José Martinez | |
Fullname: | José Manuel Martínez Rebollar |
Nickname: | El Manu |
Nationality: | Mexican |
Birth Date: | 23 January 1993 |
Birth Place: | Tijuana, México |
Height: | 2000NaN0 |
Weight: | 1000NaN0 |
Spike: | 3490NaN0 |
Block: | 3340NaN0 |
College: | Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México |
Position: | Middle Blocker |
Currentnumber: | 21 |
Years: | 2012–2015 2015–2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2022 2022- |
Teams: | IMSS ATN Virtus Guanajuato Strasbourg Volley-Ball Virtus Guanajuato Melbourne Vipers WA Steel |
Nationalyears: | 2012– |
Nationalteam: | Mexico |
Medaltemplates-Title: | Medal record |
Jose Martinez (born 23 January 1993) is a Mexican volleyball player. He is part of Mexico men's national volleyball team, and represented Mexico at the Olympic Games 2016 Rio. At club level he currently plays for the WA Steel, who play in the Australian Volleyball League[1] Previously, he played for Strasbourg Volley-Ball [2] in France.
Martínez was born in Tijuana, Baja California. He attended Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista, California, where he started playing volleyball and graduated in 2011. A four-year varsity starter, he was named to the second All-Metro League team.[3] He also lettered in water polo under coach Guy Souza.[4]
During the summer of 2016, Martínez along with Mexico men's national volleyball team, ended their 48-year absence in the Olympic Games, when they secured the final place at stake for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games through the World Olympic Qualification Tournament, which took place in their home turf in Mexico City.[5]