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Rolando Cepeda Abreu (born 13 March 1989) is a Cuban
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. He was part of the Cuban men's national volleyball team. He was one of the key players that contributed to 2015–16 Greek Volleyleague Championship for PAOK VC, making it the first team ever to win a championship in Greece starting from the fourth place in the playoffs. He was named the 2015–16 Greek Volleyleague MVP. Abreu did not play in the Rio Olympics in 2016 for being one of the six players of the Cuban national volleyball team that were remanded into custody suspected of committing aggravated rape in July 2016 in Tampere, Finland. Following a conviction, Abreu was sentenced to two and a half years of prison.


Sporting achievements


National Championships/Cups

* 2015/2016
Greek Championship The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...
, with PAOK


Individual

*2013 Cuban Championship – Most valuable player *2013 Cuban Championship – Best scorer *2013 Cuban Championship – Best server *2013 NORCECA Championship – Best scorer *2014 Pan-American Cup – Most valuable player *2015 NORCECA Championship – Best outside spiker * 2016
Greek Championship The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...
– Most valuable player * 2019
Turkish Championship Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and ...
– Best outside spiker * 2019
Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası ...
– Best outside spiker


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at ''FIVB.org'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Cepeda, Rolando 1989 births Living people Cuban men's volleyball players Cuban people imprisoned abroad P.A.O.K. V.C. players Place of birth missing (living people) Cuban people convicted of rape Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Prisoners and detainees of Finland Volleyball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Expatriates in Finland 21st-century Cuban people