Nicolás Uriarte (born 21 March 1990) is an Argentine professional

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player. He was a member of the Argentina national team and a participant at the

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. At the professional club level, he plays for

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Personal life

Uriarte was born in

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. His father, Jon Uriarte, is a former volleyball player, bronze medallist at the Olympic Games (

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), and a previous head coach of the

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Career

Club

In 2013, he signed a contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów and won the Polish Champion title in 2014. On 8 October 2014, his team won the Polish SuperCup. In February 2015, he signed a next two–year contract with Skra until 2017. On 7 February 2016, he won the

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after beating ZAKSA in the final.

Honours

Club

* CSV South American Club Championship ** Gold medal southamerica

Montes Claros 2018 – with

Araguari 2023 – with Sada Cruzeiro *

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2021–22 – with Narbonne Volley * National championships ** 2013–14 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2014–15 Simple gold cup

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, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2015–16 Simple gold cup

, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2017–18 Simple gold cup

Brazilian SuperCup, with Sada Cruzeiro ** 2017–18 Simple gold cup

Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro ** 2017–18 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro ** 2018–19 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Championship, with Vôlei Taubaté ** 2022–23 Simple gold cup

Brazilian SuperCup, with Sada Cruzeiro ** 2022–23 Simple gold cup

Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro

Youth national team

* 2006

CSV U19 South American Championship

Individual awards

* 2007: FIVB U19 World Championship – Best setter * 2013: CSV South American Club Championship – Best defender * 2018: CSV South American Club Championship – Best setter * 2022:

– Most valuable player

References

External links

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at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Uriarte, Nicolas 1990 births Living people Volleyball players from Buenos Aires Argentine men's volleyball players Polish Champions of men's volleyball Olympic volleyball players of Argentina Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Volleyball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate volleyball players in Poland Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate volleyball players in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate volleyball players in France Skra Bełchatów players Setters (volleyball)