Italy men's national volleyball team
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| Association | Federazione Italiana Pallavolo (Italian) | ||
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| Confederation | CEV | ||
| Head coach | Gianlorenzo Blengini | ||
| FIVB ranking | 4 (as of October 2015) | ||
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| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 10 (First in 1976) | ||
| Best result |
 (1996, 2004) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 16 (First in 1949) | ||
| Best result |
 (1990, 1994, 1998) | ||
| FIVB World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1989) | ||
| Best result |
(1995) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 28 (First in 1948) | ||
| Best result |
(1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005) | ||
| www.federvolley.it | |||
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The Italy men's national volleyball team is the volleyball national team of Italy. It 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).
Statistics
| Competition |  |  |  | Total |
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| Olympic Games | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| World Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| World Cup | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| World Grand Champions Cup | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 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 | 15 | 18 | 59 |
Olympic Games
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1976 Montreal — 8th place
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1980 Moscow — 9th place
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1984 Los Angeles — 
Bronze medal
- Negri, Lucchetta, Dametto, Bertoli, Dall'Olio, Rebaudengo, Errichiello, De Luigi, Vullo, Lanfranco, Vecchi, Andrea Lucchetta. Head coach: Pittera
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1988 Seoul — 9th place
- Gardini, Giani, P. Lucchetta, De Giorgi, Bracci, Galli, Castagna, Lazzeroni, Bernardi, Zorzi, Cantagalli, A. Lucchetta. Head coach: Pittera
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1992 Barcelona — 5th place
- 1996 Atlanta — Silver medal
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2000 Sydney — Bronze medal
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2004 Athens — Silver medal
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2008 Beijing — 4th place
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2012 London — Bronze medal
World Championship
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1949 Czechoslovakia — 8th place -
1956 France — 14th place - 1962 Soviet Union — 14th place
- 1966 Czechoslovakia — 16th place
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1970 Bulgaria — 15th place -
1974 Mexico — 19th place - 1978 Italy — Silver medal
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1982 Argentina — 14th place - 1986 France — 11th place
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1990 Brazil — Gold medal
- Anastasi, Bernardi, Bracci, Cantagalli, De Giorgi, Gardini, Giani, Lucchetta, Martinelli, Masciarelli, Tofoli, Zorzi. Head Coach: Velasco
- 1994 Greece — Gold medal
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1998 Japan — Gold medal
- 2002 Argentina — 5th place
- 2006 Japan — 5th place
- 2010 Italy — 4th place
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2014 Poland — 13th place
World Cup
World Grand Champions Cup
European Championship
- 1948 Italy — Bronze medal
- 1951 France — 8th place
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1955 Romania — 9th place - 1958 Czechoslovakia — 10th place
- 1963 Romania — 10th place
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1967 Turkey — 8th place - 1971 Italy — 8th place
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1975 Yugoslavia — 10th place -
1977 Finland — 8th place - 1979 France — 5th place
- 1981 Bulgaria — 7th place
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1983 East Germany — 4th place -
1985 Netherlands — 6th place -
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1987 Belgium — 9th place -
1989 Sweden — Gold medal
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1991 Germany — Silver medal - 1993 Finland — Gold medal
- 1995 Greece — Gold medal
- 1997 Netherlands — Bronze medal
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1999 Austria — Gold medal
- 2001 Czech Republic — Silver medal
- 2003 Germany — Gold medal
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2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro — Gold medal
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2007 Russia — 6th place
- 2009 Turkey — 10th place
- 2011 Austria/Czech Republic — Silver medal
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2013 Denmark/Poland — Silver medal
- 2015 Bulgaria/Italy - Bronze medal
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
- 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
- 2000 Rotterdam — Gold medal
- 2001 Katowice — Silver medal
- 2002 Belo Horizonte — 4th place
- 2003 Madrid — Bronze medal
- 2004 Rome — Silver medal
- 2005 Belgrade — 7th place
- 2006 Moscow — 6th place
- 2007 Katowice — 9th place
- 2008 Rio de Janeiro — 7th place
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2009 Belgrade — 7th place
- 2010 Córdoba — 6th place
- 2011 Gdańsk — 6th place
- 2012 Sofia — 11th place
- 2013 Mar del Plata — Bronze medal
- 2014 Florence — Bronze medal
- 2015 Rio de Janeiro — 5th 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 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[1]
Head coach: Mauro Berruto
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2014 club |
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| 2 | Kovář, JiříJiří Kovář | 10 April 1989 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 353 cm (139 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Lube Banca Macerata |
| 3 | Parodi, SimoneSimone Parodi | 16 June 1986 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Lube Banca Macerata |
| 4 | Vettori, LucaLuca Vettori | 26 April 1991 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 323 cm (127 in) | Pallavolo Modena |
| 7 | Rossini, SalvatoreSalvatore Rossini | 13 July 1986 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 312 cm (123 in) | 301 cm (119 in) | Pallavolo Modena |
| 9 | Zaytsev, IvanIvan Zaytsev | 2 October 1988 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 348 cm (137 in) | VC Dynamo Moscow |
| 10 | Lanza, FilippoFilippo Lanza | 3 March 1991 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Trentino Volley |
| 11 | Buti, SimoneSimone Buti | 19 September 1983 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 346 cm (136 in) | 328 cm (129 in) | Sir Safety Perugia |
| 13 | Travica, DraganDragan Travica | 28 August 1986 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Belogorie Belgorod |
| 14 | Piano, MatteoMatteo Piano | 24 October 1990 | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Pallavolo Modena |
| 15 | Birarelli, EmanueleEmanuele Birarelli (C) | 8 February 1981 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 316 cm (124 in) | Trentino Volley |
| 16 | Baranowicz, MicheleMichele Baranowicz | 5 August 1989 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 328 cm (129 in) | Lube Banca Macerata |
| 18 | Sabbi, GiulioGiulio Sabbi | 10 August 1989 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Lube Banca Macerata |
| 19 | Anzani, SimoneSimone Anzani | 24 February 1992 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Blu Volley Verona |
| 20 | Colaci, MassimoMassimo Colaci | 21 February 1985 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 324 cm (128 in) | 308 cm (121 in) | Trentino Volley |
Coach History
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Record Attendance
- Table updated to August 12, 2012.
- Andrea Giani - 474
- Andrea Gardini - 418
- Luigi Mastrangelo - 363
- Samuele Papi - 361
- Marco Bracci - 347
- Paolo Tofoli - 342
- Luca Cantagalli - 330
- Ferdinando De Giorgi - 330
- Andrea Sartoretti - 330
- Andrea Zorzi - 325
References
- ↑ "Team Roster – Italy". poland2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
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