Julio Velasco summons 30 players for training

Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 7, 2017 – Argentina coach Julio Velasco summoned 30 players from the men’s senior, U23 and junior teams to the Cenard facilities on April 3 to start preparing for the busy 2017 volleyball season.

Key player Facundo Conte will not see action this season. In agreement with coach Velasco, he will take a year’s break to be ready for bigger challenges in 2018 and 2020.

Velasco had a difficult decision to make but considered the importance of giving Conte some rest this year to put him in the best conditions for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Velasco also offered his veteran players, including captain Luciano De Cecco, a year off this season after playing for 10 consecutive international seasons, but the superstar setter chose to be part of the team.

Argentina will open their season with the FIVB Volleyball World League, playing against Russia, Bulgaria and France in Pool C in Surgut, Russia.

1. Luciano De Cecco

2. Demian Gonzalez

3. Maximiliano Cavanna

4. Juan Riganti

5. Gaspar Bittar

6. Matias Sanchez

1. Jose Luis Gonzalez

2. Bruno Lima

3. German Johansen

1. Sebastian Sole

2. Martin Ramos

3. Pablo Crer

4. Fabian Flores

5. Facundo Imhoff

6. Joaquin Gallego

7. Agustin Loser

1. Cristina Poglajen

2. Nicolas Bruno

3. Alejandro Toro

4. Lisandro Zanotti

5. Gonzalo Quiroga

6. Brian Melgarejo

7. Nicolas Lazo

8. Jan Martinez

9. Nicolas Mendez

10. Bruno Vinti

1. Alexis Gonzalez

2. Ignacio Fernandez

3. Sebastian Closter

4. Santiago Danani

Head coach: Julio Velasco

Second coach: Julian Alvares

Assistant coach: Hernan Ferraro

Trainer: Sebastian Carotti

Statisticians: Gonzalo Barreiro, Jose Saucedo

Therapist: Nicolas Zarate, Mariano Alsogaray

Doctors: Fernando Locaso, Aldo Bustos, Gustavo Ricciardi

Manager: Osvaldo Celia

Helper: Oscar Cantero

Head coach: Camilo Soto

Second coach: Gonzalo Barreiro

Trainer: Alejandro Bertorello