Italy men's national volleyball team
Nickname(s) | Azzurri | |||
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Association | Federazione Italiana Pallavolo (in Italian) | |||
Confederation | CEV | |||
Head coach | Gianlorenzo Blengini | |||
FIVB ranking | 3 (as of October 2018) | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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Summer Olympics | ||||
Appearances | 11 (First in 1976) | |||
Best result | (1996, 2004, 2016) | |||
World Championship | ||||
Appearances | 17 (First in 1949) | |||
Best result | (1990, 1994, 1998) | |||
World Cup | ||||
Appearances | 7 (First in 1989) | |||
Best result | (1995) | |||
European Championship | ||||
Appearances | 29 (First in 1948) | |||
Best result | (1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005) | |||
www.federvolley.it |
Medal record | ||
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Olympics | ||
1996 Atlanta | Team | |
2004 Athens | Team | |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team | |
1984 Los Angeles | Team | |
2000 Sydney | Team | |
2012 London | Team | |
World Championship | ||
1990 Brazil | ||
1994 Greece | ||
1998 Japan | ||
1978 Italy | ||
World Cup | ||
1995 Japan | ||
2015 Japan | ||
2003 Japan | ||
1989 Japan | ||
1999 Japan | ||
World Grand Champions Cup | ||
1993 Japan | ||
2017 Japan | ||
2005 Japan | ||
2013 Japan | ||
World League | ||
1990 Osaka | ||
1991 Milan | ||
1992 Genoa | ||
1994 Milan | ||
1995 Rio de Janeiro | ||
1997 Moscow | ||
1999 Mar del Plata | ||
2000 Rotterdam | ||
1996 Rotterdam | ||
2001 Katowice | ||
2004 Rome | ||
1993 São Paulo | ||
2003 Madrid | ||
2013 Mar del Plata | ||
2014 Florence | ||
European Championship | ||
1989 Sweden | ||
1993 Finland | ||
1995 Greece | ||
1999 Austria | ||
2003 Germany | ||
2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro | ||
1991 Germany | ||
2001 Czech Republic | ||
2011 Austria/Czech Republic | ||
2013 Denmark/Poland | ||
1948 Italy | ||
1997 Netherlands | ||
2015 Bulgaria/Italy |
The Italy men's national volleyball team dominated international volleyball competitions in the 1990s and early 2000s, by winning three World Championships in a row (1990, 1994 and 1998), six European Championships, one World Cup (1995) and eight World League (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2000).
However, the great Italian showcase of records is considered incomplete due to the failed win of the Olympic games: since 1996, Italy is the only national team that has achieved olympic semifinals every time, but never reached the gold medal. That's why local media talk about "the Olympic curse".
Contents
1 Result history
1.1 Golden Team
2 Statistics
2.1 Olympic Games
2.2 World Championship
2.3 World Cup
2.4 World Grand Champions Cup
2.5 European Championship
2.6 World League
2.6.1 World League
2.7 Nations League
2.8 Mediterranean Games
2.9 Goodwill Games
3 Team
3.1 Current roster
3.2 Coach history
4 Record Attendance
5 Kit providers
5.1 Sponsorship
6 Media
7 References
8 External links
Result history
Golden Team
In 1989, Julio Velasco was hired to coach the Italian National Men’s Team. He immediately led them to a Gold Medal at the European Championships in 1989, which his team won twice more in 1993 and 1995. The team also won a Silver Medal at the World Cup in 1989.
He de-emphasized the specialization trend of the 1980s. He emphasized the concept of the “square”, team unity where the team was better than the sum of its players. He was meticulous, well prepared and very demanding, but he knew how to win.
Starting at the 1990 World Championships and the 1990 Goodwill Games, the Italian National team swept the world volleyball events for five years. They won a Gold Medal in the World Champion-ships in 1990 and 1994, the World League in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1995, 1991, the Mediterranean Games, and the 1993 Grand Champions Cup. They won a Silver Medal at the Olympic Games. Julio Velasco left the Italian National Men’s Team in 1996. Velasco in 1989-1996 created Golden Team with Players such as Andrea Gardini, Giani, Bernardi, Gravina, Bracci, Tofoli, Lucchetta, Papi, Pasinato and Meoni.[1]
Statistics
Competition | Total | |||
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Olympic Games | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
World Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
World Cup | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
World Grand Champions Cup | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
World League | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
European Championship | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
Universiade | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Mediterranean Games | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Total | 26 | 16 | 18 | 60 |
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal — 8th place
Nannini, Montorsi, Sibani, Goldoni, Dall'Olio, Nassi, Giovenzana, Nencini, Mattioli, Lanfranco, Salemme, Negri. Head coach: Anderlini
1980 Moscow — 9th place
Bonini, Di Coste, Di Bernardo, Greco, Dall'Olio, Belletto, Nassi, Dametto, Sibani, Lanfranco, Innocenti, Bertoli. Head coach: Pittera
1984 Los Angeles — Bronze medal
Negri, Lucchetta, Dametto, Bertoli, Dall'Olio, Rebaudengo, Errichiello, De Luigi, Vullo, Lanfranco, Vecchi, Andrea Lucchetta. Head coach: Pittera
1988 Seoul — 9th place
Gardini, Giani, P. Lucchetta, De Giorgi, Bracci, Galli, Castagna, Lazzeroni, Bernardi, Zorzi, Cantagalli, A. Lucchetta. Head coach: Pittera
1992 Barcelona — 5th place
Gardini, Tofoli, Masciarelli, Galli, Bracci, Bernardi, Cantagalli, Zorzi, Lucchetta, Giani, Vullo, Pasinato. Head coach: Velasco
1996 Atlanta — Silver medal
Bernardi, Bovolenta, Bracci, Cantagalli, Gardini, Giani, Gravina, Meoni, Papi, Sartoretti, Tofoli, Zorzi. Head coach: Velasco
2000 Sydney — Bronze medal
Bracci, Corsano, Fei, Gardini, Giani, Gravina, Mastrangelo, Meoni, Papi, Rosalba, Sartoretti, Tofoli. Head coach: Anastasi
2004 Athens — Silver medal
Mastrangelo, Vermiglio, Papi, Sartoretti, Cisolla, Simeonov, Pippi, Giani, Fei, Tofoli, Cozzi, Černič. Head coach: Montali
2008 Beijing — 4th place
Mastrangelo, Gavotto, Vermiglio, Meoni, Paparoni, Cisolla, Martino, Zlatanov, Corsano, Fei, Birarelli, Bovolenta. Head coach: Anastasi
2012 London — Bronze medal
Mastrangelo, Parodi, Papi, Łasko, Zaytsev, Boninfante, Savani (C), Travica, Fei, Birarelli, Bari, Giovi. Head coach: Berruto
2016 Rio de Janeiro — Silver medal
Sottile, Vettori, Juantorena, Giannelli, Rossini, Zaytsev, Lanza, Buti, Colaci, Piano, Birarelli (C), Antonov. Head coach: Blengini
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
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1964 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1968 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1972 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1976 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1980 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1988 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
World Championship
1949 Czechoslovakia — 8th place
1956 France — 14th place
1962 Soviet Union — 14th place
1966 Czechoslovakia — 16th place
1970 Bulgaria — 15th place
1974 Mexico — 19th place
1978 Italy — Silver medal
1982 Argentina — 14th place
1986 France — 11th place
1990 Brazil — Gold medal
Anastasi, Bernardi, Bracci, Cantagalli, De Giorgi, Gardini, Giani, Lucchetta, Martinelli, Masciarelli, Tofoli, Zorzi. Head Coach: Velasco
1994 Greece — Gold medal
Bernardi, Bracci, Cantagalli, Gardini, Giani, De Giorgi, Giretto, Gravina, Papi, Pippi, Tofoli, Zorzi. Head Coach: Velasco
1998 Japan — Gold medal
Bracci, Corsano, Fei, Gardini, Giani, De Giorgi, Gravina, Meoni, Papi, Pasinato, Rosalba, Sartoretti. Head Coach: Bebeto
2002 Argentina — 5th place
Mastrangelo, Gravina, De Giorgi, Vermiglio, Papi, Sartoretti, Casoli, Zlatanov, Corsano, Giani, Fei, Tencati. Head coach: Anastasi
2006 Japan — 5th place
Mastrangelo, Coscione, Vermiglio, Papi, Cisolla, Savani, Corsano, Fei, Semenzato, Łasko, Černic. Head coach: Montali
2010 Italy — 4th place
Mastrangelo, Marra, Parodi, Bari, Vermiglio, Łasko, Savani, Buti, Travica, Fei, Birarelli, Sala, Černic, Zaytsev.
2014 Poland — 13th place
Kovář, Parodi, Vettori, Rossini, Zaytsev, Lanza, Buti, Travica, Piano, Birarelli, Baranowicz, Sabbi, Anzani, Colaci. Head coach: Berruto
2018 Italy/Bulgaria — 5th place
Davide Candellaro, Luigi Randazzo, Michele Branowicz, Osmany Juantorena, Simone Giannelli, Salvatore Rossini, Daniele Mazzone, Ivan Zaytsev, Filippo Lanza, Enrico Cester, Massimo Colaci, Gabriele Maruotti, Simone Anzani, Gabriele Nelli, Head coach: Gianlorenzo Blengini
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
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1949 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1956 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1960 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1962 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1966 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1970 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1974 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1978 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1990 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1994 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0/18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
World Cup
1989 — Silver medal
1995 — Gold medal
1999 — Bronze medal
2003 — Silver medal
Mastrangelo, Meoni, Vermiglio, Papi, Sartoretti, Cisolla, Tencati, Pippi, Giani, Biribanti, Cozzi, Černič. Head coach: Montali
2011 — 4th place
Mastrangelo, Parodi, Bari, Łasko, Zaytsev, Boninfante, Savani (C), Buti, Travica, Fei, Birarelli, Giovi, Sabbi, Rosso. Head coach: Berruto
2015 — Silver medal
Sottile, Vettori, Juantorena, Giannelli, Rossini, Zaytsev, Lanza, Buti (C), Piano, Antonov, Sabbi, Anzani, Colaci, Massari. Head coach: Blengini
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
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1965 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1969 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1977 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1981 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1989 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1991 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
World Grand Champions Cup
1993 — Gold medal
Bracci, Galli, Gardini, Giani, Gravina, Zorzi, Cantagalli, Bellini, Pippi, Pasinato, Bernardi. Head Coach: Velasco
2005 — Bronze medal
Mastrangelo, Sintini, Vermiglio, Paparoni, Cisolla, Savani, Tencati, Corsano, Fei, Łasko, Cozzi, Černic. Head coach: Montali
2013 — Bronze medal
Beretta, Kovář, Vettori, Dolfo, Rossini, Zaytsev, Lanza, Travica, Piano, Birarelli, Baranowicz, Sabbi. Head coach: Berruto
2017 — Silver medal
Randazzo, Vettori, Spirito, Giannelli, Balaso, Mazzone, Lanza, Buti, Colaci, Piano, Antonov, Botto, Sabbi, Ricci. Head coach: Blengini
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
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1993 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
European Championship
1948 Italy — Bronze medal
1951 France — 8th place
1955 Romania — 9th place
1958 Czechoslovakia — 10th place
1963 Romania — 10th place
1967 Turkey — 8th place
1971 Italy — 8th place
1975 Yugoslavia — 10th place
1977 Finland — 8th place
1979 France — 5th place
1981 Bulgaria — 7th place
1983 East Germany — 4th place
1985 Netherlands — 6th place
1987 Belgium — 9th place
1989 Sweden — Gold medal
Anastasi, Bernardi, Bracci, Cantagalli, De Giorgi, Gardini, Lucchetta, Margutti, Masciarelli, Passani, Tofoli, Zorzi. Head Coach: Velasco
1991 Germany — Silver medal
1993 Finland — Gold medal
Bellini, Bracci, Cantagalli, Galli, Gardini, Giani, Gravina, Martinelli, Pasinato, Pippi, Tofoli, Zorzi. Head Coach: Velasco
1995 Greece — Gold medal
Bernardi, Bovolenta, Bracci, Cantagalli, Gardini, Giani, Gravina, Meoni, Papi, Pasinato, Tofoli, Andrea Zorzi. Head Coach: Velasco
1997 Netherlands — Bronze medal
1999 Austria — Gold medal
Bracci, Corsano, Gardini, Giani, Giombini, Gravina, Meoni, Mastrangelo, Papi, Rosalba, Sartoretti, Tofoli. Head Coach: Anastasi
2001 Czech Republic — Silver medal
Bernardi, Bovolenta, Meoni, Vermiglio, Papi, Sartoretti, Casoli, Zlatanov, Corsano, Fei, Tencati, Giombini
2003 Germany — Gold medal
Biribanti, Černič, Cozzi, Fei, Giani, Mastrangelo, Meoni, Papi, Pippi, Sartoretti, Savani, Vermiglio. Head Coach: Montali
2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro — Gold medal
Černič, Cisolla, Corsano, Cozzi, Fei, Łasko, Mastrangelo, Paparoni, Savani, Sintini, Tencati, Vermiglio. Head Coach: Montali
2007 Russia — 6th place
Mastrangelo, Mattera, Vermiglio, Farina, Paparoni, Cisolla, Savani, Tencati, Perazzolo, Fei, Sala, Černič. Head coach: Montali
2009 Turkey — 10th place
Parodi, Gavotto, Manià, Vermiglio, Łasko, Cisolla, Martino, Savani, Bari, Fortunato, Travica, Birarelli, Sala, Černič. Head coach: Anastasi
2011 Austria/Czech Republic — Silver medal
Mastrangelo, Parodi, Bari, Barone, Łasko, Maruotti, Zaytsev, Boninfante, Savani, Buti, Travica, Giovi, Birarelli, Sabbi. Head coach: Berruto
2013 Denmark/Poland — Silver medal
Beretta, Kovář, Parodi, Vettori, Rossini, Saitta, Zaytsev, Lanza, Savani, Mazzone, Travica, Piano, Birarelli, Giovi. Head coach: Berruto
2015 Bulgaria/Italy — Bronze medal
Sottile, Vettori, Juantorena, Giannelli, Rossini, Zaytsev, Lanza, Buti, Colaci, Piano, Antonov, Sabbi, Anzani, Massari. Head coach: Blengini
2017 Poland — 5th place
World League
1990 Osaka — Gold medal
Gardini, Margutti, De Giorgi, Tofoli, Masciarelli, Anastasi, Bracci, Bernardi, Cantagalli, Zorzi, Lucchetta, Giazzoli, Pasinato, Petrelli, Martinelli, Loro, Gallia. Head coach: Velasco
1991 Milan — Gold medal
Gardini, Martinelli, Margutti, De Giorgi, Tofoli, Masciarelli, Anastasi, Bracci, Bernardi, Cantagalli, Zorzi, Lucchetta, Giazzoli, Pasinato, Petrelli, Lombardi, Gallia, Galli, Gravina. Head coach: Velasco
1992 Genoa — Gold medal
Gardini, Martinelli, Margutti, De Giorgi, Tofoli, Masciarelli, Galli, Bracci, Bernardi, Cantagalli, Zorzi, Lucchetta, Giani, Giazzoli, Pasinato. Head coach: Velasco
1993 São Paulo — Bronze medal
1994 Milan — Gold medal
Gardini, Martinelli, Gravina, De Giorgi, Tofoli, Papi, Sartoretti, Bracci, Bernardi, Cantagalli, Margutti, Pippi, Giani, Bellini, Pasinato, Rinaldi, Fangareggi, Giretto. Head coach: Velasco
1995 Rio de Janeiro — Gold medal
Fangareggi, Rosalba, Gravina, De Giorgi, Botti, Papi, Sartoretti, Verniaghi, Giazzoli, Bonati, Radicioni, Pippi, Giani, Bellini, Pasinato, Bovolenta, Meoni, Giretto. Head coach: Velasco
1996 Rotterdam — Silver medal
1997 Moscow — Gold medal
Gardini, Meoni, Gravina, Bendani, Fangareggi, Papi, Giombini, Sartoretti, Casoli, Rosalba, Zlatanov, Pippi, Giani, Bovolenta, Bonati, Patriarca, Bellini. Head coach: de Freitas
1998 Milan — 4th place
1999 Mar del Plata — Gold medal
Vermiglio, Meoni, Mastrangelo, Fei, Papi, Sartoretti, Casoli, Rosalba, Zlatanov, Corsano, Bellini, Bovolenta, Giombini, Molteni. Head coach: Anastasi
2000 Rotterdam — Gold medal
Gardini, Meoni, Gravina, Mastrangelo, Tofoli, Papi, Sartoretti, Bracci, Bernardi, Rosalba, Molteni, Corsano, Giani, Fei, Castellano, Bovolenta, Giombini, Vermiglio. Head coach: Anastasi
2001 Katowice — Silver medal
2002 Belo Horizonte — 4th place
2003 Madrid — Bronze medal
Mastrangelo, Meoni, Torre, Papi, Biribanti, Savani, Zlatanov, Pippi, Giani, Fei, Cozzi, Černic. Head coach: Montali
2004 Rome — Silver medal
2005 Belgrade — 7th place
2006 Moscow — 6th place
Mastrangelo, Sintini, Vermiglio, Papi, Paparoni, Savani, Tencati, Corsano, Fei, Semenzato, Łasko, Cozzi. Head coach: Montali
2007 Katowice — 9th place
Mastrangelo, Coscione, Parodi, Nuti, Mattera, Farina, Paparoni, Cisolla, Savani, Tencati, Gavotto, Martino, Perazzolo, Fei, Semenzato, Casoli, Sala, Černic, Piscopo. Head coach: Montali
2008 Rio de Janeiro — 7th place
Mastrangelo, Lunga, Gavotto, Mania, Vermiglio, Meoni, Paparoni, Cisolla, Martino, Tencati, Zlatanov, Corsano, Perazzolo, Fei, Birarelli, Bovolenta, Sala, Casoli, Travica. Head coach: Anastasi
2009 Belgrade — 7th place
Cazzaniga, Parodi, Gavotto, Mania, Vermiglio, Saitta, Łasko, De Togni, Martino, Sintini, Savani, Bari, Fortunato, Maruotti, Birarelli, Piscopo, Sala, Černic, Travica. Head coach: Anastasi
2010 Córdoba — 6th place
Mastrangelo, Marra, Parodi, Mania, Vermiglio, Barone, Łasko, Maruotti, Martino, Gavotto, Savani, Buti, Travica, Fei, Birarelli, Baranowicz, Sala, Černic, Zaytsev. Head coach: Anastasi
2011 Gdańsk — 6th place
Bari, De Togni, Barone, Łasko, Maruotti, Zaytsev, Savani, Buti, Travica, Birarelli, Baranowicz, Lunga, Sabbi, De Pandis. Head coach: Berruto
2012 Sofia — 11th place
Mastrangelo, Kovář, Parodi, Bari, De Togni, Papi, Łasko, Maruotti, Zaytsev, Boninfante, Savani, Buti, Travica, Fei, Birarelli, Baranowicz, Giovi, Sabbi, Falaschi, Patriarca, Cester, De Marchi, Lanza, Rossini, Vettori. Head coach: Berruto
2013 Mar del Plata — Bronze medal
Beretta, Parodi, Vettori, Zaytsev, Lanza, Savani, Travica, Piano, Birarelli, Giovi, Falaschi, Rossini. Head coach: Berruto
2014 Florence — Bronze medal
Kovář, Parodi, Vettori, Rossini, Zaytsev, Lanza, Buti, Travica, Piano, Birarelli, Baranowicz, Giovi, Anzani, Randazzo. Head coach: Berruto
2015 Rio de Janeiro — 5th place
Mengozzi, Nelli, Vettori, Giannelli, Saitta, Lanza, Birarelli, Antonov, Giovi, Anzani, Colaci, Botto, Massari. Head coach: Berruto
2016 Kraków — 4th place
Sottile, Juantorena, Vettori, Giannelli, Rossini, Lanza, Birarelli, Antonov, Maruotti, Zaytsev, Buti, Cester, Colaci, Piano. Head coach: Blengini
2017 Curitiba — 12th place
Candellaro, Randazzo, Pesaresi, Giannelli, Vettori, Spirito, Balaso, Antonov, Lanza, Botto, Buti, Sabbi, Colaci, Piano, Ricci, Sbertoli. Head coach: Blengini
World League
World League record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | PW | PL |
1990 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1991 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1994 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0/28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nations League
2018 Lille — 8th place
Mediterranean Games
1959 — gold medal
1963 — silver medal
1975 — silver medal
1979 — Fourth place
1983 — gold medal
1987 — bronze medal
1991 — gold medal
1997 — Fourth place
2001 — gold medal
2005 — Fifth place
2009 — gold medal
2013 — gold medal
Goodwill Games
1990 — gold medal
Team
Current roster
The following is the Italian roster in the 2017 Men's European Volleyball Championship.[2]
Head coach: | Gianlorenzo Blengini |
Assistants: | Giampaolo Medei, Antonio Valentini |
No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2016/17 club |
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2 | Luigi Randazzo | 30 April 1994 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 255 cm (100 in) | Calzedonia Verona |
4 | Luca Vettori | 26 April 1991 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 232 cm (91 in) | Azimut Modena |
5 | Luca Spirito | 30 October 1993 | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 338 cm (133 in) | 262 cm (103 in) | Bunge Ravenna |
6 | Simone Giannelli | 9 August 1996 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Diatec Trentino |
7 | Fabio Balaso | 20 October 1995 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Kioene Padova |
9 | Daniele Mazzone | 4 June 1992 | 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 309 cm (122 in) | Diatec Trentino |
10 | Filippo Lanza | 3 March 1991 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Diatec Trentino |
11 | Simone Buti (C) | 19 September 1983 | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 328 cm (129 in) | Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia |
13 | Massimo Colaci | 21 February 1985 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 314 cm (124 in) | 306 cm (120 in) | Diatec Trentino |
14 | Matteo Piano | 24 October 1994 | 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Azimut Modena |
16 | Oleg Antonov | 28 July 1988 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Diatec Trentino |
17 | Iacopo Botto | 22 September 1987 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Gi Group Monza |
18 | Giulio Sabbi | 10 August 1989 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Exprivia Molfetta |
19 | Fabio Ricci | 11 July 1994 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 348 cm (137 in) | 272 cm (107 in) | Bunge Ravenna |
Coach history
- Pietro Bernardi (1947)
- Angelo Costa (1947-1949)
- Renzo Del Chicca (1949-1953)
- Ivan Trinajstic (1953-1966)
- Josef Kozak (1966-1969)
- Odone Federzoni (1969-1974)
- Josef Kozak (1970)
Franco Anderlini (1974-1976)- Adriano Pavlica (1976-1977)
Edward Skorek (1978)- Carmelo Pittera (1978-1988)
Michelangelo Lo Bianco (1988)
Julio Velasco (1988-1996)
Paulo Roberto de Freitas (1996-1998)
Andrea Anastasi (1998-2002)
Kim Ho-Chul (2001)
Gian Paolo Montali (2002-2007)
Andrea Anastasi (2007-2010)
Mauro Berruto (2010-2015)
Gianlorenzo Blengini (2015-)
Record Attendance
- Table updated to August 12, 2012.
# | Player | Appearances |
---|---|---|
1 | Andrea Giani | 474 |
2 | Andrea Gardini | 418 |
3 | Luigi Mastrangelo | 363 |
4 | Samuele Papi* | 361 |
5 | Marco Bracci | 347 |
6 | Paolo Tofoli | 342 |
7 | Luca Cantagalli | 330 |
8 | Ferdinando De Giorgi | 330 |
9 | Andrea Sartoretti | 330 |
10 | Andrea Zorzi | 325 |
Kit providers
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Italy national volleyball team.
Period | Kit provider |
---|---|
2000–2008 | Nike Asics |
2008– | Asics Crai Armani |
Sponsorship
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like DHL, Kinder (Ferrero SpA), Honda and Mizuno, other sponsors: Visit Trentino, Errea, Santal, Diadora, EthicSport, Reaxing, Crai, Nutrilite, Uliveto and Winform.
Media
Italy's matches and friendlies are currently televised by RAI and Rai Sport 1.
References
^ Italy in Hall of Fame
^ Skład reprezentacji Włoch na LOTTO EUROVOLLEY POLAND 2017 - plusliga.pl - 20-08-2017
External links
- Official website
- FIVB profile