Manuel Armoa Explained

Manuel Armoa
Full Name:	Manuel Armoa Morel
Birth Date:	1 December 2002
Height:	1.98 m
Weight:	84 kg
Position:	Outside hitter
Currentclub:	AZS Olsztyn
Currentnumber:	11
Years:	2018–2023 2023–
Teams:	UPCN Vóley Club AZS Olsztyn
Nationalyears:	2022–

Manuel Armoa Morel (born 1 December 2002) is an Argentine professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Indykpol AZS Olsztyn and the Argentina national team.^[1]

He made his debut in the senior national team during the 2022 Nations League against Poland.^[2]

Personal life

Both his parents are connected to volleyball: his adoptive father, Fabián Armoa, is a volleyball coach and his mother Carla Morel is a former Argentina national team member.^[3] His biological father is Cuban.^[4]

At CSV Qualifying Tournament to 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile, during a match between the Argentine and Chilean U23 sides, Armoa was subject to racist abuse from the audience, and a bottle was thrown at him from the stands. The game had to be briefly stopped and the Chilean team later apologized to Armoa on behalf of their country.^[5]

Honours

Club

• CSV South American Club Championship
  • Belo Horizonte 2019 – with UPCN Vóley Club
  • Contagem 2020 – with UPCN Vóley Club
• Domestic
  • 2019–20 Argentine Cup, with UPCN Vóley Club
  • 2020–21 Argentine Cup, with UPCN Vóley Club
  • 2020–21 Argentine Championship, with UPCN Vóley Club
  • 2021–22 Argentine Championship, with UPCN Vóley Club^[6]
  • 2022–23 Argentine SuperCup, with UPCN Vóley Club^[7]

Youth national team

• 2018 CSV U19 South American Championship

Individual awards

• 2021: FIVB U21 World Championship – Best outside spiker^[8]

External links

• Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
• Player profile at Volleybox.net

Notes and References

1. Web site: Argentyńska nadzieja w Indykpolu AZS! . Indykpol AZS Olsztyn . pl . 14 June 2023 . 14 June 2023.
2. Web site: Manuel Armoa Morel: “Quiero ganarme un lugar para jugar el Mundial” . The Cecco 15 . es . 16 June 2022 . 21 March 2023.
3. Web site: Familia Armoa: en la casa y en la cancha . Olé . es . 20 January 2021 . 21 March 2023.
4. Web site: "How it started" / "How it's going": la gran historia de UPCN, el campeón de la Liga de Vóley con su propia versión del meme . Clarín . 8 April 2021 . 3 June 2023 . es.
5. Web site: Insultos racistas contra Manuel Armoa, un jugador argentino en Chile . Olé . 24 September 2022 . 3 June 2023 . es.
6. Web site: Pereyra and Armoa lead UPCN to ninth Argentinean title . Volleyball World . 17 April 2022 . 21 March 2023.
7. Web site: UPCN es nuevo campeón de la Supercopa ACLAV . UPCN Vóley . es . 23 October 2022 . 21 March 2023.
8. Web site: Manu Armoa al equipo ideal del Mundial U21 . UPCN Vóley . es . 3 October 2021 . 21 March 2023.