Gabriel Jose García Fernández (born January 8, 1999) is a Puerto Rican professional

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player with American citizenship who plays as an opposite spiker for

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and the U.S. national team. He used to represent the Puerto Rico national team in the past. In 2022, the FIVB allowed him to change his sports nationality, and in 2024 Garcia became fully eligible to compete for the United States in international volleyball.

Honours

College

* Domestic ** 2021 Silver medal with cup

NCAA National Championship, with

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Club

* FIVB Club World Championship ** Silver medal world centered-2

Betim 2021 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova * Domestic ** 2021–22 Gold medal with cup

Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova

Individual awards

* 2021: NCAA National Championship – All-tournament team

References

External links

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at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia Fernandez, Gabriel 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican men's volleyball players Puerto Rican expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Italy BYU Cougars men's volleyball players Trentino Volley players Opposite hitters 21st-century American sportsmen