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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).
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| Full name | Robertlandy Simón Aties | ||||
| Born | June 11, 1987 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 | |||||
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]
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.
2018/2019 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
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 Cuban Championship Cuban Championship Cuban Championship Italian Cup, with Copra Elior Piacenza South Korean Championship, with Ansan OK Savings Bank South Korean Championship, with Ansan OK Savings Bank Brazilian Superliga, with Sada Cruzeiro Brazilian Superliga, with Sada Cruzeiro Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Civitanova Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova Italian Cup, with
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza U21 World Championship FIVB World League America's Cup Central American and Caribbean Games NORCECA Championship Pan American Games America's Cup America's Cup NORCECA Championship FIVB World Grand Champions Cup FIVB World Championship NORCECA Champions Cup NORCECA ChampionshipSeamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
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