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Ángel Dennis
Ángel Dennis (born 13 June 1977) is a Cuban-born Italian volleyball player. Dennis played with the Cuban men's national volleyball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he finished in seventh place.[1][2] He was widely regarded as the most talented player on the Cuban men's team.[2] He helped the Cuban team win the bronze medal at the 1998 FIVB World Championship in Japan.[1] Club volleyballDennis played for IVECO Palermo from 1998 to 2000.[3] After a period of inactivity, Dennis returned to play in 2003-2004 for Latina Volley, before moving to Lube Banca Marche Macerata the following year, after a short stint in Qatar.[3] With Lube he won a top national division and an Italian Supercup in 2006, and two CEV Cups (2005–2006).[4] In 2017, Dennis signed a contract with Sporting CP.[3] 2001 DefectionIn 2001, Dennis was one of six players on the Cuban men's national volleyball team to leave a hotel they stayed at in Flanders for a tournament, and from there rode a train to Italy for political asylum.[5] The other players were Leonel Marshall, Jorge Luis Hernández, Ihosvany Hernández, Yasser Romero, and Ramón Gato.[5] Once they were granted asylum in Italy, this group was referred to as "the defectors".[5] Personal lifeDennis married Italian volleyball player Simona Rinieri.[1] References
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