Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVIII Olympic Games
August 14 - 25, 2004
(14) Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell, Cuba
 
Francisco "Francis" Alvarez Cutiño
Cuba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 12, 1969 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: San Luis
Resides: Santiago de Cuba
Height: 185 cm (6'0")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 108
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Carolina Beach 1995)
Career Winnings: US$247,775.00
Juan Miguel Rossell Milanes
Cuba
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 28, 1969 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Jiguany
Resides: Habana del Este
Height: 189 cm (6'2")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Carolina Beach 1995)
Career Winnings: US$190,550.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB721212841515144411 US$327,200.00
FIVB C&S11000000000000 US$6,000.00
Overall732212841515144411 US$333,200.00
Previous Athens Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/1/2004 Austria Grand Slam 19 9 216 US$8,250.00
FIVB 7/21-25/2004 Mazury Open 15 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/14-18/2004 France Grand Slam 19 13 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 7/7-11/2004 Spain Open 19, Q1 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2004 Norway Open 20 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam 26 9 240 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 15 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open 14 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 15 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 11 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 13 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 18 5 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 18 17 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 14 9 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 11 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 11 9 216 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 11 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 12 9 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 11 5 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 7 9 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open Q1 33 18 US$0.00
Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 8/15/2004 Pool B Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (11) Lost 19-21, 21-19, 10-15 1:04
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Francisco AlvarezTotal371800.48601502
 1371800.48601502
 20000000
 30000000
Juan RossellTotal341900.5591422
 1341900.5591422
 20000000
 30000000
Tue, 8/17/2004 Pool B Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (2) Lost 21-23, 20-22 0:54
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Francisco AlvarezTotal321400.43801000
 1321400.43801000
 20000000
Juan RossellTotal17900.5291103
 117900.5291103
 20000000
Thu, 8/19/2004 Pool B Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (23) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Francisco AlvarezTotal231700.7390800
 1231700.7390800
 20000000
Juan RossellTotal201200.6003310
 1201200.6003310
 20000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Francisco Alvarez924900.53303302
Juan Rossell714000.5635835
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996Atlanta Juan Rossell - 7th Francisco Alvarez - 7th
2003Rio de Janeiro Juan Rossell - 17th Francisco Alvarez - 17th
2005Berlin Oney Ramirez Bernal - 5th Wilfredo Villar - 33rd
2007Gstaad Leonel Munder - 33rd Did not play
Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Rossell trail the series against the field 20-33
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-0
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 2 Alvarez/Rossell 15 Rego/Santos 2 21-16, 15-21, 15-12 1:08
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 2-3
8/17/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Alvarez/Rossell 14 23-21, 22-20 0:54
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5 Alvarez/Rossell 14 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 1:03
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 By Forfeit  
7/20/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Alvarez/Rossell 7 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-16, 21-16 0:42
6/12/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 1 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Araujo/Insfran Q16 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Contender 4 Laciga/Laciga 5 Alvarez/Rossell 15 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-3
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool C Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Alvarez/Rossell 14 16-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:03
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 12 Alvarez/Rossell 11 24-26, 21-15, 15-12 1:01
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Dieckmann/Reckermann 22 Alvarez/Rossell 11 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-4
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Alvarez/Rossell 19 21-15, 24-22 0:41
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Alvarez/Rossell 26 21-19, 26-24 0:47
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Alvarez/Rossell 18 21-13, 21-18 0:45
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 20 Alvarez/Rossell 11 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 6 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 Beligratis/Michalopoulos Q17 21-14, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-6
6/26/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 4 Baracetti/Conde 14 Alvarez/Rossell 26 21-18, 21-17 0:50
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 3 Baracetti/Conde 5 Alvarez/Rossell 13 21-18, 21-14 0:41
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Baracetti/Conde 11 Alvarez/Rossell 18 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 0:55
6/28/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 6 Alvarez/Rossell 12 21-18, 21-16 0:47
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 3 Alvarez/Rossell 12 21-16, 27-25 0:51
7/21/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Alvarez/Rossell 7 Baracetti/Conde 3 24-22, 25-23 0:59
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 3 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 21-15, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 8 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-3
7/31/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 4 Blanton/Nygaard 17 Alvarez/Rossell 19 15-21, 24-22, 16-14 1:02
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool G Blanton/Nygaard 7 Alvarez/Rossell 18 19-21, 34-32, 15-10 1:03
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 24 Alvarez/Rossell 7 21-13, 21-19 0:45
Series tied with # 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-2
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Alvarez/Rossell 19, Q1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 13 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 2 Alvarez/Rossell 13 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 19 21-19, 21-19 0:47
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Alvarez/Rossell 11 21-16, 21-18 0:44
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool E Hoidalen/Kjemperud 5 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-2
8/15/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool B Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 11 Alvarez/Rossell 14 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 1:04
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 11 Alvarez/Rossell 19 14-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 12 Holdren/Metzger, United States 1-0
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Alvarez/Rossell 11 Holdren/Metzger 5 26-24, 14-21, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 13 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-2
7/16/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Schacht/Slack 11 Alvarez/Rossell 19 21-19, 21-19 0:45
7/3/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 3 Schacht/Slack 6 Alvarez/Rossell 20 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:59
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6 Schacht/Slack 11 21-17, 21-17 0:41
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Alvarez/Rossell 7 Schacht/Slack 39 27-25, 21-19 0:52
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool E Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Schacht/Slack 21 18-21, 21-14, 26-24 1:04
Trail the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-3
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Alvarez/Rossell 19 Berg/Dahl 30, Q5 21-16, 17-21, 18-16 0:58
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 19 Alvarez/Rossell 14 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:52
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 18 Berg/Dahl 15 21-19, 22-20 0:48
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 21 Alvarez/Rossell 18 21-14, 21-16 0:43
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Berg/Dahl 23 Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 21-18, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 17 Prosser/Williams, Australia 2-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 11 Prosser/Williams 22, Q6 21-13, 21-19 0:35
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Prosser/Williams 23, Q3 21-15, 21-19 0:40
Series tied with # 20 Child/Heese, Canada 1-1
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 11 Child/Heese 5 By Forfeit 0:51
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 4 Child/Heese 8 Alvarez/Rossell 10 15-4 0:30
Trail the series against # 21 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 18 Alvarez/Rossell 15 15-21, 21-18, 15-11 1:01
Lead the series against # 22 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 11 Gartmayer/Nowotny 27, Q9 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Series tied with # 23 Canet/Hamel, France 1-1
8/19/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool B Alvarez/Rossell 14 Canet/Hamel 23 21-18, 21-19 0:39
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Canet/Hamel 22 Alvarez/Rossell 11 35-33, 16-21, 15-11 1:10
Lead the series against # 24 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 18 Alvarez/Rossell 15 21-15, 20-22, 15-11 1:03
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool E Alvarez/Rossell 12 Horrem/Maaseide 21 21-19, 21-14 0:46
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 Horrem/Maaseide 10 21-14, 37-35 0:54