Venezuela men's national volleyball team
The Venezuela men's national volleyball team represents Venezuela in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. In 1962 the squad claimed its first international medal (a bronze) at the South American Championship.
The biggest success for Venezuela came in 2003, when the team won the Pan American Games.
Competition record
Olympic Games
Champions Runners-up 3rd place 4th place
| Olympic Games record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | |
| 1964 | Did not qualify | 1963 Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 1968 | 1967 Pan American Games | |||||||||||||
| 1972 | 1971 South American Championship | |||||||||||||
| 1976 | Qualified but withdrew | |||||||||||||
| 1980 | 1979 South American Championship | |||||||||||||
| 1984 | 1983 South American Championship | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||
| 1992 | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||
| 2008 | Preliminary round | 9th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | Squad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 27 | |||||||||
| 2020 | Preliminary round | 12th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||
| 2032 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 0 Title | 2/18 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | — | 47 | 18 | 29 | 70 | 96 | |
World Championship
World League
- 1990 to 2000 — did not compete
- 2001 — 13th place
- 2002 — 13th place
- 2003 — 13th place
- 2004 — did not compete
- 2005 — 7th place
- 2006 — did not compete
- 2007 — did not compete
- 2008 — 13th place
- 2009 — 16th place
- 2010 to 2014 — did not compete
- 2015 — 30th place
- 2016 — 30th place
- 2017 — 34th place
South American Championship
- 1962 — 3rd place
- 1964 — Runners up
- 1967 — Runners up
- 1969 — Runners up
- 1973 — 3rd place
- 1975 — Runners up
- 1977 — Runners up
- 1979 — Runners up
- 1981 — 4th place
- 1983 — 4th place
- 1985 — Runners up
- 1987 — 3rd place
- 1989 — 3rd place
- 1991 — 3rd place
- 1993 — 4th place
- 1995 — 3rd place
- 1997 — Runners up
- 1999 — 3rd place
- 2001 — 3rd place
- 2003 — Runners up
- 2005 — 3rd place
- 2007 — 3rd place
- 2009 — 3rd place
- 2011 — 3rd place
- 2015 — 4th place
- 2017 — Runners up
- 2019 — 4th place
Copa América
- 2025 — 3rd place
America Cup
- 1998 — 5th place
- 1999 — 6th place
- 2000 — 6th place
- 2001 — 5th place
- 2005 — 6th place
- 2007 — did not compete
- 2008 — Bronze
Bolivarian Games
- 1938 — 1st place
- 1965 — 1st place
- 1973 — 1st place
- 1977 — 1st place
- 1985 — 2nd place
- 2001 — 1st place
- 2005 — 1st place
- 2009 — 1st place
- 2013 — 2nd place
Pan-American Games
Pan-American Cup
Current squad
The following is the Venezuelan roster in the 2017 World League.[2]
Head coach: Ronald Sarti
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2016–17 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Régulo Briceño | 13 February 1989 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 332 cm (131 in) | 327 cm (129 in) | Aragua |
| 2 | Jhonlen Barreto | 14 May 1987 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | |
| 3 | Fernando González | 30 June 1989 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 333 cm (131 in) | 328 cm (129 in) | Chubut |
| 4 | Héctor Mata | 27 January 1991 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 310 cm (120 in) | 304 cm (120 in) | Deportivo Anzoátegui |
| 5 | Emerson Rodríguez | 2 February 1993 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 318 cm (125 in) | Distrito Capital |
| 6 | Carlos Julio Paez | 9 November 1991 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 342 cm (135 in) | 337 cm (133 in) | Industriales de Valencia |
| 7 | Edson Valencia | 2 December 1987 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Huracanes de Bolívar |
| 8 | Héctor Salerno | 18 June 1991 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 358 cm (141 in) | 351 cm (138 in) | Aragua |
| 9 | José Carrasco (C) | 20 May 1989 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 347 cm (137 in) | Yaracuy |
| 11 | José Verdi | 6 February 1990 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 344 cm (135 in) | Deportivo Anzoátegui |
| 12 | Leonard Colina | 24 September 1982 | 0 m (0 in) | 0 kg (0 lb) | 0 cm (0 in) | 0 cm (0 in) | |
| 13 | Iván Fernández | 6 February 1994 | 0 m (0 in) | 0 kg (0 lb) | 0 cm (0 in) | 0 cm (0 in) | |
| 14 | Máximo Montoya | 26 June 1989 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 347 cm (137 in) | 343 cm (135 in) | Apure |
| 15 | Luis Arias | 17 January 1989 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 339 cm (133 in) | 333 cm (131 in) | Asquimo dos Hermanas |
| 16 | Roberth Abreu | 5 May 1996 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 333 cm (131 in) | Yaracuy |
| 17 | Ronald Fayola | 20 June 1995 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Huracanes de Bolívar |
| 18 | Jonathan Quijada | 25 September 1995 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 346 cm (136 in) | 341 cm (134 in) | Aragua |
| 19 | Willner Rivas | 2 April 1995 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 339 cm (133 in) | 336 cm (132 in) | Distrito Capital |
| 20 | Juan Manuel Vásquez | 27 January 1993 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 350 cm (140 in) | Al-Shamal |
| 21 | Henry José Rojas | 5 November 1992 | 0 m (0 in) | 0 kg (0 lb) | 0 cm (0 in) | 0 cm (0 in) | |
| 22 | Armando Velásquez | 18 September 1988 | 0 m (0 in) | 0 kg (0 lb) | 0 cm (0 in) | 0 cm (0 in) |
Former squads
- 2002 FIVB World League — 13th place (tied)
- Jorge Reyes, Manuel Blanco, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Andrés Manzanillo, Héctor Guzmán, Ernardo Gómez (c), José Torres, Ronald Méndez, Thomas Ereu, Iván Márquez, Jorge Silva, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeño. Head coach: José David Suárez.
- 2002 World Championship — 17th place (tied)
- Carlos Tejeda, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Andrés Manzanillo, Héctor Guzmán, Ronald Méndez, Ernardo Gómez (c), Thomas Ereu, and Fredy Cedeño. Head coach: José David Suárez.
- 2003 FIVB World League — 13th place (tied)
- Héctor Ubina, Luis E. Orta, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Andrés Manzanillo, Héctor Guzmán, Ronald Méndez, Ernardo Gómez (c), Carlos Tejeda, Daniel Mata, Thomas Ereu, Iván Márquez, Jorge Silva, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeño. Head coach: José David Suarez.
- 2003 Pan American Games — Gold Medal
- 2003 FIVB World Cup — 8th place
- Juan Carlos Blanco, Fredy Cedeño, Luis Díaz, Luis E. Orta, Ernardo Gómez (c), Carlos Luna, Andrés Manzanillo, Iván Márquez, Ronald Méndez, Luis E. Orta, Gustavo Valderrama, and Rodman Valera. Head coach: Miguel Cambero.
- 2005 America's Cup — 6th place
- Deivi Yustiz, Andy Rojas, Gustavo Valderrama, Rodman Valera, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Andrés Manzanillo, Ernardo Gómez, Carlos Tejeda, Iván Márquez, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeño. Head coach: Argimiro Méndez.
- 2006 World Championship — 17th place (tied)
- Ismel Ramos, Joel Silva, Carlos Luna, Luis Díaz, Renzo Sánchez, Ernardo Gómez, Carlos Tejeda, Iván Márquez, Thomas Ereu, Francisco Soteldo, Juan Carlos Blanco, and Fredy Cedeño. Head coach: Eliseo Ramos.
References
- ^ "The FIVB World Ranking". FIVB. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Team Roster - Venezuela". FIVB World League 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.