Education
Pennsylvania State University.
Pennsylvania State University.
He currently plays for Knack Roeselare in Belgium. His position on the field is outside hitter. Contreras has been voted player of the year in 2005, 2007 and 2008 in Belgium.
Contreras is also captain of Knack Roeselare.
Among Contreras" former teams are Osnabrück in Germany, Music Television Näfels in Switzerland, Knack Roeselare in Belgium and Ziraat Bankası Ankara in Turkey. He played for this team from 2002 to 2006.
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.
On May 27, 2008, Contreras revealed that he will sign a lucrative one-year deal with Ziraat Bankası Ankara.
He returned to Roeselare after one season. Penn State Nittany Lions men"s volleyball Music Television Näfels (1997–2000) Gigantes de Adjuntas (2000) Knack Roeselare (2000–2008) Gigantes de Adjuntas (2002–2006) Ziraat Bankası Ankara (2008–2009) Knack Roeselare (2009–2011) Leones de Ponce (2011) 1994 "National Collegiate Athletic Association AVCA Second Team All American".
1994 "National Collegiate Athletic Association AVCA Second Team All American" 1995 "National Collegiate Athletic Association AVCA First Team All American" 1996 "National Collegiate Athletic Association AVCA First Team All American" 1997 "National Collegiate Athletic Association AVCA First Team All American and Player of the Year" 1998 "Voted Runner up Player of the Year in Switzerland" 1999 "Player of the Year in Switzerland" 2000 "Player of the Year in Switzerland" 2001 "Top Teams Cup Champion" 2004 Liga de Voleibol Superior Masculino "Most Valuable Player" 2004-2005 "European Champions League Best Scorer" 2004-2005 "Player of the Year in Belgium" 2006-2007 "Player of the Year in Belgium" 2007-2008 "European Champions League Best Scorer and Best Attacker" 2007-2008 "Player of the Year in Belgium" 2008 "Best Scorer Olimpic Qualifier, Caguas Prize ring (The)" 2009 "Most Valuable Player in World Championships Qualifier, Guadalajara Mexico" 2010 Luchador Olmeca 2011 "Best Scorer Panamerican Games, Guadalajara, Mexico".
