Andrea Giani
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| 2006 in Piacenza | |
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| Date of birth | April 22, 1970 |
| place of birth | Naples, Italy |
| size | 1.96 m |
| position | Central block / universal |
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| 1982-1985 1985-1996 1996-2007 |
Pallavolo Sabaudia Pallavolo Parma Pallavolo Modena |
| National team | |
| 474 times | Italian national team |
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| 1987 1988 1988 1989 1989 1990 1990 1990 1990 1991 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1993 1993 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995 1996 1997 1997 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2003 2004 2004 |
Italian Cup Winner European Cup Winner's Cup Winner 9th place Olympic Games Winner European Cup Winner's Cup Club World Champion Winner European Cup Winner's Cup Italian Champion Italian Cup Winner World Champion Winner World League Italian Champion Italian Cup Winner Winner CEV-Cup Winner World League Place 5 Olympic Games Italian Master Cup Winner European Cup Winner World Cup Winner Winner World Cup European Champion Olympic Silver Italian Champion Italian Cup Winner Champions League Winner World League Winner Italian Cup Winner Champions League Winner Winner World League World Champion Winner World League European Champion Winner World League Olympic Bronze Italian Champion European Champion Winner CEV Cup Olympic Silver |
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As of January 30, 2017 |
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Andrea Giani (born April 22, 1970 in Naples ) is a former Italian volleyball player and today's volleyball coach.
Career as a player
Andrea Giani started his career at Pallavolo Sabaudia in 1982 . From 1985 to 2007 the middle blocker, which was also universally applicable, played 22 years in the "A1 series" at the top clubs Pallavolo Parma and Pallavolo Modena . During this time he was five times Italian champion, five times Italian cup winner, twice Champions League winner , three times European cup winner , three times CEV cup winner and once club world champion .
Andrea Giani played 474 times for the national team from 1988 to 2005 , making it the record-breaking Italian national player. He took part in five Olympic tournaments and won several world and European championships as well as the world league and world cup.
In 2008 Andrea Giani was inducted into the " Volleyball Hall of Fame ".
Career as a coach
Giani has been a trainer since 2008. Initially he worked for the Italian clubs Pallavolo Modena , M. Roma Volley and Volley Blu Verona . As coach of the Slovenian national team , he won the European league and the silver medal at the European championships in 2015 . Giani has been the coach of the German men's national team since 2017 and, at the same time, of the Italian first division club Revivre Powervolley Milan .
Order of Merit
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2000 Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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2004 Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Web links
- Andrea Giani in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Player profile of the Italian Volleyball League (Italian)
- Coach profile at the Italian Volleyball League (Italian)
- Portrait Hall of Fame (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Giani new national coach. RP online, January 29, 2017, accessed January 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Andrea Giani is the new men's national coach. DVV, February 9, 2017, accessed on February 9, 2017 .
- ↑ Giani takes over Milan. DVV, March 30, 2017, accessed on March 31, 2017 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Giani, Andrea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian volleyball player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |