Ave Joshua "Owa" Retamar (born March 7, 2002) is a Filipino volleyball player. He is currently playing as a setter for the Cignal HD Spikers in the

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Career

UAAP

Retamar made his first game appearance with

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in the

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. Later on, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, the tournament came back after 3 years of being the hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Retamar became the team captain of the

. His team won the championship title and he bagged ''Finals MVP'' award.

Spikers' Turf

Retamar was signed by the Sta. Elena Ball Hammers in 2018. He won best Setter award in the

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. His team bagged the bronze medal on that season. In 2022, he became the captain of the team.

Philippine men's national team

In 2019, he was member of the

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who won the silver medal in the 30th SEA Games in the

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Clubs

* Sta. Elena Ball Hammers/NU Sta. Elena Nationals - (2018–2023) * Cignal HD Spikers (2024–present)

Awards

Individual

Collegiate

NU Bulldogs

Clubs

Other Recognition

External links

Joshua Retamar
at the FIVB

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Retamar, Joshua Living people 2002 births Filipino men's volleyball players Philippines international volleyball players University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players National University (Philippines) alumni Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games SEA Games medalists in volleyball SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines 21st-century Filipino sportsmen