Miguel Ángel López (volleyball)
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FullnameMiguel Ángel López Castro
NicknameMiki, Africa, ML18, Black Panther,
The Flying Cuban, El Corcho López
The Flying Cuban, El Corcho López
Nationality
Cuban
CubanBorn25 March 1997
Cienfuegos, Cuba
Cienfuegos, Cuba
| Miguel Ángel López | |||||
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| Full name | Miguel Ángel López Castro | ||||
| Nickname | Miki, Africa, ML18, Black Panther, The Flying Cuban, El Corcho López | ||||
| Nationality | Cuban | ||||
| Born | 25 March 1997 Cienfuegos, Cuba | ||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 363 cm (143 in) | ||||
| Block | 345 cm (136 in) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | Panasonic Panthers | ||||
| Number | 18 | ||||
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Miguel Ángel López Castro (born 25 March 1997) is a Cuban volleyball player. He captains the Cuban national team, a participant at the Olympic Games Rio 2016. At the professional club level, he plays for Osaka Bluteon.[1][2]
Lopez Castro was born in Cienfuegos Province, Cuba, as the youngest of three children of Elcida Juana Castro and Miguel Angel Lopez Martinez. His interest in volleyball began at the age of seven, when he saw footage of former Cuban star Joel Despaigne and his jumping ability.
By the age of 18, he was selected among other young players to the national volleyball centre "Escuela National de Voleibol" in Havana, as one of the top prospects in the country.
