Miguel Ángel Falasca

Miguel Ángel Falasca
Falasca in January 2014
Personal information
Full nameMiguel Ángel Falasca Fernández
NationalityArgentine
Spanish
Born(1973-04-29)29 April 1973
Mendoza, Argentina
Died22 June 2019(2019-06-22) (aged 46)
Monza, Italy
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
2013–2016
2016–2017
2016–2018
2018–2019
Skra Bełchatów
Czech Republic
Volley Milano
Saugella Monza
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Career
YearsTeams
1996–1997
1997–1998
1998–2000
2000–2002
2002–2003
2003–2008
2008–2012
2012–2013
CV Las Palmas
Zinella Volley
Del Monte Ferrara
Knack Roeselare
Modena Volley
CV Pòrtol
Skra Bełchatów
Ural Ufa
National team
1993–2009 Spain (371)

Miguel Ángel Falasca Fernández (29 April 1973 – 22 June 2019) was an Argentine-born Spanish professional volleyball player and coach. He was a member of the Spain national team from 1993 to 2009, a participant in the Olympic Games Sydney 2000, and the 2007 European Champion.

Personal life

Falasca was born in Mendoza, Argentina. His grandfather came from Italy. His father, Juan Carlos, was a retired volleyball player from Argentina, and his mother was a native Spaniard. At the age of 15, due to the unstable economic situation in Argentina, the Falasca family decided to move to Spain. Miguel, his sister María Elisa, his younger brother Guillermo, and his parents settled in Málaga. He eventually married Esther Custodio. They had two children: a daughter, Sara (born 2004), and a son, Daniel (born 2002).

Death

On 21 June 2019, Falasca was at the wedding of his friend and assistant of the Saugella Monza club in Italy, when he felt ill and went to his hotel room. He died of a heart attack the next day at the age of 46 in Varese, where he was staying with his wife, despite a resuscitation attempt.

Falasca during the medal ceremony of the Russian Championship in 2013, as Ural Ufa player.
Miguel Ángel Falasca as PGE Skra Bełchatów player in 2011.
On 30 September 2011 during the match PGE Skra BełchatówLOTOS Trefl Gdańsk at Ergo Arena.

Career as coach

Falasca began coaching with PGE Skra Bełchatów in 2013. In the first season of his work, PGE Skra won a title of Polish Champion 2013-14. It was the eighth title of Polish Champion in the club's history. On 1 July 2014, the club extended the contract with him until 2017. In February 2016, he became the head coach of the Czech Republic men's national volleyball team. In March 2016, PGE Skra Bełchatów, led by Falasca, lost the second match with Zenit Kazan in playoffs 6 of CEV Champions League (the first match Skra won 3–2). Following this loss, Falasca was dismissed during the subsequent club meeting, with an announcement on 28 March 2016. In May 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Italian club Gi Group Monza.

Honours

As a player

As a coach

Individual awards

  • 2007: FIVB World Cup – Best Setter
  • 2009: Polish Cup – Best Server
  • 2009: European League – Best Setter
  • 2012: Polish Cup – Most Valuable Player
  • 2012: Polish Cup – Best Setter

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