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Full name | Ángel Dennis | ||||
Nationality | Cuban Italian | ||||
Born | (1977-06-13) 13 June 1977 Havana, Cuba | ||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||
Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||
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Position | Outside hitter / Opposite | ||||
Current club | VOA/Morro da Fumaça | ||||
Number | 7 (club) 7 (national team) | ||||
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Last updated: 26 October 2023 |
Ángel Dennis Diaz (born 13 June 1977) is a Cuban-born Italian volleyball player. He played with the Cuban men's national volleyball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he finished in seventh place. He helped the Cuban team win the bronze medal at the 1998 FIVB World Championship.
Dennis played for IVECO Palermo from 1998 to 2000. After a period of inactivity, Dennis returned to play in 2003-2004 for Latina Volley, before moving to Lube Banca Marche Macerata the following year, after a short stint in Qatar. With Lube he won a top national division and an Italian Supercup in 2006, and two CEV Cups (2005–2006). In 2017, Dennis signed a contract with Sporting CP.
Dennis married Italian volleyball player Simona Rinieri.
Cuba men's volleyball squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – 7th place | ||
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