Andrea Sartoretti

Andrea Sartoretti
Personal information
Born June 19, 1971

Andrea Sartoretti (born June 19, 1971) is an Italian volleyball player.

Sartoretti was born in Santa Lucia and debuted in the Italian Serie in 1991, winning the Award as best Under 23 player. A 1.94 cm athlete, he plays opposite hitter. He is espacielly famous for his powerful serve, which gained him the nickname of Sartorace.

He earned his first cap for Italy national team in 1993. He won four World Leagues (two times declared MVP), two European (2001 and 2003) and a World (1998) titles. He has won two silver medals and a bronze medal in three Olympic Games between 1996 and 2004.[1]

Clubs

Team Country From To
Città di Castello  Italy 1988–1989 1990–1991
Ravenna  Italy 1991–1992 1995–1996
Modena  Italy 1996–1997 1996–1997
Montichiari  Italy 1997–1998 1999–2000
Cuneo  Italy 2000–2001 2001–2002
Trento  Italy 2002–2003 2004–2005
Modena  Italy 2005–2006 ...

Individual awards

References

Awards
Preceded by
Ivan Miljković
Most Valuable Player of
European Championship

2003
Succeeded by
Alberto Cisolla