Ángel Pérez (born May 20, 1982 in
Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Río Piedras is a populous district of San Juan, and former town and municipality of Puerto Rico, which was merged with the municipality of San Juan in 1951. The district today is composed of various '' barrios'' (these are the primary legal div ...
) is a Puerto Rican
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
player who was a member of the
Men's National Team that ended up in sixth place at the
2007 FIVB Men's World Cup
The 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 18 November to 2 December 2007 in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, an ...
in
Japan
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. In the same year the setter claimed the silver medal at the
NORCECA Championship in
Anaheim
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. He won with his team the bronze medal at the
2010 Pan-American Cup.
References
External links
FIVB Profile
1982 births
Living people
People from Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican men's volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
Puerto Rican expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Expatriate volleyball players in Romania
Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico
21st-century Puerto Rican people
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