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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 Sada Cruzeiro.


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 ( Seoul 1988), and a previous head coach of the
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.


Career


Club

In 2013, he signed a contract with
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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 ** Montes Claros 2018 – with Sada Cruzeiro ** Araguari 2023 – with Sada Cruzeiro *
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** 2021–22 – with Narbonne Volley * National championships ** 2013–14 Polish Championship, with
PGE Skra Bełchatów PGE may refer to: * Pacific Gas and Electric Company, commonly abbreviated PG&E * Pacific Gas & Electric (band), an American blues rock band * Pacific Great Eastern Railway, the original name of BC Rail * Parser Grammar Engine, Perl 6 rule compil ...
** 2014–15
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, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2015–16
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, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2017–18 Brazilian SuperCup, with Sada Cruzeiro ** 2017–18 Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro ** 2017–18 Brazilian Championship, with Sada Cruzeiro ** 2018–19 Brazilian Championship, with Vôlei Taubaté ** 2022–23 Brazilian SuperCup, with Sada Cruzeiro ** 2022–23 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:
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– Most valuable player


References


External links

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at ''LegaVolley.it''
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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 for Argentina Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists in volleyball Pan American Games bronze 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 volleyball players in Italy Argentine expatriate volleyball players in Poland Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate volleyball players in Brazil Argentine expatriate volleyball players in France Skra Bełchatów players Setters (volleyball) 21st-century Argentine sportsmen