Distrito Nacional Men (Volleyball Club)
Encyclopedia
The Distrito Nacional is the professional male volleyball
team representing Distrito Nacional
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who became Most Valuable Player. The 2008 season, repeated the League Championship, with Amaury being awarded MVP again.
For the 2010 season, the team won the third straight championship, this time with the help of Jose Miguel Caceres
, who became Most Valuable Player.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
team representing Distrito Nacional
Distrito Nacional
The Distrito Nacional is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo. It is not within any of the provinces, but is itself counted as a province. Before October 16, 2001, the Distrito Nacional was much larger, including what is now known as Santo Domingo Province....
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History
The team was found in 2007, the inaugural season of the Dominican Republic Volleyball League. This year the team won the championship, guided by Amaury MartínezAmaury Martínez
Amaury Eduardo Martínez Aguilera is a male volleyball player from the Dominican Republic. He participated with the men's national team in the 2007 NORCECA Championship in Anaheim, United States. His team finished in 5th place and he was awarded the "Best Libero" award...
who became Most Valuable Player. The 2008 season, repeated the League Championship, with Amaury being awarded MVP again.
For the 2010 season, the team won the third straight championship, this time with the help of Jose Miguel Caceres
José Miguel Cáceres
José Miguel Cáceres is a male volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 2008 Pan American Cup in Winnipeg, Manitoba...
, who became Most Valuable Player.
Current volleyball squad
As of December 2008| Number | Player | Position |
| 1 |  José Miguel CáceresJosé Miguel Cáceres José Miguel Cáceres is a male volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 2008 Pan American Cup in Winnipeg, Manitoba... |
Opposite |
| 2 | Alexis Polanco |
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| Middle Blocker | ||
| Setter | ||
| 8 | Eddy Campusano |
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| 9 | Amaury Martínez Amaury Martínez Amaury Eduardo Martínez Aguilera is a male volleyball player from the Dominican Republic. He participated with the men's national team in the 2007 NORCECA Championship in Anaheim, United States. His team finished in 5th place and he was awarded the "Best Libero" award... |
Wing Spiker |
| 10 | Juan Antonio Pozo |
Middle Blocker |
| 11 | Arquimedes Garcia |
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| 12 | Alberto Castro |
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| 13 | Juan Fiallo |
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| 14 | Francisco Abreu Francisco Abreu López Francisco Alberto Abreu López, is a male volleyball and beach volleyball player from Dominican Republic, who participated with his national team at the 2007 America's Cup wearing the #10 jersey. His team finished in the 6th place.... |
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| 15 | Francisco Valdez |
Middle Blocker |
| 16 | Juan Eury Almonte |
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- Coach: Duglas Mayobanex
- Assistant coach: Julio Frias