Juan Virgen
Juan Virgen | |
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portrait | |
birthday | April 9, 1987 |
place of birth | Santiago Ixcuintla, Mexico |
size | 1.97 m |
Indoor volleyball | |
societies | |
UANL Tigres | |
successes | |
2012 - Participation in the Club World Cup | |
beach volleyball | |
partner | 2006 Pablo Guzman 2007–2012 Aldo Miramontes 2012– Lombardo Ontiveros |
World ranking | Position 15 |
successes | |
2011 - Winner NORCECA Tour 2011 - Fourth Pan American Games 2013 - Participation in the 2013 World Cup - Winner NORCECA Tour 2015 - Participation in World Cup 2015 - Winner Pan American Games 2016 - Participation in the Olympics |
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As of June 19, 2016 |
Juan Virgen (born April 9, 1987 in Santiago Ixcuintla ) is a Mexican volleyball and beach volleyball player .
Career indoor volleyball
Virgen took part in the Club World Cup in Doha in 2012 with his club UANL Tigres .
Career beach volleyball
Virgen took part in the U18 World Championships in 2003 and 2004. With Pablo Guzman he made his first appearances on the FIVB World Tour in 2006 . In 2007, Aldo Miramontes became his partner. Virgen / Miramontes did not have any top positions on the World Tour. In 2011 they won the continental NORCECA tour and finished fourth at the Pan American Games in their home country of Guadalajara . Virgen has been playing alongside Lombardo Ontiveros since 2012 . In 2013 Virgen / Ontiveros took part in the World Championships in Stare Jabłonki and won the NORCECA tour. In their second World Cup participation in 2015 , the Mexicans finished ninth. In the same year they won the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada . Due to numerous top ten placements in the FIVB World Tour 2015/16 , Virgen / Ontiveros qualified directly via the world rankings for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .
Web links
- Profile at FIVB (English)
- Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
- FIVB profile Club World Cup 2012 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ FIVB world rankings (as of June 13, 2016)
- ↑ Mexico's Ontiveros and Virgen Pan Am Gold Medalists in Toronto. NORCECA , July 21, 2015, accessed June 19, 2016 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Virgen, Juan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican volleyball and beach volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1987 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Santiago Ixcuintla , Mexico |