Ángel Dennis

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Ángel Dennis
Personal information
Full nameÁngel Dennis
NationalityCuban
Italian
Born (1977-06-13) June 13, 1977 (age 46)
Havana, Cuba
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Spike0 cm (0 in)
Block0 cm (0 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter/Opposite
Current clubSporting CP
Number7 (club), 7 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
1998–2000
2003
2004
2004–2007
2007–2012
2012–2013
2013
2013–2016
2016
2016
2016-2017
2017
Palermo Volley
Playeros de San Juan
ICOM Latina
Lube Banca Macerata
Cimone Modena
Club Ciudad de Bolívar
Anwar Club
APAV Canoas
Anwar Club
Revivre Milano
Lupi Santa Croce
Sporting CP
National team
1996–2001 Cuba (212)
Honours
Representing  Cuba
Men's volleyball
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Japan
World Grand Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Japan
World League
Gold medal – first place 1998 Milan
Silver medal – second place 1997 Moscow
Silver medal – second place 1999 Mar del Plata
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place 1997 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2001 Barbados
Last updated: 9 February 2017

Ángel Dennis Diaz (born 13 June 1977) is a Cuban-born Italian volleyball player.

Biography

He played for IVECO Palermo from 1998 to 2000. With Cuba national team, he won a World League in 1998 and an America's Cup in 2001, before abandoning his country to move to establish himself in Italy in the latter year.

After a period of inactivity, he returned to play in 2003-2004 for Latina Volley, before moving to Lube Banca Marche Macerata the following year, after a short stint in Qatar. With Lube he won a top national division and an Italian Supercup in 2006, and two CEV Cups (2005–2006). In 2006 he married Italian volleyball player Simona Rinieri, by which he got Italian nationality.

In 2017, he signed a contract with Sporting CP.

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