Francisco Álvarez Cutiño

portrait
Francisco Álvarez Cutiño
birthday	April 12, 1969
place of birth	Santiago, Cuba
size	1.84 m
partner	1995–2002 Gil Ferrer Cutiño 1995–2004 Juan Miguel Rosell Milanés 2005, 2008 Oney Ramírez Bernal 2006 Wilfredo Villar 2007 Leonel Munder
successes
1996 - 7th Olympic Games Atlanta 1999–2002 - Cuban Champion 2003 - 1st Pan American Games 2003 - 17th World Cup 2004 - 17th Olympic Games Athens 2005 - 5th World Cup 2007 - 33rd World Cup 2007 - 3rd Pan American Games
(As of June 5, 2013)

Francisco Álvarez Cutiño (born April 12, 1969 in Santiago de Cuba ) is a former Cuban beach volleyball player .

Career

Francisco Álvarez Cutiño played from 1995 to 2002 with his half-brother Gil Ferrer Cutiño at national tournaments and was four times Cuban champion. He competed internationally with Juan Miguel Rosell Milanés from 1995 to 2004 . The two Cubans achieved a victory on the FIVB World Tour at the Puerto Rico Open in 1995 . In 1996 they finished seventh at the Olympic Games in Atlanta . After a 2003 victory at the Pan American Games and two 17th places at the 2003 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro and the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens , Álvarez Cutiño ended his collaboration with Rosell Milanés. With Oney Ramírez Bernal , Álvarez Cutiño finished fifth at the 2005 World Cup in Berlin . At the side of Leonel Munder , Álvarez Cutiño won the bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games and only finished 33rd at the World Cup in Gstaad .

personal data
SURNAME	Álvarez Cutiño, Francisco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Cuban beach volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH	April 12, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH	Santiago de Cuba , Cuba