Robertlandy Simón Aties (born 11 June 1987) is a

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who is a member of the Cuban national volleyball team. He played with the Cuban national team from 2005 to 2010, and rejoined the team in 2019. He currently plays for the Italian club Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza. He has won the 2009 NORCECA Championship, was a silver medalist of the 2010 World Championship, and twice was a South Korean V-League Champion (2015, 2016).

Career

Simón debuted in the national team aged 17. He was the

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captain for five years. In 2009, he won individual awards at 2009 World Grand Champions Cup. In 2010,

, including Simón, made it to the finale of 2010 World Championship and lost to

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. He was selected as the Best Blocker of the tournament. Simón was champion of the Italian Cup 2013/14 and of the Challenge Cup 2012/13 with

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. He was among the best middle blockers in the world when he left Cuba in 2010 right after the 2010 World Championship, to pursue his dreams and make a decent living overseas. Simon helped

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to win the 2014 Club World Championship. He was the most expensive player in the South Korean League from 2014 to 2016. Simon joined Brazilian club Sada Cruzeiro in 2016.''Sada Cruzeiro signs Cuban star Robertlandy Simon''
- fivb.org - 19-04-2016

Spike height

Simón touched 384 cm and, according to his coach, has reached a record of 389 cm. This happened during the athletic test for the Piacenza team at Serie A1.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

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 ...

2018/2019 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova

CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed to CEV Challenge Cup. History * # ...

2012/2013 – with

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FIVB Club World Championship

Belo Horizonte 2014 – with

Betim 2016 – with Sada Cruzeiro * Bronze medal with cup

Poland 2017 – with Sada Cruzeiro * Silver medal with cup

Poland 2018 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova * Gold medal with cup

Betim 2019 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova * Silver medal with cup

Betim 2021 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova

South American Club Championship South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...

Montes Claros 2017 – with Sada Cruzeiro * Gold medal with cup

Montes Claros 2018 – with Sada Cruzeiro

National championships

* 2005/2006 Gold medal with cup

Cuban Championship * 2008/2009 Gold medal with cup

Cuban Championship * 2009/2010 Gold medal with cup

Cuban Championship * 2013/2014 Gold medal with cup

Italian Cup, with

* 2014/2015 Gold medal with cup

South Korean Championship, with Ansan OK Savings Bank * 2015/2016 Gold medal with cup

South Korean Championship, with Ansan OK Savings Bank * 2016/2017 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Superliga, with Sada Cruzeiro * 2017/2018 Gold medal with cup

Brazilian Superliga, with Sada Cruzeiro * 2018/2019 Gold medal with cup

Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova * 2019/2020 Gold medal with cup

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, with Cucine Lube Civitanova * 2020/2021 Gold medal with cup

, with Cucine Lube Civitanova * 2022/2023 Gold medal with cup

, with Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza

National team

* 2005

U21 World Championship * 2005 Bronze medal with cup

FIVB World League The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wome ...

* 2005

America's Cup The America's Cup is a sailing competition and the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one from the yacht club that currently holds the trophy (known ...

* 2006

Central American and Caribbean Games The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for 32 countries and ...

* 2007

NORCECA Championship * 2007 Bronze medal with cup

Pan American Games The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ...

* 2007

* 2008

* 2009

NORCECA Championship * 2009 Silver medal with cup

FIVB World Grand Champions Cup The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup was an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was created in 1993 a ...

* 2010

FIVB World Championship * 2019 Gold medal with cup

NORCECA Champions Cup * 2019 Gold medal with cup

NORCECA Championship

Individually

* 2007

– Best Blocker * 2007

– Best Spiker * 2007

– Best Blocker * 2008

– Best Spiker * 2008

– Best Scorer * 2009

– Best Spiker * 2009

– Best Blocker * 2009 NORCECA Championship – Best Blocker * 2009

– Best Blocker * 2009

– Best Server * 2009

– Most Valuable Player * 2010 FIVB World Championship – Best Blocker * 2014 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Middle Blocker * 2015 South Korean Championship – Best 7 * 2015 Korea-Japan Top Match – Most Valuable Player * 2016 South Korean Championship – Finals Most Valuable Player * 2017 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Middle Blocker * 2018 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Middle Blocker * 2019 NORCECA Champions Cup – Best Middle Blocker * 2019 NORCECA Champions Cup – Most Valuable Player * 2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Middle Blocker * 2021

Italian Volleyball Cup The Italian Volleyball Federation (, FIPAV) is the governing body for volleyball in Italy since 1946. The FIPAV has reported a significant increase in its membership numbers, with over 300,000 registered members as of 2022. This is a notable inc ...

– Most Valuable Player

References

External links

Robertlandy Simón at Volleybox
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