José Luis Moltó
Encyclopedia
José Luis Moltó Carbonell (born June 29, 1975 in Cocentaina
, Alicante
) is a Spanish
volleyball
player who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia. In 2007 he was a member of the men's national team
that won the European title in Moscow, Russia.
Cocentaina
Cocentaina is a town located in the comarca of Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Spain. The city is located between the mountainous Serra de Mariola national park and the Serpis river.The economy of Cocentaina is chiefly based on the textile industry....
, Alicante
Alicante
Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
) is a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, Australia. In 2007 he was a member of the men's national team
Spain men's national volleyball team
The Spain men's national volleyball team is the national team of Spain. On 16 September 2007 the team won the European title, this is the best result reached by the team in his history.-Olympics Games:*1964 – 1988 — did not qualify...
that won the European title in Moscow, Russia.
Individual awards
- 2007 European Championship "Best Blocker"
- 2007 FIVB World Cup "Best Blocker"