Isel Saavedra | |||||
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Full name | Isel Saavedra León | ||||
Born | San Luis, Pinar del Río, Cuba [1] | 7 July 1971||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||
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Position | Opposite | ||||
Number | 9 | ||||
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