Miguel Ángel Falasca Explained
Miguel Ángel Falasca Fernández (29 April 1973 – 22 June 2019) was an Argentine-born Spanish professional volleyball player and coach. He was a member of the Spain national team from 1993 to 2009, a participant in the Olympic Games Sydney 2000, and the 2007 European Champion.[1]
Personal life
Falasca was born in Mendoza, Argentina. His grandfather came from Italy. His father, Juan Carlos, was a retired volleyball player from Argentina, and his mother was a native Spaniard. At the age of 15, due to the unstable economic situation in Argentina, the Falasca family decided to move to Spain.[2] Miguel, his sister María Elisa, his younger brother Guillermo, and his parents settled in Málaga. He eventually married Esther Custodio. They had two children: a daughter, Sara (born 2004), and a son, Daniel (born 2002).
Death
On 21 June 2019, Falasca was at the wedding of his friend and assistant of the Saugella Monza club in Italy, when he felt ill and went to his hotel room.[3] He died of a heart attack the next day at the age of 46[4] in Varese, where he was staying with his wife,[5] despite a resuscitation attempt.[6]
Career as coach
Falasca began coaching with PGE Skra Bełchatów in 2013. In the first season of his work, PGE Skra won a title of Polish Champion 2013-14. It was the eighth title of Polish Champion in the club's history. On 1 July 2014, the club extended the contract with him until 2017.[7] In February 2016, he became the head coach of the Czech Republic men's national volleyball team.[8] In March 2016, PGE Skra Bełchatów, led by Falasca, lost the second match with Zenit Kazan in playoffs 6 of CEV Champions League (the first match Skra won 3–2). Following this loss, Falasca was dismissed during the subsequent club meeting, with an announcement on 28 March 2016.[9] In May 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Italian club Gi Group Monza.[10]
Honours
As a player
- CEV Champions League
- FIVB Club World Championship
- CEV Cup
- CEV Challenge Cup
- Domestic
- 1996–97 Spanish Cup, with CV Las Palmas
- 2000–01 Belgian SuperCup, with Knack Roeselare
- 2004–05 Spanish Cup, with Portol Palma de Mallorca
- 2005–06 Spanish Cup, with Portol Palma de Mallorca
- 2005–06 Spanish Championship, with Portol Palma de Mallorca
- 2006–07 Spanish Championship, with Portol Palma de Mallorca
- 2007–08 Spanish Championship, with Portol Palma de Mallorca
- 2008–09 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2008–09 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2009–10 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2010–11 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2010–11 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2011–12 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- Universiade
As a coach
Individual awards
- 2007: FIVB World Cup – Best setter
- 2009: Polish Cup – Best server
- 2009: European League – Best setter
- 2012: Polish Cup – Most valuable player
- 2012: Polish Cup – Best setter
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Miguel Ángel Falasca . Olympedia . 23 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306220115/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/94502 . 6 March 2023 . live .
- Web site: Miguel Ángel Falasca Fernández . Fundacionandaluciaolimpica.org . es . 23 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230609121041/https://www.fundacionandaluciaolimpica.org/biografias-olimpicas/miguel-angel-falasca-fernandez/ . 9 June 2023 . live .
- News: Muere de un infarto el exjugador de voleibol Miguel Ángel Falasca . 22 June 2019 . 23 June 2019 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20190629064109/https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/otros-deportes/20190622/463033223016/miguel-angel-falasca-muere-infarto-italia.html . 29 June 2019 . live .
- News: Muere a los 46 años Miguel Ángel Falasca, gran referente del voleibol español . 22 June 2019 . 23 June 2019 . . es . Unidad Editorial Información General, S.L.U. . https://web.archive.org/web/20190623114002/https://www.elmundo.es/deportes/mas-deporte/2019/06/22/5d0e01cc21efa0065e8b467d.html . 23 June 2019 . live .
- News: Volley, tragedy in Monza: Falasca, the technical coach of Saugella, died at the age of 46 (video) . . it . 22 June 2019 . Monza, Milan . https://archive.today/20190719225447/https://www.gazzetta.it/Volley/22-06-2019/morto-46-anni-falasca-allenatore-saugella-monza-340276147354.shtml?refresh_ce-cp . 19 July 2019 . live . 19 July 2019 .
- News: Muere Miguel Ángel Falasca, histórico jugador de voleibol español, de un infarto a los 46 años . es . EFE . EFE . Sport You . 22 June 2019 . 23 June 2019 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230512015608/https://www.20minutos.es/deportes/noticia/muere-miguel-angel-falasca-voleibol-infarto-3679801/0/ . 12 May 2023 . live .
- http://sport.interia.pl/siatkowka/ekstraklasa-mezczyzn/news-trener-miguel-falasca-na-dluzej-w-pge-skrze-belchatow,nId,1451369 Trener Miguel Falasca na dłużej w PGE Skrze Bełchatów
- News: MIGUEL ANGEL FALASCA TRENEREM REPREZENTACJI CZECH . Pzps.pl . 11 February 2016 . Polish . https://web.archive.org/web/20230924011715/https://www.pzps.pl/pl/rozgrywki/rozgrywki-seniorskie/ii-liga/ii-liga-mezczyzn/aktualnosci-ii-liga/179-reprezentacje-siatkowka/seniorzy/11167-miguel-angel-falasca-trenerem-reprezentacji-czech . 24 September 2023 . live .
- http://www.skra.pl/aktualnosci-przeglad/item/3609-miguel-falasca-odchodzi-z-pge-skry-belchatow Miguel Falasca odchodzi z PGE Skry Bełchatów
- http://eurosport.onet.pl/siatkowka/plus-liga/miguel-angel-falasca-bedzie-prowadzil-wloski-klub-gi-group-monza/ew2k5q Miguel Angel Falasca będzie prowadził włoski klub Gi Group Monza
