Miguel Ángel Falasca


Miguel Ángel Falasca Fernández was an Argentine volleyball player of Spanish citizenship and coach, a member of Spain men's national volleyball team in 1993-2009, a participant at the Olympic Games, 2007 European Champion, a medalist of the European League, three–time Spanish Champion and three–time Polish Champion.

Personal life

Falasca was born in Mendoza, Argentina. His grandfather came from Italy. His father Juan Carlos was a former volleyball player from Argentina, and his mother was a native Spaniard. At the age of 16, due to the unstable economic situation in Argentina, the Falasca family decided to move to Spain. Miguel, his parents, sister Mariel and his younger brother Guillermo, were sent to Málaga first, and then to the Canary Islands. He was married to Esther Custodio. They had two children - his daughter called Sara and his son Daniel.

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.
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player in 2011.
– Lotos Trefl Gdańsk at Ergo Arena in Gdańsk.

Career as coach

Falasca had been working as a first coach of PGE Skra Bełchatów since 2013. In the first season of his work, PGE Skra won a title of Polish Champion 2013/2014. It was the 8th title of Polish Champion in the club's history. On July 1, 2014 the club extended the contract with him until 2017. In February 2016 he was 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. After this loss Falasca has been dismissed during the subsequent club meeting. The decision was announced on March 28, 2016. In May 2016 he signed a two-year contract with Italian club Gi Group Monza.

Sporting achievements

As a player