Rolando Cepeda Abreu (born 13 March 1989) is a Cuban volleyball player. Abreu was the captain of the Cuban men's national volleyball team.[1] He was one of the key players that contributed to 2015–16 Greek Volleyleague Championship for PAOK VC,[2] making it the first team ever to win a championship in Greece starting from the fourth place in the playoffs. He was named the 2015–16 Greek Volleyleague MVP.
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| Full name | Rolando Cepeda Abreu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Havana, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 359 cm (141 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 344 cm (135 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 (national team) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Abreu did not play in the Rio Olympics in 2016 for being one of the six players of the Cuban national volleyball team that were remanded into custody suspected of committing aggravated rape in July 2016 in Tampere, Finland.[1][3][4] Following a conviction, Abreu was sentenced to two and a half years of prison.[1]
Sporting achievements
editNational Championships/Cups
edit- 2015/2016
Greek Championship, with PAOK
Individual
edit- 2013 Cuban Championship – Most valuable player
- 2013 Cuban Championship – Best scorer
- 2013 Cuban Championship – Best server
- 2013 NORCECA Championship – Best scorer
- 2014 Pan-American Cup – Most valuable player
- 2015 NORCECA Championship – Best outside spiker
- 2016 Greek Championship – Most valuable player
- 2019 Turkish Championship – Best outside spiker
- 2019 Turkish Cup – Best outside spiker
References
edit- ^ a b c "Finland rape case: Cuban volleyball players' jail terms cut". BBC. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "World Class Player Cepeda in PAOK". Gazzeta.gr (in Greek). 22 June 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Cuban volleyball players charged with aggravated rape". Yle. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Five Cuban volleyball players convicted of Tampere rape, one acquitted". Yle. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
External links
edit- Rolando Cepeda Abreu at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Rolando Cepeda Abreu at WorldofVolley
- Profile at FIVB.org
- Volleybox.net profile
