Miguel Ángel López (volleyball)

Miguel Ángel López Castro (born March 25, 1997) is a Cuban volleyball player. He competed for the Cuba men's national volleyball team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Miguel Ángel López
Personal information
Full nameMiguel Ángel López Castro
NicknameMiki, Africa, ML18, Black Panther
NationalityCuba
Born (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997
Cienfuegos, Cuba
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Spike363 cm (143 in)
Block345 cm (136 in)
Volleyball information
PositionWing-Spiker
Current clubSada Cruzeiro
Number18 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2014–2017
2017–2019
2019–2020
2020-present
Cienfuegos
Gigantes del Sur
UPCN
Sada Cruzeiro
National team
2016-present Cuba

Early life

Lopez Castro was born in Cienfuegos Province, Cuba, the youngest of 3 children of Elcida Juana Castro and Miguel Angel Lopez Martinez. His interest in volleyball began at the age of seven, when he saw footage of former Cuban star Joel Despaigne and his jumping ability. By the age of nine Lopez started his formation in a sport center of his province. By the age of 18 he was selected among other young players to the national volleyball centre "Escuela National de Voleibol" in Havana, as one of the top promises in the country.

References

  1. "Miguel Angel Lopez Castro". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miguel Ángel López". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.


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