Wilfredo León

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Wilfredo León Venero
Personal information
Full nameWilfredo León Venero
NationalityCuban
Polish
Born (1993-07-31) July 31, 1993 (age 30)
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Spike350 cm (140 in)
Block346 cm (136 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside Spiker
Current clubRussia Zenit Kazan
Number9
Career
YearsTeams
2005–2010
2010–2013
2014–
2015–2016		Cuba Capitalinos
Cuba Orientales de Santiago
Russia Zenit Kazan
Qatar Al Rayan
National team
2007–2012 Cuba
Honours
Representing  Cuba
Men's volleyball
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Italy
NORCECA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Puerto Rico
Gold medal – first place 2011 Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara
World Grand Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place 2009 Japan
World League
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Sofia
Last updated: 16 March 2016

Wilfredo León Venero (born 31 July 1993) is a Cuban volleyball player with Polish citizenship (since July 14, 2015), a member of Cuba men's national volleyball team in 2007–2012 and Russian club Zenit Kazan, silver medalist of the World Championship 2010, NORCECA Champion (2009, 2011), Cuban Champion (2009, 2010, 2011), Russian Champion (2015, 2016).

Personal life

He was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. He is Wilfredo León Hechavarría and Alina Venero Boza (a former volleyball player)'s son. He studied at Escuela Nacional Del Voleibol Cubano. Now, León Venero lives in Poland with his Polish girlfriend.[1] On July 14, 2015 he received Polish citizenship. He has shown the desire to play in the polish national team Poland men's national volleyball team.[2] In June 2016 he married to Małgorzata (née Gronkowska).

Career

He started to play, when he was 7. His first coach was his mother Alina. Wilfredo León Venero debuted in the Cuban national team on May 24, 2008 in Düsseldorf, aged 14 years and 10 months. He won the title of Best Receiver at World League 2009.[3] On July 31, 2009 as the youngest player of tournament, he won a silver medal in the World U21 Championship 2009 (after losing final against Brazil). In 2009, the Cuban national team, with Leon, won the title of NORCECA Champion (and three individual awards) and repeated this success in 2011. After losing the final against Brazil, Cuba won a silver medal at the World Championship 2010. He was the youngest captain of the national team (he was 17). In 2012, he won bronze medal of World League - Sofia 2012. In 2013, Yoandri Diaz and León fled Cuba to play in a club outside of their homeland.[4] They lost the possibility of playing for the Cuba national team.[5]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

CEV Champions League

FIVB Club World Championship

National championship

  • 2008/2009 Cuban Championship, with Capitalinos
  • 2009/2010 Cuban Championship, with Capitalinos
  • 2010/2011 Cuban Championship, with Orientales de Santiago
  • 2014/2015 Russian Cup 2015, with Zenit Kazan
  • 2014/2015 Russian Championship, with Zenit Kazan
  • 2015/2016 Russian SuperCup 2015, with Zenit Kazan
  • 2015/2016 Russian Cup 2016, with Zenit Kazan
  • 2015/2016 Russian Championship, with Zenit Kazan

National team

Individually

References

  1. ^ POL M: Leon and Diaz in Rzeszów - worldofvolley.com - 25-02-2014
  2. ^ Wilfredo Leon z polskim obywatelstwem - wp.pl - 15-07-2015
  3. ^ Czternastolatek w kadrze Kuby na LŚ! - sport.wp.pl - 06-05-2008
  4. ^ Wilfredo Leon trafi do Resovii? - sport.wp.pl - 29-04-2013
  5. ^ Cuba Expels Wilfredo Leon - volleywood.net - 28-04-2013
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Awards
Preceded by Best Server of
FIVB World League
2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Spiker of
NORCECA Championship
2009
2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
NORCECA Championship
2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Scorer of
NORCECA Championship
2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
Pan American Games
2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
-
 Best Outside Spiker of
CEV Champions League
2014/2015
ex aequo Argentina Facundo Conte
2015/2016
ex aequo Slovenia Tine Urnaut 		Succeeded by
TBD
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
CEV Champions League
2014/2015
2015/2016 		Succeeded by
TBD
Preceded by Best Outside Spiker of
FIVB Club World Championship
2015
ex aequo Bulgaria Todor Aleksiev
2016
ex aequo Cuba Yoandry Leal 		Succeeded by
TBD
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