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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
June 9 - 13, 2004

Antonio Cotrino /John Garcia-Thompson, Spain

Antonio Cotrino Heras
Spain

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 25, 1976 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Malaga

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Mallorca 2002)

Career CEV Best:

9th (Rethymnon 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$46,514.44

John Garcia-Thompson
England

/ Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 8, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Palma de Mallorca

Height:

192 cm (6'3")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (CEV Under Age San Marino 2000)

Career CEV Best:

4th (Valencia 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$55,158.15

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	28	33	41	Money
CEV	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	US$4,226.17
FIVB	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	4	0	7	2	US$25,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$900.00
Overall	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	2	4	1	7	2	US$30,126.17

Previous Timmendorfer Strand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	Q3	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	25, Q5	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	20	25th	36	US$2,000.00
CEV	5/12-16/2004	Italian Open		19th	10	€ 750.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	20, Q4	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	Q3	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	27	17th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	Q7	33rd	36	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	10	9th	120	US$4,000.00
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		19th	20	€ 1,500.00
FIVB C&S	8/19-24/2003	Greece Challenger	2	9th	24	US$900.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q9	41st	16	US$0.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	Q1	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q7	33rd	32	US$0.00
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		9th	40	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	25, Q3	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q4	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	25, Q1	25th	30	US$2,000.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/10/2004		Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Ukraine	Lost 18-21, 21-15, 27-29	0:57

Head to Head Results
Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson trail the series against the field 8-17 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-1
5/27/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Qualifier 3	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q5	Arkaev/Barsuk	Q12	21-11, 21-14	0:34
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	27, Q16	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	16-21, 21-15, 20-18	1:02
Lead the series against Babich/Khudoley, Ukraine 1-0
8/21/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Pool B	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	2	Babich/Khudoley	11	23-21, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q2	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	9	21-15, 21-18	0:43
Trail the series against Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Berg/Dahl		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		22-20, 21-13	0:50
Trail the series against Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Berger/Doppler	8	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	21-17, 13-21, 15-11	0:49
Lead the series against Biza/Stejskal, Czech Republic 1-0
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	Biza/Stejskal	Q33	30-28, 24-22	0:51
Trail the series against Bosma/Herrera, Spain 0-1
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool C	Bosma/Herrera		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		22-20, 21-14	0:48
Trail the series against Canet/Hamel, France 0-3
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool C	Canet/Hamel		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		21-17, 21-17
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Canet/Hamel		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		32-30, 23-21	1:02
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Canet/Hamel	24	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	21-19, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against Ces/Salvetti, France 0-2
3/24/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Qualifier 2	Ces/Salvetti	30, Q13	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	20, Q4	21-19, 21-11	0:44
3/17/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 3	Ces/Salvetti	31, Q14	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q3	20-22, 27-25, 15-4	1:12
Trail the series against Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		21-16, 21-12	0:38
Trail the series against Dyachenko/Kulinich, Ukraine 0-1
6/10/04	CEV	European Championship Final		Dyachenko/Kulinich		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		21-18, 15-21, 29-27	0:57
Trail the series against Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-2
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Egger/Heyer	13	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	20	21-14, 21-17	0:35
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		Egger/Heyer		21-19, 18-21, 15-13	1:05
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Egger/Heyer	9	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	21-15, 21-19	0:42
Series tied with Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-1
8/20/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Pool B	Grinbergs/Stals	14	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	2	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:58
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool E	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		Grinbergs/Stals		18-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:53
Trail the series against Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool E	Heuscher/Kobel		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		21-14, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	9	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	21-17, 21-13	0:39
Trail the series against Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	29, Q10	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q7	21-19, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against Koreng/Popp, Germany 1-0
7/9/03	CEV	Greek Open		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		Koreng/Popp		21-19, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	24, Q4	21-13, 19-21, 15-13	0:53