Carlos Javier Weber (born 6 January 1966) is an Argentine professional
volleyball
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coach and former player, a former member of the
Argentina national team. Weber represented his native country in 3
Olympic Games
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in:
Seoul 1988
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(bronze medal),
Atlanta 1996
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and
Sydney 2000
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, and took part in five
World Championship
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editions (
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
,
1990
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,
1994
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,
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
,
2002
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). He currently serves as head coach for the Polish
PlusLiga
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team,
Indykpol AZS Olsztyn
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.
Personal life
Javier Weber was born in
Buenos Aires
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. He began playing volleyball at the age of 16 in the local club,
River Plate. Weber has a son named Martín, who is also a volleyball player.
Honours
As a player
* National championships
** 1997/1998
Brazilian Championship, with Ulbra/Diadora
** 1998/1999
Brazilian Championship, with Ulbra/Pepsi
As a coach
*
CSV South American Club Championship
**
Argentina 2010 – with
Drean Bolívar
**
Montes Claros 2017 – with
Personal Bolívar
* National championships
** 2003/2004
Brazilian Championship, with Unisul/Florianópolis
** 2005/2006
Greek Championship, with
Panathinaikos
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** 2006/2007
Argentine Cup, with
Bolívar Vóley
** 2006/2007
Argentine Championship, with
Bolívar Vóley
** 2007/2008
Argentine Cup, with
Bolívar Vóley
** 2007/2008
Argentine Championship, with
Bolívar Vóley
** 2008/2009
Argentine Cup, with
Bolívar Vóley
** 2008/2009
Argentine Championship, with
Bolívar Vóley
** 2009/2010
Argentine Cup, with
Bolívar Vóley
** 2009/2010
Argentine Championship, with
Bolívar Vóley
** 2014/2015
Argentine Cup, with
Bolívar Vóley
** 2016/2017
Argentine Championship, with
Bolívar Vóley
** 2018/2019
Argentine Championship, with
Bolívar Vóley
** 2020/2021
Brazilian SuperCup, with
Vôlei Taubaté
** 2020/2021
Brazilian Championship, with
Vôlei Taubaté
References
External links
*
*
Player profileat ''LegaVolley.it''
Coach profileat ''Volleybox.net''
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1966 births
Living people
Volleyball players from Buenos Aires
Argentine men's volleyball players
Argentine volleyball coaches
Volleyball coaches of international teams
Olympic volleyball players of Argentina
Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Expatriate volleyball players in Brazil
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States
AZS Olsztyn coaches
Setters (volleyball)