Miguel Rivera
FIVB ranking 27 (as of September 2014)
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Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 2 (First in 1992)
Best result 8th (1992)
World Championship
Appearances 3 (First in 1998)
Best result 8th (1998)
FIVB World Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 1999)
Best result 5th (2007)
European Championship
Appearances 9 (First in 1981)
Best result Gold (2007)
Website www.rfevb.com
Spain men's national volleyball team
Medal record
European Championship
Gold 2007 Moscow
European League
Gold 2007 Portimão
Silver 2009 Portimão
Silver 2010 Guadalajara
Silver 2011 Košice
Bronze 2005 Kazan
Bronze 2012 Ankara
Selección masculina de voleibol de España - 01
Spain men's national volleyball team in late 2013.

The Spain men's national volleyball team is the national team of Spain. The team in 2007 won the European Championship, which is the most notable result achieved by the team to date.

Results

Olympic Games

Year Position Pld W L
Spain 1992 8th place 8 3 5
Australia 2000 9th place 5 1 4

World Championship

Year Position Pld W L
Japan 1998 8th place 12 7 5
Argentina 2002 13th place 6 2 4
Italy 2010 12th place 9 3 6

World Cup

Year Position Pld W L
Japan 1999 6th place 11 7 4
Japan 2007 5th place 11 7 4

European Championship

Year Position Pld W L
Bulgaria 1981 12th place 7 1 6
Netherlands 1985 12th place 7 0 7
Belgium 1987 12th place 7 0 7
Finland 1993 11th place 5 0 5
Germany 2003 8th place 7 2 5
Italy Serbia and Montenegro 2005 4th place 7 3 4
Russia 2007 1 Gold medal 8 8 0
Turkey 2009 9th place 6 2 4
Poland 2017 16th place 3 0 3
France Slovenia Belgium Netherlands 2019 15th place 6 2 4
Czech Republic Finland Estonia Poland 2021 20th place 5 1 4
Italy Bulgaria North Macedonia Israel 2023 17th place 5 2 3

World League

Year Position Pld W L
Brazil 1995 7th place 12 6 6
Netherlands 1996 10th place 12 4 8
Russia 1997 9th place 12 4 8
Italy 1998 8th place 15 5 10
Argentina 1999 5th place 14 7 7
Netherlands 2000 11th place 12 1 11
Poland 2001 9th place 12 5 7
Brazil 2002 5th place 15 9 6
Spain 2003 5th place 15 6 9
Italy 2004 7th place 12 4 8
Brazil 2008 13th place 12 3 9
Italy 2014 25th place 6 2 4
Brazil 2015 25th place 6 5 1
Poland 2016 32nd place 6 3 3
Brazil 2017 26th place 8 6 2

European League

Year Position Pld W L
Russia 2005 3 Bronze medal 14 8 6
Turkey 2006 6th place 12 6 6
Portugal 2007 1 Gold medal 14 10 4
Portugal 2009 2 Silver medal 14 13 1
Spain 2010 2 Silver medal 14 10 4
Slovakia 2011 2 Silver medal 14 11 3
Turkey 2012 3 Bronze medal 14 12 2
Turkey 2013 6th place 12 6 6
Czech Republic 2018 9th place 6 2 4
Estonia 2019 5th place 6 3 3
Belgium 2021 7th place 6 2 4
Croatia 2022 7th place 6 2 4

Mediterranean Games

  • 1975 — Seventh place
  • 1979 — Sixth place
  • 1983 — Sixth place
  • 1987 — 1 Gold medal
  • 1991 — 3 bronze medal
  • 1993 — 2 Silver medal
  • 2001 — Fifth place
  • 2005 — 2 Silver medal
  • 2009 — 2 Silver medal
  • 2013 — did not participate
  • 2018 — 2 Silver medal
  • 2022 — 2 Silver medal

Current squad

The following is the Spanish roster in the 2017 Men's European Volleyball Championship.

Head coach: Fernando Muñoz
Assistants: Miguel Rivera, Jorge Rodriguez, Juan José Susin
No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2016/17 club
1 Villena, AndrésAndrés Villena (1993-02-27)February 27, 1993 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 356 cm (140 in) 330 cm (130 in) Spain Ca'n Ventura Palma
2 Trinidad, ÁngelÁngel Trinidad (1993-03-27)March 27, 1993 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 342 cm (135 in) 318 cm (125 in) Belgium Knack Randstad Roeselare
3 Noda, SergioSergio Noda (1987-03-23)March 23, 1987 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 338 cm (133 in) 325 cm (128 in) Italy Emma Villas Siena
5 Vigil, AlejandroAlejandro Vigil (1993-02-11)February 11, 1993 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 348 cm (137 in) 330 cm (130 in) Belgium Noliko Maaseik
6 Ruiz, BorjaBorja Ruiz (1992-07-26)July 26, 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 330 cm (130 in) Spain Unicaja Almería
7 Almansa, JorgeJorge Almansa (1991-04-17)April 17, 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 338 cm (133 in) 325 cm (128 in) Romania Steaua București
10 Jorge Fernández (C) (1989-05-04)May 4, 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 325 cm (128 in) Spain Ca'n Ventura Palma
11 de Amo, Miguel ÁngelMiguel Ángel de Amo (1985-09-16)September 16, 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 342 cm (135 in) 320 cm (130 in) Spain Unicaja Almería
13 Ruiz Posadas, DanielDaniel Ruiz Posadas (1995-06-28)June 28, 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 190 cm (75 in) Spain Vecindario ACEGC
14 Fornés, Miguel ÁngelMiguel Ángel Fornés (1993-09-06)September 6, 1993 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 354 cm (139 in) 339 cm (133 in) Belgium Knack Randstad Roeselare
15 Francisco Iribarne (1998-07-13)July 13, 1998 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 336 cm (132 in) 328 cm (129 in) Spain Melilla
17 Ruiz, FranciscoFrancisco Ruiz (1991-06-07)June 7, 1991 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 334 cm (131 in) 310 cm (120 in) Spain Ca'n Ventura Palma
18 González, JuanJuan González (1994-01-11)January 11, 1994 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 334 cm (131 in) 315 cm (124 in) Spain Unicaja Almería
25 Colito, AugustoAugusto Colito (1997-01-23)January 23, 1997 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 330 cm (130 in) Spain C.V. L'Illa-Grau

See also

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