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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Leal and the second or maternal family name is Hidalgo.
Yoandy Leal
Personal information
Full nameYoandy Leal Hidalgo
NationalityCuban
Brazilian
Born (1988-08-31) August 31, 1988 (age 36)
Havana, Cuba
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight107 kg (236 lb)
Spike361 cm (142 in)
Block348 cm (137 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside spiker
Current clubItaly Cucine Lube Civitanova
Number9
Career
YearsTeams
2012–2017Brazil Sada Cruzeiro
2018–Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova
National team
2007–2010Cuba Cuba
2019–Brazil Brazil
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Cuba
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Italy Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place 2009 Japan Team
NORCECA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro
Representing  Brazil
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Japan Team
South American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Santiago
Last updated: 14 October 2019

Yoandy Leal Hidalgo (born August 31, 1988 in Havana) is a Cuban-born Brazilian volleyball player. He was a former member of Cuba men's national volleyball team (2007–2010) and currently is a member of Brazil men's national volleyball team (since 2019) after gained the Brazilian citizenship in June 2015. At club level he plays as a wing-spiker for Lube Civitanova.

Leal played four years with the Cuban national team, debuting at the 2007 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. In the 2008 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Düsseldorf that would give a spot at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Cuba did not qualify finishing second to hosts Germany, but Leal was chosen Best Spiker and Server of the championship. His last tournament with Cuba was the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, where Leal won the silver medal.

Still pursuing his dream of playing in the Olympics, Leal left Cuba in 2010, establishing himself in volleyball potency Brazil, at the city of Belo Horizonte. After two years not playing, Leal signed with local team Sada Cruzeiro. Soon he was a vital part of the team, winning two editions each of the Brazilian Superligas, South American Championships and FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship. Leal started his naturalization process in 2013, and in 2015 he was given the Brazilian nationality. Afterwards he contacted the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball to see how soon he could play for Brazil's national team, as team coach Bernardo Rezende already expressed interest in having Leal in the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Sporting achievements

FIVB Club World Championship

CEV Champions League

South American Club Championship

National championship

Individual

References

  1. ^ 'Sei que posso ajudar' , Estado de Minas (in Portuguese)
Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
FIVB Club World Championship
2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Outside Spiker of
FIVB Club World Championship
2016
ex aequo Cuba Wilfredo León
2017
ex aequo Poland Wilfredo León 		Succeeded by
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