Aprilio Perkasa Manganang (born Aprilia Santini Manganang; April 27, 1992 in Tahuna, North Sulawesi) is an Indonesian volleyball player who competed as a woman but was later determined to be an
intersex male post-retirement. He was a member of
Indonesia women's national team. He played in
for the
Supreme Volleyball Club
Supreme Volleyball Club ( th, สโมสรวอลเลย์บอลสุพรีม ชลบุรี) is a Thai professional women's volleyball club based in ฺBangkok and have managed by Supreme Volleyball Club Co.,Ltd. which was ...
as an import player.
Early life
Manganang was born in
Tahuna,
North Sulawesi in
Indonesia.
He was born with
hypospadias, but due to the lack of medical facilities in his hometown he would only be aware of this condition later in life after his volleyball career. He was assigned as female at birth and was raised as a girl. Manganang reportedly felt different than girls of his age.
Career
Club
Manganang played in multiple local club teams in Indonesia and received various tournament awards. With his vertical leap and powerful attacks, he received awards in the
Vietnam-based tournament named
VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup
The VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup is an international volleyball tournament for women organised by the Volleyball Federation of Vietnam (VFV), and sponsored by Vietnam Television (VTV). The cup was established in 2004 and held every yea ...
. He played as an import in
Thailand for the
Supreme Volleyball Club
Supreme Volleyball Club ( th, สโมสรวอลเลย์บอลสุพรีม ชลบุรี) is a Thai professional women's volleyball club based in ฺBangkok and have managed by Supreme Volleyball Club Co.,Ltd. which was ...
and won the championship and Most Valuable Player award.
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National team
Manganang represented Indonesia in international volleyball tournaments including the Southeast Asian Games and the 2018 Asian Games
The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...
. At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games
The 2015 Southeast Asian Games ( ms, Sukan Asia Tenggara 2015; ; ta, 2015 தென்கிழக்கு ஆசிய விளையாட்டுப் போட்டிகள்), officially known as the 28th Southeast Asian Games, or ...
, the Philippine national team filed a protest which disputed Manganang's gender but was cleared by the FIVB.[
]
Post-retirement
Manganang announced his retirement from volleyball in September 2020 at age 28.Indonesian Army
The Indonesian Army ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD), ) is the land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,000 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its ...
after retiring. It was in February 2021, that he learned of his biological sex
Sex is the trait that determines whether a sexually reproducing animal or plant produces male or female gametes. Male plants and animals produce smaller mobile gametes (spermatozoa, sperm, pollen), while females produce larger ones (ova, o ...
and his hypospadias condition. He underwent corrective surgery[ and had his legal gender changed from female to male, and change his name from "Aprilia Santini" to "Aprilio Perkasa". The Indonesian Volleyball Federation also agreed to not strip the women's volleyball titles won by Manganang saying that he has no fault.]
Clubs
* Alko Indramayu (2011–2012)
* Jakarta BNI Taplus
Jakarta BNI 46 (formerly Jakarta BNI Taplus) is a men's and women's volleyball team based in Jakarta, Indonesia. The team plays in Proliga. They had represented Indonesia in Men's and Women's AVC Club Championships in 2006 and 2010.
The tea ...
(2012–2013)
* Manokwari Valeria Papua Barat (2013–2014)
* Jakarta Elektrik PLN
Jakarta Elektrik PLN is a Indonesian professional women's volleyball club based in ฺJakarta and owned and managed by the PT. Perusahaan Listrik Negara. The club was founded in 2004 and is currently a participant in the women's Proliga. This ...
(2014–2017)
* Jakarta PGN Popsivo (2018-2019)
* Generali Supreme Chonburi-E.Tech (2019-loan)
* Bandung BJB Pakuan (2019–2020)
Awards
Individual
* '' 2014-2015 Indonesian Women's Proliga "Best Scorer"''
* '' 2014-2015 Indonesian Women's Proliga "Best Opposite Hitter"''
* '' 2015-2016 Indonesian Women's Proliga "Best Opposite Hitter"''
* '' 2016 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup "Most Valuable Player"''
* '' 2016-2017 Indonesian Women's Proliga "Best Scorer"''
* '' 2016-2017 Indonesian Women's Proliga "Most Valuable Player"''
* '' 2017 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup "Best Outside Hitter"''
* '' 2018-2019 Indonesian Women's Proliga "Most Valuable Player"''
* '' 2019 Women's Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League "Most Valuable Player"''
References
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Indonesian women's volleyball players
1992 births
Living people
Intersex sportspeople
Intersex men
21st-century LGBT people