Gregory Berríos (born January 24, 1979) is a

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 from

Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...

, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in sixth place at the

2007 FIVB Men's World Cup The 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 18 November to 2 December 2007 in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics, an ...

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

. Playing as a libero he was named ''Best Receiver'' at the 2003 NORCECA Championship and ''Best Digger'', ''Best Receiver'' and ''Best Libero'' at the 2009 NORCECA Championship. He won with his team the Bronze medal and the ''Best Libero'' and ''Best Receiver'' individual awards at the 2010 Pan-American Cup.

Personal life

Puerto Rico volleyball players at Japan in 2006

Berríos was born in

San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan ( , ; Spanish for "Saint John the Baptist, John") is the capital city and most populous Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the ...

to Gregorio Berríos and Ivette Torres. Berrios has three brothers, (Héctor Berríos, Aksel Berríos and Christopher Berríos). Berríos is a graduate o
Academia Santa Teresita
in Santurce, Puerto Rico and did play volleyball in high school.

College

Berríos attended the

University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

where he majored in

Visual Arts The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics (art), ceramics, photography, video, image, filmmaking, design, crafts, and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual a ...

. He was a freshman in 1998, played outside hitter for the college team until 2001 winning their LAI Volleyball Championship against University of the Sacred Heart (Puerto Rico).

Clubs

* Playeros de San Juan (1999–2001) * Changos de Naranjito (2002–2005) * Málaga España (2004–2005) * J'Hayber Elche (2005–2006) *

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 ...

(2006–2009) * CV Almería (2006–2007) *

Paris Volley Paris Volley is a professional men's volleyball club based in Paris, France. They compete in the top flight of French volleyball, LNV Ligue A Masculine, Ligue A. The club was founded in 1998 from the merger of the volleyball section of ''Paris Un ...

(2007–2008) * Cesu Alus 'Cesis' (2008–2009) * Mets de Guaynabo (2009–2011) *

Capitanes de Arecibo The Capitanes de Arecibo are a Puerto Rican professional basketball team based in Arecibo that competes in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) league. In 2010, the team also had the distinction to play in the Premier Basketball League (PBL) ...

(2012–2014) * Nice Volley-Ball (2013–2014)

International

Recent international competition

* 2010 ** V Panamerican Cup (Bronze Medal) * 2009 ** NORCECA Continental Championship (Bronze Medal) * 2008 ** NORCECA Continental Olympic Qualifying Championship (Silver Medal) * 2007 ** FIVB World Cup JAPAN (6th place) ** Pan American Games (6th place) ** NORCECA Continental Championship (Silver Medal) * 2006 ** FIVB World Championships JAPAN (12th place) ** XX Central American and Caribbean Games (Gold Medal) * 2005 ** FIVB World Championships Qualification (Silver Medal) * 2003 ** NORCECA Continental Championship (5th place) * 2002 ** XIX Central American and Caribbean Games (Gold Medal)

Awards

Individuals

* '' 2003 NORCECA Championship "Best Receiver"'' * ''200
FIVB World Championships 2006 Qualification Tournament "Best Digger"
' * ''200

' * ''200
FIVB World Championships 2006 "2nd Best Digger"
' * ''200
FIVB World Cup 2007 "3rd Best Digger"
' * '' 2007 Pan-American Games "Best Defender"'' * ''200
Olympics Games Qualification Tournament "Best Digger"
' * '' 2009 NORCECA FIVB World Championship Qualification Tournament "Best Libero"'' * '' 2009 NORCECA FIVB World Championship Qualification Tournament "Best Receiver"'' * '' 2009 NORCECA Championship "Best Digger"'' * '' 2009 NORCECA Championship "Best Receiver"'' * '' 2009 NORCECA Championship "Best Libero"'' * '' 2010 Pan-American Cup "Best Libero"'' * '' 2010 Pan-American Cup "Best Receiver"'' * ''201
Puerto Rico Volleyball League "Best Libero"
' * '' 2012 Summer Olympics Qualification Tournament "Best Libero"''

References

External links

FIVB Profile

FIVB Best Diggers
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berrios, Gregory 1979 births Living people Puerto Rican men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Puerto Rican expatriate sportspeople in Spain Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Puerto Rican expatriate sportspeople in France Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball Pan American Games volleyball players for Puerto Rico