University of South Alabama Athletics

2012-13: Redshirted.

2011-12: Spent freshman season at UNC Wilmington.

High School: Played for Colegio Roque Gonzales de Santa Cruz in Posadas, Misiones… Graduated in 2008.

Personal: Full name is Manuel Agustin Belda… Born April 8, 1992 in Posadas, Misiones, Argentina… Son of Daniel Belda and Maria Siguen… Majoring in interdisciplinary studies… Has younger brother Christian Luciano Belda… Hobbies include soccer, movies and reading books… Favorites - book: “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”; movie: "The Godfather"; pro team: Club Atletico Boca Juniors and San Antonio Spurs; athletes: Marat Safin, Martin Palermo and Lionel Messi; music artists: Vinicius de Moraes and Noel Gallagher; food: Asado Argentino; class: economics; likes: soccer, basketball and thriller/suspense books; dislikes: baseball and cricket… Prematch ritual is to listen to music and get on the court with shoelaces untied… Best part of playing sports is to represent a team… The celebrities he’d like to meet are Muhammad Ali, Diego Armando Maradona and Emma Watson… Most thankful for his parents, Ruben Eduardo Re and Nicolas Brochu… If he had three wishes they would be to watch Aregentina win the soccer World Cup, play for the national championship for South Alabama and to find the right woman in his life.