Robertlandy Simón
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Full name | Robertlandy Simón Aties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1987-06-11) June 11, 1987 (age 37) Guantánamo, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 114 kg (251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 389 cm (153 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 362 cm (143 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Gas Sales Piacenza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: 13 February 2017 |
Robertlandy Simón Aties (born 11 June 1987) is a Cuban volleyball player 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 Cuban national team captain for five years.[1] In 2009, he won individual awards at 2009 World Grand Champions Cup. In 2010, Cuba, including Simón, made it to the finale of 2010 World Championship and lost to Brazil.[2][3] 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 Piacenza. 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 Al Rayyan to win the 2014 Club World Championship. He was the most expensive player in the South Korean League from 2014 to 2016.[4] Simon joined Brazilian club Sada Cruzeiro in 2016.[5]
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
2018/2019 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
CEV Challenge Cup
2012/2013 – with Copra Elior Piacenza
Belo Horizonte 2014 – with Al Rayyan
Betim 2016 – with Sada Cruzeiro
Poland 2017 – with Sada Cruzeiro
Poland 2018 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
Betim 2019 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
Betim 2021 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
Montes Claros 2017 – with Sada Cruzeiro
Montes Claros 2018 – with Sada Cruzeiro
National championships
- 2005/2006
Cuban Championship
- 2008/2009
Cuban Championship
- 2009/2010
Cuban Championship
- 2013/2014
Italian Cup, with Copra Elior Piacenza
- 2014/2015
South Korean Championship, with Ansan OK Savings Bank
- 2015/2016
South Korean Championship, with Ansan OK Savings Bank
- 2016/2017
Brazilian Superliga, with Sada Cruzeiro
- 2017/2018
Brazilian Superliga, with Sada Cruzeiro
- 2018/2019
Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2019/2020
Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2020/2021
Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2022/2023
Italian Cup, with Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
National team
- 2005
U21 World Championship
- 2005
FIVB World League
- 2005
America's Cup
- 2006
Central American and Caribbean Games
- 2007
NORCECA Championship
- 2007
Pan American Games
- 2007
America's Cup
- 2008
America's Cup
- 2009
NORCECA Championship
- 2009
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
- 2010
FIVB World Championship
- 2019
NORCECA Champions Cup
- 2019
NORCECA Championship
Individually
- 2007 Pan American Games – Best Blocker
- 2007 America's Cup – Best Spiker
- 2007 America's Cup – Best Blocker
- 2008 America's Cup – Best Spiker
- 2008 America's Cup – Best Scorer
- 2009 FIVB World League – Best Spiker
- 2009 FIVB World League – Best Blocker
- 2009 NORCECA Championship – Best Blocker
- 2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – Best Blocker
- 2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – Best Server
- 2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – 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 – Most Valuable Player
References
- ^ Simon interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport - chepalle.gazzetta.it
- ^ Brazil and Cuba set up final showdown - fivb.org - 09-10-2010
- ^ Brazil continue golden reign with third world crown - fivb.org - 10-10-2010
- ^ Korean club hires Cuban Volleyball player Robertlandy Simón in one million euros - russiavolley.com - 10-06-2014
- ^ Sada Cruzeiro signs Cuban star Robertlandy Simon - fivb.org - 19-04-2016
External links
- Robertlandy Simón at Volleybox
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Preceded by | Best Blocker of Pan American Games 2007 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Best Blocker of America's Cup 2007 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Best Spiker of America's Cup 2007 2008 | Succeeded by – |
Preceded by![]() | Best Scorer of America's Cup 2008 | Succeeded by – |
Preceded by | Best Spiker of FIVB World League 2009 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Best Blocker of FIVB World League 2009 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Best Blocker of NORCECA Championship 2009 | Succeeded by![]() |
Preceded by | Best Blocker of FIVB World Grand Champions Cup 2009 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Best Server of FIVB World Grand Champions Cup 2009 | Succeeded by – |
Preceded by | Most Valuable Player of FIVB World Grand Champions Cup 2009 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Best Blocker of FIVB World Championship 2010 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Best Middle Blocker of FIVB Club World Championship 2014 ex aequo ![]() 2017 ex aequo ![]() | Succeeded by |