Teams

Argentina

Overview

Team profile

Argentina

Under the leadership of new coach Marcelo Mendez, Argentina embark on a new period, following the boost they enjoyed under his predecessor Julio Velasco in 2016 with a 5th-place finish at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The Argentine team made their international debut at the South American Championship in Rio de Janeiro in 1951, claiming fourth place. They competed in their first World Championship in 1960 in the same city, where they finished 11th. Since then they have competed in 11 World Championships, with a bronze medal-winning campaign on home territory in 1982 being their best effort to date. Argentina also took the bronze medal at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games, their highest finish in six appearances at the Olympics.
Their best ever finish in the FIVB World League was a 4th place from 2011, when they lost to hosts Poland in straight sets in the bronze medal match.
Argentina were ranked 14th in the 2018 Volleyball Nations League and were later that year 15th in the FIVB World Championship.

Coach

Marcelo Mendez

Marcelo Mendez

Buenos Aires-born Marcelo Mendez, 54, replaces Julio Velasco at the helm of Argentina as of this year. At club level, over his ten-year tenure he managed Brazil's Sada Cruzeiro, leading them to three FIVB Club World Championship titles, five South American championships and five titles in the Brazilian Superleague – the most successful coach of the history of the national championship.
He has also coached the Spanish National Team and clubs in Italy, as well as River Plate and Daom in his native country of Argentina.

Staff

  • Team Manager Federico Baroni
  • Assistant coach Dileo Horacio
  • Physiotherapist Leonardo Javier Paulucci

Schedule

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Ranking

Rank Teams Matches Result Details Sets Points
Total Won Lost 3-0 3-1 3-2 2-3 1-3 0-3 Points Won Lost Ratio Won Lost Ratio
1
Brazil
 15 14 1 6 4 4 1 0 0 39 44 15 2.933 1408 1218 1.155
2
Iran
 15 12 3 7 4 1 1 0 2 36 38 15 2.533 1276 1173 1.087
3
Russia
 15 12 3 6 4 2 0 1 2 34 37 17 2.176 1284 1164 1.103
4
France
 15 11 4 5 6 0 1 3 0 34 38 18 2.111 1341 1251 1.071
5
Poland
 15 11 4 2 5 4 1 3 0 30 38 25 1.520 1465 1397 1.048
6
USA
 15 9 6 3 6 0 1 3 2 28 32 24 1.333 1317 1258 1.046
7
Argentina
 15 8 7 4 3 1 3 3 1 26 33 26 1.269 1363 1304 1.045
8
Italy
 15 8 7 4 4 0 1 5 1 25 31 25 1.240 1316 1263 1.041
9
Canada
 15 8 7 2 4 2 1 3 3 23 29 29 1.000 1313 1321 0.993
10
Japan
 15 7 8 2 2 3 1 4 3 19 27 32 0.843 1318 1326 0.993
11
Serbia
 15 6 9 1 1 4 3 4 2 17 28 36 0.777 1393 1417 0.983
12
Bulgaria
 15 5 10 0 2 3 1 4 5 13 21 38 0.552 1268 1372 0.924
13
Australia
 15 3 12 2 1 0 4 3 5 13 20 37 0.540 1217 1334 0.912
14
Germany
 15 3 12 0 1 2 5 4 3 12 23 41 0.560 1349 1470 0.917
15
Portugal
 15 2 13 1 1 0 1 4 8 7 12 40 0.300 1095 1268 0.863
16
China
 15 1 14 1 0 0 1 4 9 4 9 42 0.214 1047 1234 0.848

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