Nicolás Marcelo Méndez (born November 2, 1992) is an Argentine volleyball player, member of the Argentina men's national volleyball team and French club Paris Volley, participant of the Olympic Games, (Tokyo 2020). His father, Marcelo Méndez, is the current head coach of the Argentine national team.[1]

Nicolás Marcelo Méndez
Méndez in 2021
Personal information
Full nameNicolás Marcelo Méndez
NicknameNico
NationalityArgentine
Born (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992 (age 31)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Spike340 cm (134 in)
Block326 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubFrance Paris Volley
Number17 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2014-2015, 2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2021-2023
2023-
Spain Club Voleibol Pòrtol
Argentina River Plate
Argentina Bolívar Voley
Argentina MSM Bella Vista
Argentina UNTREF Vóley
France Arago de Sète
France GFC Ajaccio Volley-Ball
France Montpellier UC
France Paris Volley
France Tours Volley-Ball
National team
2013- Argentina
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
Pan American Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mexico City

Career edit

Méndez made his first major world tournament debut on the senior national team in 2019.[2] He was named to the 2020 Summer Olympic squad.[1]

On the professional league level, he currently plays for Paris Volley.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "2020 Summer Olympic Player Profile". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 FIVB VNL Profile". Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Volleybox.Net - Club Teams". Retrieved 24 July 2021.