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Marcelo Rodolfo Méndez (born 20 June 1964) is an Argentine professional 
2023–24 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel
* FIVB Club World Championship
** 
Betim 2013 – with Sada Cruzeiro
** Betim 2015 – with Sada Cruzeiro
** Betim 2016 – with Sada Cruzeiro
* CSV South American Club Championship
** 
Linares 2012 – with Sada Cruzeiro
** Belo Horizonte 2014 – with Sada Cruzeiro
** Taubate 2016 – with Sada Cruzeiro
** Montes Claros 2017 – with Sada Cruzeiro
** Montes Claros 2018 – with Sada Cruzeiro
** Belo Horizonte 2019 – with Sada Cruzeiro
** Contagem 2020 – with Sada Cruzeiro
* Domestic
** 1998–99 
Argentine Championship, with River Plate
** 2005–06 
Spanish SuperCup, with CV Pòrtol
** 2005–06 Spanish Cup, with CV Pòrtol
** 2005–06 Spanish Championship, with CV Pòrtol
** 2006–07 Spanish Championship, with CV Pòrtol
** 2007–08 Spanish SuperCup, with CV Pòrtol
** 2007–08 Spanish Championship, with CV Pòrtol
** 2008–09 Spanish SuperCup, with CV Pòrtol
** 2011–12 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2013–14 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2013–14 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2014–15 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2015–16 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2015–16 Brazilian SuperCup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2015–16 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2016–17 Brazilian SuperCup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2016–17 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2017–18 Brazilian SuperCup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2017–18 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2017–18 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2018–19 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2019–20 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2020–21 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2022–23 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
** 2023–24 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
** 2024–25
Coach profile
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volleyball
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coach and former player, playing as a middle blocker during his career. He serves as head coach for the Argentina national team and the Polish PlusLiga
The PlusLiga is the highest level of men's volleyball in Poland, a professional league competition featuring volleyball clubs located in this country. It is overseen by Polska Liga Siatkówki SA (PLS SA). It is currently a 14 teams league from Oc ...
team, Jastrzębski Węgiel
Jastrzębski Węgiel, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój in southern Poland, founded in 1961. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. Since foundation the club has been closely linked to coal mining in the region.
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Personal life
Marcelo Méndez was born inBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
and began playing volleyball at the age of 12. He married his wife, María Livia in 1988, and has two sons who are playing volleyball professionally, Nicolás and Juan.
Career
As a coach
In 2004, Marcelo Méndez became an assistant coach of the Spanish team, CV Pòrtol, and the head coach of the same club in 2005. During his four-year work at the club, his team won three Spanish Champion titles, oneSpanish Cup
The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanish f ...
and three Supercups. On the international stage, the team led by Méndez managed to reach the final of the 2006 CEV Cup
The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year.
Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed to CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 to CEV Cup. T ...
, losing there to Copra Berni Piacenza.
From 2007 to 2008, he served as head coach for the Spain national team.
In 2009, he took charge of Sada Cruzeiro. While being the coach of Sada Cruzeiro for over 10 years, he won three Club World Champion titles, seven South American Club Champion titles and six Brazilian Champion titles what makes him one of the world`s most successful club volleyball coaches. In March 2021, Mendez announced that he is leaving Sada Cruzeiro at the end of the season.
In 2018, he was appointed head coach of the Argentina national team. At the 2020 Summer Olympics
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, he led Argentina to its second bronze medal in history, having beaten Brazil
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in a third place match (3–2).
On 28 December 2021, he was appointed new head coach of Asseco Resovia, replacing Alberto Giuliani
Alberto Giuliani (born 25 December 1964) is an Italian professional volleyball coach who works for Modena Volley.
Personal life
His son, Ludovico (born 1998) is a professional volleyball player.
Honours Club
* CEV Cup
** 2009–10 – with B ...
. Mendez finished his work with Resovia in 2022, and ended the 2021–22 PlusLiga
The 2021–22 PlusLiga was the 86th season of the Polish Volleyball Championship, the 69th season of the highest tier domestic division in the Polish volleyball league system since its establishment in 1954, and the 22nd season as a professional ...
season in fifth place. For the next PlusLiga
The PlusLiga is the highest level of men's volleyball in Poland, a professional league competition featuring volleyball clubs located in this country. It is overseen by Polska Liga Siatkówki SA (PLS SA). It is currently a 14 teams league from Oc ...
season, he moved to Jastrzębski Węgiel
Jastrzębski Węgiel, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój in southern Poland, founded in 1961. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. Since foundation the club has been closely linked to coal mining in the region.
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Honours
Club
*CEV Champions League
The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation.
Formula (2018–19 to present) Qualification
A tota ...
** 2022–23
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– with Jastrzębski Węgiel
Jastrzębski Węgiel, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój in southern Poland, founded in 1961. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. Since foundation the club has been closely linked to coal mining in the region.
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** 2023–24 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel
* FIVB Club World Championship
** Betim 2013 – with Sada Cruzeiro
** Betim 2015 – with Sada Cruzeiro
** Betim 2016 – with Sada Cruzeiro
* CSV South American Club Championship
** Linares 2012 – with Sada Cruzeiro
** Belo Horizonte 2014 – with Sada Cruzeiro
** Taubate 2016 – with Sada Cruzeiro
** Montes Claros 2017 – with Sada Cruzeiro
** Montes Claros 2018 – with Sada Cruzeiro
** Belo Horizonte 2019 – with Sada Cruzeiro
** Contagem 2020 – with Sada Cruzeiro
* Domestic
** 1998–99 Argentine Championship, with River Plate
** 2005–06 Spanish SuperCup, with CV Pòrtol
** 2005–06 Spanish Cup, with CV Pòrtol
** 2005–06 Spanish Championship, with CV Pòrtol
** 2006–07 Spanish Championship, with CV Pòrtol
** 2007–08 Spanish SuperCup, with CV Pòrtol
** 2007–08 Spanish Championship, with CV Pòrtol
** 2008–09 Spanish SuperCup, with CV Pòrtol
** 2011–12 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2013–14 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2013–14 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2014–15 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2015–16 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2015–16 Brazilian SuperCup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2015–16 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2016–17 Brazilian SuperCup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2016–17 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2017–18 Brazilian SuperCup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2017–18 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2017–18 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2018–19 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2019–20 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2020–21 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
** 2022–23 Polish SuperCup
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, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
** 2022–23 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
** 2023–24 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
** 2024–25 Polish Cup
The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...
, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
References
External links
* *Coach profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Mendez, Marcelo Living people 1964 births Volleyball players from Buenos Aires Argentine men's volleyball players Argentine volleyball coaches Coaches at the 2024 Summer Olympics Volleyball coaches of international teams Argentine expatriate volleyball players in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Poland Resovia (volleyball) coaches Jastrzębski Węgiel coaches Middle blockers 20th-century Argentine sportsmen Olympic volleyball coaches