Osmany Juantorena

Osmany Juantorena Portuondo (born 12 August 1985) is a Cuban-born Italian professional volleyball player, a member of Cuba national volleyball team in 2003–2006 and current member of Italy national volleyball team and Turkish club Ziraat Bankasi. Juantorena was bronze medalist of the 2005 World League and silver medalist 2016 Summer Olympics. He is a multiple winner of the CEV Champions League and FIVB Club World Championship with the Italian club Trentino Volley. Juantorena is the record owner of the highest number of Most Valuable Player awards at FIVB Club World Championship, with 4 times.
Personal life
Juantorena was born in Santiago de Cuba. He is a nephew of Alberto Juantorena, a Cuban former track runner and politician. Osmany Juantorena and his wife Glenda became first time parents on May 3, 2013 with the arrival of their first baby daughter named Victoria. On September 23, 2018 with arrival second baby daughter named Angelica.
He is fan of Inter and in 2019 he launched a shoe line.
Career
Clubs
He started his junior career as 12 years old in the Orientales de Santiago. After several years in Cuba, he moved to his first professional club in the Russian league – Ural Ufa – but in November 2006 he received a two-year ban for doping. He agreed to move to Italian club Itas Diatec Trentino when the suspension ended, but the move was obstructed by the Cuban authorities (he was still under their jurisdiction, having moved to Russia with permission rather than defected like some compatriots) and his absence continued across a third year into 2009.
He had immediate success upon resuming his career with Trentino, winning the gold medal at the CEV Champions League twice (2009/10, 2010/11) and the bronze medal in 2012, four gold medals in the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), one gold medal (2010/11) and two silver (2009/10, 2011/12) in the Italian Championship, and two Italian Cups (2010, 2012). In May 2010 he had a short loan in Qatar, returning to Trentino in September of that year where he agreed a contract extension and obtained Italian citizenship. In 2012/13 he won another domestic Cup and League Championship.
After moving to Halkbank Ankara in 2013, Juantorena helped the team achieve the Turkish SuperCup and the title of Turkish champion. Another SuperCup followed in 2014. In April 2015, he announced that he would continue his career with Cucine Lube Civitanova.
National Team
Juantorena first stormed the international stage from 2003 up to 2006 with Cuba; he won a bronze medal at the 2005 FIVB World League. Juantorena joined the Italy national team in 2015, claiming a European championship bronze and FIVB World Cup silver medal in the same year. He had a hugely positive impact on Italy's attacking prowess going into the 2016 Summer Olympics, his first such tournament, and the team claimed the silver medal.
Sporting achievements
Clubs
Itas Diatec Trentino
CEV Champions League:
Winner 2009/10, 2010/2011
3rd 2011/12
FIVB Club World Championship:
Winner Qatar 2009, Qatar 2010, Qatar 2011, Qatar 2012
Italian Championship:
Winner 2010/11
Runner-up 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13
Italian Cup Serie A:
Winner 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13
Halkbank Ankara
CEV Champions League:
Finalist 2013/14
Turkish Championship:
Winner 2013/14
Runner-up 2014/15
Turkish Cup:
Winner 2014/15
Turkish SuperCup:
Winner 2013, 2014
Cucine Lube Civitanova
CEV Champions League:
Winner 2018/19
Finalist 2017/18
3rd 2015/16, 2016/17
FIVB Club World Championship:
Winner Brazil 2019
Finalist Poland 2017, Poland 2018, Brazil 2021
Italian Championship:
Winner 2016/17, 2018/19, 2020/21, 2021/22
Runner-up 2017/18
Italian Cup:
Winner 2016/17, 2019/20, 2020/21
Finalist 2017/18, 2018/19
National team
Cuba
Pan American Games:
Finalist 2003
FIVB World League:
3rd 2005
Italy
Olympic Games:
Silver medal 2016
FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup:
Finalist 2015
CEV European Championship:
3rd 2015
Individual
Russian Volleyball Super League:
MVP: 2005
FIVB World League:
Best receiver: 2005
FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship:
MVP: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
Best server: 2009
Best spiker: 2010, 2011
Best outside spiker: 2019
CEV Champions League:
MVP: 2010, 2011, 2019
Best outside spiker: 2018
Lega Pallavolo Serie A:
Best server: 2011
Italian Cup:
MVP: 2012, 2014, 2020
Emir of Qatar Cup:
MVP: 2012, 2015
Turkish Men's Volleyball League:
MVP: 2014
FIVB World Cup:
Best outside spiker: 2015
References
External links
LegaVolley Serie A player profile (in Italian) (archived on 17 July 2011)
1985 births
Living people
Cuban men's volleyball players
Italian men's volleyball players
Naturalised sports competitors
Cuban people of Basque descent
Sportspeople from Santiago de Cuba
Cuban emigrants to Italy
Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
Cuban expatriates in Russia
Expatriate volleyball players in Russia
Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Expatriate volleyball players in Qatar
Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate volleyball players in Turkey
Ural Ufa volleyball players
Halkbank volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba
Olympic volleyball players for Italy
Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Trentino Volley players
Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Outside hitters
Naturalised citizens of Italy
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Italian expatriate sportspeople in China
Italian expatriate volleyball players
Cuban expatriate volleyball players
Expatriate volleyball players in China
Doping cases in volleyball
Cuban sportspeople in doping cases
Doping in Russia
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar