Aprilio Manganang
{{short description|Indonesian volleyball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox volleyball player
| name = Aprilio Manganang
| fullname = Aprilio Perkasa Manganang
| nickname = April
| image = Aprilia Manganang.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Manganang in 2018
| nationality = Indonesian
| birth_name = Aprilia Santini Manganang
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|4|27|mf=y}}
| hometown = Tahuna, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
| height = 170 cm
| weight = 76 kg
| college =
| position = Outside hitter
| currentclub = {{flagicon|INA}} Bandung BJB Pakuan
| currentnumber = 16
| years1 = 2011-2012
| team1 = {{flagicon|INA}} Alko Indramayu
| years2 = 2012-2013
| team2 = {{flagicon|INA}} Jakarta BNI Taplus
| years3 = 2013-2014
| team3 = {{flagicon|INA}} Manokwari Valeria Papua Barat
| years4 = 2014-2017
| team4 = {{flagicon|INA}} Jakarta Elektrik PLN
| years5 = 2018-2019
| team5 = {{flagicon|THA}} Supreme VC
| years6 = 2018-2019
| team6 = {{flagicon|INA}} Jakarta PGN Popsivo
| years7 = 2017-2020
| team7 = {{flagicon|INA}} Bandung BJB Pakuan
}}
Aprilio Perkasa Manganang (born Aprilia Santini Manganang; April 27, 1992, in Tahuna, North Sulawesi) 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.{{cite news|url=https://tv5.espn.com/story/_/id/24541003/ph-volleyball-team-loses-indonesia-settle-eighth-place|title=PH volleyball team loses to Indonesia to settle for eighth place}} He played in 2019 Women's Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League for the Supreme Volleyball Club as an import player.{{cite news|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/01/c_138027843.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502000422/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/01/c_138027843.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 2, 2019|title=Supreme Chonburi end Hisamitsu Seiyaku Springs' unbeaten run}}
Early life
Manganang 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.{{cite news|first=Nanda Perdana|last=Putra|url=https://www.liputan6.com/news/read/4502440/tni-ad-pastikan-aprilia-manganang-tentara-dan-atlet-voli-perempuan-adalah-laki-laki|trans-title=|title=TNI AD Pastikan Aprilia Manganang Tentara dan Atlet Voli Perempuan Adalah Laki-Laki|date=9 March 2021|work=Liputan 6|language=id}}
Career
=Club=
Manganang 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.liputan6.com/bola/read/3016096/vtv-cup-timnas-putri-indonesia-menang-mudah-atas-thailand|title=VTV Cup: Timnas Putri Indonesia Menang Mudah atas Thailand}} He played as an import in Thailand for the Supreme Volleyball Club and won the championship and Most Valuable Player award.
=National team=
Manganang 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 gender but was cleared by the FIVB.{{cite news |last1=Valderrama |first1=Aeron Paul |title=Palou says Romasanta should have supported gender test on Manganang in 2015 |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/palou-says-romasanta-should-have-supported-gender-test-on-manganang-in-2015/203575 |access-date=16 March 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=16 March 2021}}
Post-retirement
Manganang announced his retirement from volleyball in September 2020 at age 28.{{cite news |last1=Agcaoli |first1=Lance |title=Indonesia volleyball star Aprilia Manganang announces retirement at age 28 |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/indonesia-volleyball-star-manganang-announces-retirement-aged-28-a2522-20200911 |access-date=16 March 2021 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=11 September 2020 |language=en}} 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 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.{{cite news |title=Aprilia Reborn as a Man after 28 Years |url=https://jakartaglobe.id/lifestyle/aprilia-reborn-as-a-man-after-28-years |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Jakarta Globe |date=26 March 2021}}
Clubs
- {{flagicon|INA}} Alko Indramayu (2011–2012)
- {{flagicon|INA}} Jakarta BNI Taplus (2012–2013)
- {{flagicon|INA}} Manokwari Valeria Papua Barat (2013–2014)
- {{flagicon|INA}} Jakarta Elektrik PLN (2014–2017)
- {{flagicon|INA}} Jakarta PGN Popsivo (2018–2019)
- {{flagicon|THA}} Generali Supreme Chonburi-E.Tech (2019-loan)
- {{flagicon|INA}} Bandung BJB Pakuan (2019–2020)
Awards
=Individual=
- 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"