Ivan Contreras
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| Full name | Ivan Contreras | |
| Date of birth | January 29, 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Tampico, Mexico | |
| Height | 196 cm | |
| Team | Ziraat Bankası Ankara (2008–) | |
| National team | Mexico | |
Ivan Contreras (born January 29, 1974 in Tampico) is a Mexican professional volleyball player. He currently plays for Ziraat Bankası Ankara in Turkey. His position on the field is outside hitter. Contrares has been voted player of the year in 2005 and 2007 in Belgium. Contreras is also captain of Knack Roeselare.
Among Contreras' former teams are Osnabrück in Germany, MTV Näfels in Switzerland and Knack Roeselare in Belgium.
Before playing volleyball, Contreras was practicing athletics, especially hurdling, high jump and long jump. Contreras had also tried karate and tennis, but he was tired of individual sports and started to play volleyball, which he preferred over basketball.[1]
On May 27, 2008, Contreras revealed that he will sign a lucrative one-year deal with Ziraat Bankası Ankara.[2]
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