Michael Andrei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Constanța, Romania | August 6, 1985||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 345 cm (136 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 340 cm (134 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Topvolley Antwerpen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: 3 September 2017 |
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