Manuel Armoa

Manuel Armoa Morel (born 1 December 2002) is an Argentine professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Indykpol AZS Olsztyn and the Argentina national team.^[1]

Manuel Armoa
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Armoa Morel
Born	(2002-12-01) 1 December 2002 (age 21)
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	AZS Olsztyn
Number	11
Career
Years Teams 2018–2023 2023– UPCN Vóley Club AZS Olsztyn
National team
2022–  Argentina
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Argentina CSV South American Championship 2023 Recife

He made his debut in the senior national team during the 2022 Nations League against Poland.^[2]

Personal life

Both his parents are connected to volleyball: his adoptive father, Fabián Armoa, is a volleyball coach and his mother Carla Morel is a former Argentina national team member.^[3] His biological father is Cuban.^[4]

At CSV Qualifying Tournament to 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile, during a match between the Argentine and Chilean U23 sides, Armoa was subject to racist abuse from the audience, and a bottle was thrown at him from the stands. The game had to be briefly stopped and the Chilean team later apologized to Armoa on behalf of their country.^[5]

Honours

Club

• CSV South American Club Championship
  • Belo Horizonte 2019 – with UPCN Vóley Club
  • Contagem 2020 – with UPCN Vóley Club
• Domestic
  • 2019–20 Argentine Cup, with UPCN Vóley Club
  • 2020–21 Argentine Cup, with UPCN Vóley Club
  • 2020–21 Argentine Championship, with UPCN Vóley Club
  • 2021–22 Argentine Championship, with UPCN Vóley Club^[6]
  • 2022–23 Argentine SuperCup, with UPCN Vóley Club^[7]

Youth national team

• 2018 CSV U19 South American Championship

Individual awards

• 2021: FIVB U21 World Championship – Best outside spiker^[8]

References

1. "Argentyńska nadzieja w Indykpolu AZS!". Indykpol AZS Olsztyn (in Polish). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
2. "Manuel Armoa Morel: "Quiero ganarme un lugar para jugar el Mundial"". The Cecco 15 (in Spanish). 16 June 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
3. "Familia Armoa: en la casa y en la cancha". Olé (in Spanish). 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
4. ""How it started" / "How it's going": la gran historia de UPCN, el campeón de la Liga de Vóley con su propia versión del meme". Clarín (in Spanish). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
5. "Insultos racistas contra Manuel Armoa, un jugador argentino en Chile". Olé (in Spanish). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
6. "Pereyra and Armoa lead UPCN to ninth Argentinean title". Volleyball World. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
7. "UPCN es nuevo campeón de la Supercopa ACLAV". UPCN Vóley (in Spanish). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
8. "Manu Armoa al equipo ideal del Mundial U21". UPCN Vóley (in Spanish). 3 October 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

External links

• Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
• Player profile at Volleybox.net