Osmany Juantorena Portuondo (born 12 August 1985) is a Cuban-born Italian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Spanish club CV Guaguas. Juantorena was bronze medalist of the 2005 World League and silver medalist 2016 Summer Olympics. He is a multiple winner of the CEV Champions League and FIVB Club World Championship with the Italian club Trentino Volley. Juantorena is the record owner of the highest number of Most Valuable Player awards at FIVB Club World Championship, with 4 times.Juantorena makes comeback for 4th MVP award | FIVB - Press release
He was a member of the Cuba national volleyball team from 2003 to 2006.
Personal life Juantorena was born in Santiago de Cuba. He is a nephew of Alberto Juantorena, a Cuban former track runner and politician. Osmany Juantorena and his wife Glenda became first time parents on May 3, 2013 with the arrival of their first baby daughter named Victoria. On September 23, 2018 with arrival second baby daughter named Angelica.Juantorena Is Now A Daddy! – volleywood.net – 04-05-2013
He is fan of Inter and in 2019 he launched a shoe line.
Career Clubs He started his junior career at 12 years old in the Orientales de Santiago. After several years in Cuba, he moved to his first professional club in the Russian league – Ural Ufa – but in November 2006 he received a two-year ban for doping.Кубинский волейболист попался на допинге [Cuban volleyball player caught doping], Vremya, 21 November 2006 (in Russian)Con las manos vacías [With empty hands], ESPN, 23 November 2006 (in Spanish) He agreed to move to Italian club Itas Diatec Trentino when the suspension ended, but the move was obstructed by the Cuban authorities (he was still under their jurisdiction, having moved to Russia with permission rather than defected like some compatriots) and his absence continued across a third year into 2009.La FIVB sblocca la situazione, Osmany Juantorena tesserato per la Trentino Volley [The FIVB unblocks the situation, Osmany Juantorena registered for Trentino Volley], Trentino Volley, 24 August 2009 (in Italian). Archived version, 2015
He had immediate success upon resuming his career with Trentino, winning the gold medal at the CEV Champions League twice (2009/10, 2010/11) and the bronze medal in 2012,Final Four 2012: Trentino z brązowym medalem – belsport.pl – 18-03-2014 four gold medals in the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012),Club World Championships review – Trentino unstoppable – fivb.org – 28-12-2012 one gold medal (2010/11) and two silver (2009/10, 2011/12) in the Italian Championship, and two Italian Cups (2010, 2012). In May 2010 he had a short loan in Qatar, returning to Trentino in September of that year where he agreed a contract extension and obtained Italian citizenship.Osmany Juantorena prolunga il contratto sino al 2015 [Osmany Juantorena extends his contract until 2015], Trentino Volley, 22 September 2010 (in Italian). Archived version, 2015 In 2012/13 he won another domestic Cup and League Championship.
After moving to Halkbank Ankara in 2013, Juantorena helped the team achieve the Turkish SuperCup and the title of Turkish champion. Another SuperCup followed in 2014. In April 2015, he announced that he would continue his career with Cucine Lube Civitanova.TRANSFER BOMB IN ITALY: Juantorena agrees to join Lube! – worldofvolley.com – 21-04-2015
National team
Juantorena first stormed the international stage from 2003 up to 2006 with Cuba; he won a bronze medal at the 2005 FIVB World League. Juantorena joined the Italy national team in 2015, claiming a European championship bronze and FIVB World Cup silver medal in the same year. He had a hugely positive impact on Italy's attacking prowess going into the 2016 Summer Olympics, his first such tournament, and the team claimed the silver medal.Repubblica Osmany Juantorena
Sporting achievements Clubs Itas Diatec Trentino CEV Champions League: Winner 2009/10, 2010/2011 3rd 2011/12 FIVB Club World Championship: Winner Qatar 2009, Qatar 2010, Qatar 2011, Qatar 2012 Italian Championship: Winner 2010/11 Runner-up 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13 Italian Cup Serie A: Winner 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13
Halkbank Ankara CEV Champions League: Finalist 2013/14 Turkish Championship: Winner 2013/14 Runner-up 2014/15 Turkish Cup: Winner 2014/15 Turkish SuperCup: Winner 2013, 2014
Cucine Lube Civitanova CEV Champions League: Winner 2018/19 Finalist 2017/18 3rd 2015/16, 2016/17 FIVB Club World Championship: Winner Brazil 2019 Finalist Poland 2017, Poland 2018, Brazil 2021 Italian Championship: Winner 2016/17, 2018/19, 2020/21, 2021/22 Runner-up 2017/18 Italian Cup: Winner 2016/17, 2019/20, 2020/21 Finalist 2017/18, 2018/19
National team Cuba Pan American Games: Finalist 2003 FIVB World League: 3rd 2005
Italy Olympic Games: Silver medal 2016 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup: Finalist 2015 CEV European Championship: 3rd 2015
Individual Russian Volleyball Super League: MVP: 2005 FIVB World League: Best receiver: 2005 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship: MVP: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 Best server: 2009 Best spiker: 2010, 2011 Best outside spiker: 2019 CEV Champions League: MVP: 2010, 2011, 2019 Best outside spiker: 2018 Lega Pallavolo Serie A: Best server: 2011 Italian Cup: MVP: 2012, 2014, 2020 Emir of Qatar Cup: MVP: 2012, 2015 Turkish Men's Volleyball League: MVP: 2014 FIVB World Cup: Best outside spiker: 2015
References
External links
LegaVolley Serie A player profile (archived 17 July 2011)