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 Intersex people are individuals born with any of several sex characteristics including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical bina ...

male post-retirement. He was a member of Indonesia women's national team. He played in

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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 North Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Utara) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the Minahasa Peninsula of Sulawesi, south of the Philippines and southeast of Sabah, Malaysia. It borders the Philippine province of Davao Occidental and Soccsks ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. He was born with

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, 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

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-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

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for the

and won the championship and Most Valuable Player award.

National team

Manganang represented

in international volleyball tournaments including the Southeast Asian Games and the

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. 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. He then entered the

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after retiring. It was in February 2021, that he learned of his

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and his

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 (2012–2013) * Manokwari Valeria Papua Barat (2013–2014) * Jakarta Elektrik PLN (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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