Matthew "Matt" Fuerbringer (born January 29, 1974) is an American former
beach volleyball
Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two to four players each on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side o ...
player. Throughout his
AVP career, he teamed up with
Casey Jennings.
High school and college
Fuerbringer was born in
Costa Mesa, California. He attended
Estancia High School. He received a degree in American Studies at
Stanford University
Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
.
He spent five years playing professional volleyball in Europe and became fluent in Spanish. At his years at Stanford, Fuerbringer was named four-time All-American, Freshman of the Year, Outstanding Senior Athlete and was a member of the 1997 NCAA National Championship team. Fuerbringer remains as Stanford's leader in kills, and also ranks in the top five in aces and blocks.
Coaching
As of April 1, 2013, Fuerbringer is an assistant coach for the U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team.
In 2024, Fuerbringer was selected as the head coach for
LOVB Madison.
Personal life
Fuerbringer currently lives in
Redondo Beach, California
Redondo Beach (Spanish for ) is a coastal city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located in the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles area. It is one of three adjacent Beach Cities, beach c ...
with his wife Joy McKenzie, who is a former All-American at
Long Beach State and owns the Mizuno Long Beach Volleyball Club. He also owns his own volleyball club called Rockstar. They have a daughter, Charlie, born in 2006 as well as a son, Mateo, born in 2009.
References
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Matt Fuerbringer Volleyball Videos
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1974 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Costa Mesa, California
American men's beach volleyball players
Stanford Cardinal men's volleyball players
Sportspeople from Redondo Beach, California
American volleyball coaches
Coaches at the 2024 Summer Olympics
20th-century American sportsmen