Matthew Anderson


Country
Birth date
Age
18/04/1987 - Buffalo (USA) 
25
Height
Weight
Gender
208 cm / 6'10'' 
93 kg / 205 lbs 
M
Sport
Team
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RankEventYearLocation
World Championship
6Men2010Italy
Norceca Championships
2Men2011Puerto Rico

Education

Human Movement Studies - Penn State University, United States

Club name

Casa Modena, Modena, ITA

Coach

Alan Knipe [national] (ocregister.com, 09 May 2012)

Position and style

Spiker (pallavolomodena.com, 30 Sep 2011)

Other sports

His sister Joelle played volleyball at the College of Saint Rose and his sister Amy played volleyball and basketball at Hilbert College. (usavolleyball.org, 25 May 2012)

Debut

2005 for United States, Four Nations Tournament (Cabo Frio) (usavolleyball.org, 25 May 2012)

Injuries

He suffered from pneumonia in summer 2009. He played five matches on the US Men's tour of Brazil in September 2009 but had to withdraw from the tournament. (usavolleyball.org, 25 May 2012)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
He took up volleyball in high school. (volleywood.net, 05 Nov 2011)

Ambitions
To help promote volleyball in the US.(volleywood.net, 05 Nov 2011)

Training
"My workouts are a series of loading and unloading exercises such as front and back squats with lounges, box jumps among other exercises to help build strength for landing. For upper body strength I do a lot of shoulder exercises, internal and external rotations with bands and exercises for flexibility that can help with the volume of swings I get in training and matches." (volleywood.net, 05 Nov 2011)

Awards
He was named Best Spiker at the NORCECA Men's Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament in 2012. At the same tournament he was his team's leading scorer in 2011 and 2012. (usavolleyball.org, 25 May 2012)

General
TATTOO
He has a tattoo in memory of his father Michael on the right side of his rib cage. His father had been diagnosed with kidney cancer and was recovering after a successful operation when he passed away from a heart attack in January 2010. (ocregister.com, 09 May 2012)


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