Víctor Arístides Batista Lemos (born October 2, 1979, in Tamayo) is a male

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player from the

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, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 2008 Pan American Cup in

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. He play as wing spiker.

Career

Playing with Bameso, he won two times the ''2004 and 2005 USA Open Volleyball Championship'', being awarded MVP and All-Tournament both times. Víctor studied in

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

, majoring in Leisure Services Management. With the BYU Cougar's he won the 2004 NCAA National Collegiate Championship playing as a middle blocker, and winning the 2003-2004 VCA All-America Second Team, 2004-2005 All-MPSF Second Team and Asics/Volleyball Magazine and All-American Second Team, and finally 2005-2006 All-MPSF Honorable Mention; finishing with a .378 career hitting percentage, fourth in BYU history. Played with Puerto Rican team

Patriotas de Lares A patriot is a person with the quality of patriotism. Patriot(s) or The Patriot(s) may also refer to: Political and military groups United States * Patriot (American Revolution), those who supported the cause of independence in the American R ...

for the 2007 season. Next year joined the Turkish team ''Tokat Plevne Belediye''. Later same season, joined the A2 Italian team Samgas Crema to play the 2008/2009 season. Returned to Puerto Rican LVSM with ''Indios de Mayagüez'' for the 2008 season, and ''Los Caribes de San Sebastian'' for the 2009/2010 season. Joined for the 2009/2010 the Spanish team

CAI Voleibol Teruel Club Voleibol Teruel is a professional volleyball team based in Teruel, Spain. It plays in the Superliga de Voleibol Masculina, Superliga and in the CEV Cup. Trophies *Superliga de Voleibol Masculina, Superliga: 7 **2009, 2010, 2011, 2011–12 S ...

, the 2010 Spanish Superliga. The next year, Batista played with his friend and countrymate

José Miguel Cáceres José Miguel Cáceres Gómez (born December 24, 1981, in Tamayo (Dominican Republic), Tamayo) is a men's volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won a bronze medal with the Dominican Republic men's national volleyball team, men's nation ...

. Víctor win MVP awards for his performances during the regular season and the playoffs. And won the 2011 King's Cup and the Superliga.

Clubs

* Bameso (1998–2005) * Patriotas de Lares (2007) * Tokat Plevne Belediye (2007–2008) * Indios de Mayagüez (2008) * Samgas Crema (2008–2009) * Caribes de San Sebastián (2009) *

(2009–2011) * GFCO Ajaccio (2011-2012) *

VfB Friedrichshafen VfB Friedrichshafen Volleyball GmbH is a German professional men's volleyball club founded in 1969 and based in Friedrichshafen, southern Baden-Württemberg. Main stakeholder is VfB Friedrichshafen e.V. The club plays in the German Deutsche Volle ...

(2012-2013) * Maccabi Tel Aviv (2013-2014)

Awards

Individuals

* ''2004 USA Open Volleyball Championship "Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2005 USA Open Volleyball Championship "Most Valuable Player"'' * ''2011 Spanish Superliga Final Series "Most Valuable Player"''

College

* 2004 AVCA All-America Second Team * 2005 All-MPSF Second Team * 2005 Asics/Volleyball Magazine All-American Second Team * 2006 All-MPSF Honorable Mention

Clubs

* 2004 USA Open Volleyball Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Bameso * 2005 USA Open Volleyball Championship - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Bameso * 2010 Spanish Superliga - Simple cup icon

Champion, with CAI Voleibol Teruel * 2011 Spanish King's Cup - Roundel of Spain

Champion, with CAI Voleibol Teruel * 2011 Spanish Superliga - Simple cup icon

Champion, with CAI Voleibol Teruel

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