23-APRIL-2013
NATIONAL TEAM PREPARES
FOR THE 2013 WORLD LEAGUE
The National Team Head Coach, Flavio Gulinelli, announced today the 23 pre-selection players list, which will be downsized until April 30 to 16 atheletes which will play the FIVB 2013 World League.
During the 2013 World League Intercontinental Stage, Portugal will play Canada, Korea, Finland, The Netherlands and Japan.
The National Team training camp will take place at Anadia Training Center for High Performance, in the Aveiro district.
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Players |
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Name |
Club |
Date of Birth |
| Alexandre Ferreira | Castellana Grotte, ITA | 13.11.1991 |
| André Lopes | Chaumont, FRA | 12.09.1982 |
| Filipe Pinto | SC Espinho | 26.02.1991 |
| José Gomes | GC Vilacondense | 21.10.1994 |
| Manuel Silva | AJF Bastardo | 28.12.1973 |
| Idner Martins | Hotvolleys Wieden, AUT | 19.12.1978 |
| Miguel Rodrigues | SL Benfica | 12.03.1993 |
| Nuno Pinheiro | Tours VB, FRA | 31.12.1984 |
| Tiago Violas | Wiegel, POL | 27.03.1981 |
| José Monteiro | SC Espinho | 21.10.1991 |
| João José | Friedrichshafen, ALE | 07.06.1978 |
| Marcel Gil | Bottrop, ALE | 08.05.1990 |
| Nuno Silva | SC Espinho | 03.02.1993 |
| Fabrício Silva | SL Benfica | 24.06.1981 |
| Rui Santos | Chênois, SUI | 24.03.1984 |
| Ubirajara Pereira | Castelo da Maia GC | 25.08.1970 |
| Carlos Fidalgo | Vitória SC | 16.05.1987 |
| Marco Ferreira | Castellana Grotte, ITA | 14.10.1987 |
| Valdir Sequeira | Aich/Dob, AUT | 12.11.1981 |
| Ricardo Alvar | AA Espinho | 30.08.1990 |
| Ivo Casas | Castelo da Maia GC | 21.09.1992 |
| João Coelho | SL Benfica | 24.06.1981 |
| João Magalhães | SL Benfica | 13.06.1988 |
Em Guimarães, Portugal
joga sempre às 19h00
Guimarães, 2013 European City of Sports, will be National Team headquarters during the 2013 World League Intercontinental Round.
Guimarães Multiusos Hall will host the matches against Japan (June 29-30) and Korea (July 6-7) for the 2013 World League Pool C. All games will be played at 19.00.
Portugal National Team, coached by Flavio Gulinelli, starts the 24th World League edition by playing away against Finland (May 31 – June 1), Canada (June 7-8) and The Netherlands (June 22-23) followed by the home matches against Japan and Korea. [Calender]
Therefore, the elite volleyball returns to Guimarães which has hosted WL matches in previous years: 2002, 2005 and 2012 with the participation of Poland, Japan, Germany, Bulgaria and Argentina.
2013 World League’s edition will present a new format: The Intercontinental round will be played by 18 National Teams divided in 3 pools with 6 teams each.
Pool A: Brazil, Poland, USA, Bulgaria, Argentina and France;
Pool B: Russia, Italy, Cuba, Serbia, Germany and Iran;
Pool C: Canada, South Korea, Finland, The Netherlands, Japan and
Portugal
Pools A and B were determined by using the “coil system” based on the World Ranking (August 13 update), while Pool C will be formed by the 4 better ranked teams, (after the 12 teams on Pools A and B) and by two FIVB chosen nations, yet to be announced.
The Final Round will be held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from July 18-21 played by 8 teams: Host country, the 3 better ranked teams from Pools A and B and the 1st ranked team of Pool C.
Portuguese referees
at Brazil and Bulgaria
Avelino Azevedo and Hélio Ormonde will referee Pool A matches. Azevedo will be the designated referee in the match Brazil x United States (Julu 13-14) at Rio de Janeiro, while Ormonde will be present in the match between Bulgaria and Argentina (June 22-23) at Sofia.
More info: www.fivb.org