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Iván Contreras
Gerardo Iván Contreras Gámez (born January 29, 1974, in Tampico) is a former Mexico, Mexican professional volleyball player. His position on the field is Volleyball#Player specialization, outside hitter. Contreras has been voted ''player of the year'' in 2005, 2007 and 2008 in Belgium. Contreras is also captain of Knack Roeselare. Contreras attended Penn State University where he won an NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship, NCAA National Championship as a freshman and was named the AVCA National Player of the Year in 1997. Among Contreras' former teams are Osnabrück in Germany, MTV Näfels in Switzerland, Knack Roeselare in Belgium and Ziraat Bankası Ankara in Turkey. In 2004, he won the MVP award from the Liga de Voleibol Superior Masculino, playing with Gigantes de Adjuntas. He played for this team from 2002 to 2006. Before playing volleyball, Contreras was practicing Athletics (sport), athletics, especially hurdling, high jump and long jump. Contreras had also tried kara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampico
Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz. Tampico is the fifth-largest city in Tamaulipas, with a population of 314,418 in the city proper and 929,174 in the metropolitan area. During the period of Mexico's first oil boom in the early 20th century, the city was the "chief oil-exporting port of the Americas" and the second-busiest in the world, yielding great profits that were invested in the city's famous architecture, often compared to that of Venice and New Orleans.Dave Graham, "Crime-ridden state poses acid test for Mexican oil reform" ''Reuters,'' 25 June 2014, acces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |