Osmany Juantorena facts for kids

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Personal information
Full name	Osmany Juantorena Portuondo
Nationality	Cuban Italian
Born	(1985-08-12) 12 August 1985 (age 39) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Spike	370 cm (146 in)
Block	340 cm (134 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Valsa Group Modena
Number	5
Career
Years Teams 1997–2004 Orientales de Santiago 2004–2006 Ural Ufa 2009–2010 Itas Diatec Trentino 2010 → Al Arabi Ad-Dauha (loan) 2010–2013 Itas Diatec Trentino 2013–2015 Halkbank Ankara 2015–2022 Cucine Lube Civitanova 2022–2023 Shanghai Golden Age 2023 Ziraat Bankasi 2023– Valsa Group Modena
National team
2003–2006  Cuba (76) 2015–2021  Italy
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Cuba World League Bronze 2005 Belgrade Pan American Games Silver 2003 San Domingo Team Representing  Italy Olympic Games Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Cup Silver 2015 Japan European Championship Bronze 2015 Bulgaria/Italy
Last updated: 21 October 2022

Osmany Juantorena Portuondo (born 12 August 1985) is a Cuban-born Italian professional volleyball player, a member of Cuba national volleyball team in 2003–2006 and current member of Italian club Modena Volley. Juantorena was bronze medalist of the 2005 World League and silver medalist 2016 Summer Olympics. He is a multiple winner of the CEV Champions League and FIVB Club World Championship with the Italian club Trentino Volley. Juantorena is the record owner of the highest number of Most Valuable Player awards at FIVB Club World Championship, with 4 times.

Personal life

Juantorena was born in Santiago de Cuba. He is a nephew of Alberto Juantorena, a Cuban former track runner and politician. Osmany Juantorena and his wife Glenda became first time parents on May 3, 2013 with the arrival of their first baby daughter named Victoria. On September 23, 2018 with arrival second baby daughter named Angelica.

He is fan of Inter and in 2019 he launched a shoe line.

Career

Clubs

He started his junior career as 12 years old in the Orientales de Santiago. After several years in Cuba, he moved to his first professional club in the Russian league – Ural Ufa – but in November 2006 he received a two-year ban for doping. He agreed to move to Italian club Itas Diatec Trentino when the suspension ended, but the move was obstructed by the Cuban authorities (he was still under their jurisdiction, having moved to Russia with permission rather than defected like some compatriots) and his absence continued across a third year into 2009.

He had immediate success upon resuming his career with Trentino, winning the gold medal at the CEV Champions League twice (2009/10, 2010/11) and the bronze medal in 2012, four gold medals in the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), one gold medal (2010/11) and two silver (2009/10, 2011/12) in the Italian Championship, and two Italian Cups (2010, 2012). In May 2010 he had a short loan in Qatar, returning to Trentino in September of that year where he agreed a contract extension and obtained Italian citizenship. In 2012/13 he won another domestic Cup and League Championship.

After moving to Halkbank Ankara in 2013, Juantorena helped the team achieve the Turkish SuperCup and the title of Turkish champion. Another SuperCup followed in 2014. In April 2015, he announced that he would continue his career with Cucine Lube Civitanova.

National Team

Juantorena (blue #5) at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games final, Italy against Brazil

Juantorena first stormed the international stage from 2003 up to 2006 with Cuba; he won a bronze medal at the 2005 FIVB World League. Juantorena joined the Italy national team in 2015, claiming a European championship bronze and FIVB World Cup silver medal in the same year. He had a hugely positive impact on Italy's attacking prowess going into the 2016 Summer Olympics, his first such tournament, and the team claimed the silver medal.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

Itas Diatec Trentino

• CEV Champions League:
  • Winner 2009/10, 2010/2011
  • 3rd 2011/12
• FIVB Club World Championship:
  • Winner Qatar 2009, Qatar 2010, Qatar 2011, Qatar 2012
• Italian Championship:
  • Winner 2010/11
  • Runner-up 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13
• Italian Cup Serie A:
  • Winner 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13

Halkbank Ankara

• CEV Champions League:
  • Finalist 2013/14
• Turkish Championship:
  • Winner 2013/14
  • Runner-up 2014/15
• Turkish Cup:
  • Winner 2014/15
• Turkish SuperCup:
  • Winner 2013, 2014

Cucine Lube Civitanova

• CEV Champions League:
  • Winner 2018/19
  • Finalist 2017/18
  • 3rd 2015/16, 2016/17
• FIVB Club World Championship:
  • Winner Brazil 2019
  • Finalist Poland 2017, Poland 2018, Brazil 2021
• Italian Championship:
  • Winner 2016/17, 2018/19, 2020/21, 2021/22
  • Runner-up 2017/18
• Italian Cup:
  • Winner 2016/17, 2019/20, 2020/21
  • Finalist 2017/18, 2018/19

National team

Cuba

• Pan American Games:
  • Finalist 2003
• FIVB World League:
  • 3rd 2005

Italy

• Olympic Games:
  • Silver medal 2016
• FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup:
  • Finalist 2015
• CEV European Championship:
  • 3rd 2015

Individual

• Russian Volleyball Super League:
  • MVP: 2005
• FIVB World League:
  • Best receiver: 2005
• FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship:
  • MVP: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
  • Best server: 2009
  • Best spiker: 2010, 2011
  • Best outside spiker: 2019
• CEV Champions League:
  • MVP: 2010, 2011, 2019
  • Best outside spiker: 2018
• Lega Pallavolo Serie A:
  • Best server: 2011
• Italian Cup:
  • MVP: 2012, 2014, 2020
• Emir of Qatar Cup:
  • MVP: 2012, 2015
• Turkish Men's Volleyball League:
  • MVP: 2014
• FIVB World Cup:
  • Best outside spiker: 2015

See also

In Spanish: Osmany Juantorena Portuondo para niños