Ricardo Calvo (volleyball)

Ricardo Norberto Calvo Manzano (born (1996-10-02)2 October 1996) is a Cuban male volleyball player. He was part of the Cuba men's national volleyball team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland.[1] He played for Villa Clara. He didn't play in the Rio Olympics in 2016, because he was one of six players of the Cuban national volleyball team that were suspected of committing aggravated rape in July 2016 in Tampere, Finland.[2] In September 2016, he was sentenced to five years in prison.[3]

Ricardo Calvo
Personal information
Full nameRicardo Norberto Calvo Manzano
NationalityCuban
Born (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Spike343 cm (135 in)
Block334 cm (131 in)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current club Partizan
Number3 (national team)
12 (club)
Career
YearsTeams
2014–2016
2016
2018–2019
2020–2021
2021–2022
2022–2023
2023–2024
2024–		 Villa Clara
PAOK
Zahra Club
Spartak Subotica
Radnički Kragujevac
Shanghai Bright
Develi Belediyespor
Partizan
National team
2014–2016 Cuba

Clubs
  • Villa Clara (2014–2016)
  • PAOK (2016)
  • Zahra Club (2018–2019)
  • Spartak Subotica (2020–2021)
  • Radnički Kragujevac (2021–2022)
  • Shanghai Bright (2022–2023)
  • Develi Belediyespor (2023–2024)
  • Partizan (2024–present)

References
  1. "Team Roster 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Cuba". poland2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. "Cuban volleyball players charged with aggravated rape". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. "Five Cuban volleyball players convicted of Tampere rape, one acquitted". Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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