// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Matt Fuerbringer a volleyball star? He's a block above the rest.
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| Full name | Matthew Fuerbringer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 29, 1974 Costa Mesa, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Redondo Beach, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | Stanford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew "Matt" Fuerbringer (born January 29, 1974) is an American former beach volleyball player. Throughout his AVP career, he teamed up with Casey Jennings.
High school and college
[edit]Fuerbringer was born in Costa Mesa, California. He attended Estancia High School. He received a degree in American Studies at Stanford University.
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
[edit]As of April 1, 2013, Fuerbringer is an assistant coach for the U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team.[1]
In 2024, Fuerbringer was selected as the head coach for LOVB Madison.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Fuerbringer currently lives in Redondo Beach, California with his wife Joy McKienzie, 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, who plays volleyball for Wisconsin, as well as a son, Mateo, born in 2009.
References
[edit]- ↑ "U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team Assistant Coach Matt Fuerbringer". TeamUSA.org. USOPC. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Bowden, Taylor. "Madison's new professional volleyball team hires head coach". WMTV15 News. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Matt Fuerbringer at Team USA (archive June 27, 2023)
- AVP profile at the Wayback Machine (archived September 27, 2007)
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2007)
- Matt Fuerbringer Volleyball Videos
- 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
- Estancia High School (California) alumni