Maurice Torres

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Maurice Torres
Maurice Armando Torres (Legavolley 2019).jpg
Personal information
Full nameMaurice Armando Torres
Nationality Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rican
Born (1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 31)
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Spike350 cm (138 in)
Block334 cm (131 in)
College / University Pepperdine University
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Career
YearsTeams
2013
2013–2014
2014
2014–2015
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–2022
Flag of Italy.svg Top Volley Latina
Flag of France.svg Montpellier UC
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Capitanes de Arecibo
Flag of Italy.svg Pallavolo Molfetta
Flag of Italy.svg Porto Ravenna Volley
Flag of Poland.svg ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Mets de Guaynabo
Flag of Italy.svg Pallavolo Padova
Flag of Japan.svg Osaka Blazers Sakai
Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray Istanbul
National team
2014–Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico

Maurice Armando Torres (born 6 July 1991) is a Puerto Rican volleyball player.

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National team career

He is a member of the Puerto Rico men's national volleyball team. Torres represented Puerto Rico at the 2014 World Championship held in Poland. [1]

Sporting achievements

Individual awards

Puerto Rican national team

Team
Individual

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References

  1. "Team Roster 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Puerto Rico". poland2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 12 October 2015.