Marcelo Méndez (volleyball)
Marcelo Rodolfo Méndez (born 20 June 1964) is an Argentine volleyball coach and former volleyball player, playing as a middle blocker during his career. The current head coach of the Argentina men's national volleyball team. Personal life. Marcelo Méndez was born in Buenos Aires and began playing volleyball at the age of 12. He married his wife, María Livia, in 1988, and has two sons who are playing volleyball professionally, Nicolás and Juan. Career. As a coach. In 2004, Marcelo Méndez became an assistant coach of the Spanish team, CV Pòrtol, and the head coach of  the same club in 2005. During his four–year work at the club, his team won three Spanish Champion titles, one Spanish Cup and three Supercups. On the international stage, the team led by Méndez managed to reach the final of the 2006 CEV Cup, losing there to Copra Berni Piacenza. In 2007, he replaced Andrea Anastasi as the head coach of the Spanish national volleyball team, keeping the post until 2008. In 2009, he took charge of Sada Cruzeiro. While being the coach of Sada Cruzeiro for over 10 years, he won three Club World Champion titles, seven South  American Club Champion titles and six Brazilian Champion titles what makes him one of the world`s most successful club volleyball coaches. In March 2021, Mendez announced that he is leaving Sada Cruzeiro at the end of the season. In 2018, he was appointed head coach of the Argentine national volleyball team. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he led Argentina to its second bronze medal in history, having beaten Brazil in a match for third place (3–2). On 28 December 2021, he was appointed new head coach of the Polish team, Asseco Resovia.