Nick Vogel
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| Full name | Nicholas August Vogel | ||||||
| Nationality |  United States and  Germany | ||||||
| Born | February 5, 1990[1] | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||
| Spike | 12 ft 0.5 in (3.67 m) | ||||||
| Block | 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) | ||||||
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| Current team | DePaul Blue Demons (Assistant) | ||||||
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| Position | Middle Blocker/Opposite | ||||||
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| Last updated: May 2020 | |||||||
Nicholas August Vogel (born February 5, 1990) is an American volleyball coach and former professional volleyball player.
Early life and education[]
Vogel attended Steele Canyon High School (2004-2007) & Valhalla High School (2007-2008). He graduated UCLA in 2012 with a BA in Anthropology.[2]
Career[]
Vogel played NCAA volleyball for the 19-time National Champion UCLA Bruins from 2009 to 2012[2] and also played for Team USA in the 2009 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship and the 2011 Pan American Games.[1] After graduating from college in 2012, he played for Panathinaikos Athens for the 2012-2013 professional season. Vogel the played in Germany's Bundesliga for TV Bühl for the 2013-2014 season and then VfB Friedrichshafen for the 2014-2015 season where they competed in the CEV Champions League and were German Cup and Bundesliga Champions.
Vogel retired from playing volleyball in 2015 after being diagnosed with Marfan syndrome.[3] Since then he has worked as a volleyball coach.[3] In 2015, he was a volunteer assistant coach for UCLA Bruins women's volleyball.[4] In August 2016, he became an assistant coach for UC San Diego Tritons men's volleyball.[5] Since 2018, Vogel has been an assistant coach for DePaul Blue Demons women's volleyball.[6][7]
Clubs[]
Panathinaikos Athens (2012-2013)
(2013-2014)- VfB Friedrichshafen (2014-2015)
References[]
- ^ a b "Nick Vogel - Team USA Profile". United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ a b "Nick Vogel Biography - UCLA Bruins Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ a b McCrerey, Rita (February 20, 2018). "Marfan Diagnosis: A Game Changer". marfan.org. The Marfan Foundation. Archived from the original on September 15, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Nick Vogel - Women's Volleyball Coach". uclabruins.com. UCLA. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Nick Vogel - Assistant Coach - Men's Volleyball Coaches". ucsdtritons.com. University of California, San Diego. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ Mayer, Wendy (February 8, 2018). "Strus, Vogel Round Out DePaul Staff". VolleyMob.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Nick Vogel - Women's Volleyball Coach". depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul University. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- Soroko, Peter (April 12, 2012). "Q&A with Men's Volleyball Senior Nick Vogel - UCLA Bruins Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- Bowman, Kevin (February 21, 2012). "Position realignment unites rivals Thomas Amberg, Nick Vogel on UCLA men's volleyball team". Daily Bruin. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
External links[]
- Nick Vogel at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived 2016-09-16)
- UCLA Player Bio
- 1st Men's Team at TV Ingersoll Bühl
- US Men's Volleyball Players Abroad
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American men's volleyball players
- American volleyball coaches
- Panathinaikos V.C. players
- Sportspeople from San Diego County, California
- People with Marfan syndrome