Aprilio Perkasa Manganang (born Aprilia Santini Manganang; 27 April 1992) is an Indonesian volleyball player who competed as a woman but was later determined to be an intersex male post-retirement. He was a member of Indonesia women's national team.[1] He played in 2019 Women's Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League for the Supreme Volleyball Club as an import player.[2]
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| Full name | Aprilio Perkasa Manganang | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indonesian | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | Aprilia Santini Manganang 27 April 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Tahuna, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editManganang was born in Tahuna, North Sulawesi in Indonesia. He was born with hypospadias, but due to the lack of medical facilities in his hometown he would only be aware of this condition later in life after his volleyball career. He was assigned as female at birth and was raised as a girl. Manganang reportedly felt different than girls of his age.[3]
Career
editClub
editManganang played in multiple local club teams in Indonesia and received various tournament awards. With his vertical leap and powerful attacks, he received awards in the Vietnam-based tournament named VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup.[4] He played as an import in Thailand for the Supreme Volleyball Club and won the championship and Most Valuable Player award.[3]
Playing as a woman throughout his career and oblivious to his own condition, clubs have refused to play against him in the Livoli in Indonesia at least twice; one was in 2011 when he was still playing with Alko Indramayu.[5]
National team
editManganang represented Indonesia in international volleyball tournaments including the Southeast Asian Games and the 2018 Asian Games. At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, the Philippine national team filed a protest which disputed Manganang's eligibility and demanded he undergo a sex verification test but was cleared by the FIVB.[6][7]
Post-retirement
editManganang announced his retirement from volleyball in September 2020 at age 28.[6] He then entered the Indonesian Army after retiring. It was in February 2021, that he learned of his biological sex and his hypospadias condition. He underwent corrective surgery[3] and had his legal gender changed from female to male, and change his name from "Aprilia Santini" to "Aprilio Perkasa". The Indonesian Volleyball Federation also agreed to not strip the women's volleyball titles won by Manganang saying that he has no fault.[8]
He married his wife, Claudya Clara who is also from North Sulawesi in December 2022.[5][9]
Clubs
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Alko Indramayu (2011–2012)- Jakarta BNI Taplus (2012–2013)
- Manokwari Valeria Papua Barat (2013–2014)
- Jakarta Elektrik PLN (2014–2017)
- Jakarta PGN Popsivo (2018–2019)
Generali Supreme Chonburi-E.Tech (2019-loan)- Bandung BJB Pakuan (2019–2020)
Awards
editIndividual
edit- 2014–2015 Indonesian Women's Proliga "Best scorer"
- 2014–2015 Indonesian Women's Proliga "Best opposite hitter"
- 2015–2016 Indonesian Women's Proliga "Best opposite hitter"
- 2016 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup "Most valuable player"
- 2016–2017 Indonesian Women's Proliga "Best scorer"
- 2016–2017 Indonesian Women's Proliga "Most valuable player"
- 2017 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup "Best outside hitter"
- 2018–2019 Indonesian Women's Proliga "Most valuable player"
- 2019 Women's Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League "Most valuable player"
References
edit- ↑ "PH volleyball team loses to Indonesia to settle for eighth place".
- ↑ "Supreme Chonburi end Hisamitsu Seiyaku Springs' unbeaten run". Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
- 1 2 3 Putra, Nanda Perdana (9 March 2021). "TNI AD Pastikan Aprilia Manganang Tentara dan Atlet Voli Perempuan Adalah Laki-Laki". Liputan 6 (in Indonesian).
- ↑ "VTV Cup: Timnas Putri Indonesia Menang Mudah atas Thailand".
- 1 2 "When He Became A Volleyball Player, His Gender Was Questioned, Now Aprilio Manganang Is A Genuine Man And Proposes To His Beautiful Girlfriend". VOI. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- 1 2 Agcaoli, Lance (11 September 2020). "Indonesia volleyball star Aprilia Manganang announces retirement at age 28". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ↑ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (16 March 2021). "Palou says Romasanta should have supported gender test on Manganang in 2015". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ↑ "Aprilia Reborn as a Man after 28 Years". Jakarta Globe. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "SOSOK Wanita yang Dinikahi Aprilio Manganang, Suaminya Dulu Atlet Voli Putri Kini Jadi Pria". Tribunpalu.com (in Indonesian). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2026.