Francesca Piccinini
| Francesca Piccinini | |
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| December 2011 | |
| portrait | |
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| Date of birth | January 10, 1979 |
| place of birth | Pietrasanta , Italy |
| size | 1.85 m |
| position | External attack |
| societies | |
| 1991–1993 1993–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2012 2012–2013 2013–2015 2015–2016 2016–2019 2019–2020 |
Robur Massa Pallavolo Carrarese Pallavolo Reggio Emilia Volley Modena V2000 Spezzano Team Rexona Volley Bergamo Chieri Volley Club LJ Volley Modena Pomì Casalmaggiore Igor Gorgonzola Novara Unet e-work Busto Arsizio |
| National team | |
| 505 missions for the | Women's national team |
| successes | |
| 2000 2002 2004 2007 2008 2009 2012 |
9th place Olympic Games Sydney World Champion in Germany 5th place Olympic Games Athens European Champion in Belgium 5th place Olympic Games Beijing European Champion in Poland 5th place Olympic Games London  |
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As of May 18, 2020 |
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Francesca Piccinini (born January 10, 1979 in Pietrasanta ) is an Italian volleyball player who took part in the Olympic Games four times ( 2000 , 2004 , 2008 and 2012 ) for the women's national team . She celebrated her greatest success with the national team in 2002 during the World Cup in Germany , when the team celebrated winning the title. In 2007 she became European Champion in Belgium and 2009 in Poland .
She made her national team debut against the USA in 1995.
With her club Volley Bergamo , Piccinini was Italian champion four times (2002, 2004, 2006 and 2011) and won the Champions League five times (2000, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2010). In 2010 she was named “Most Valuable Player”. With Pomì Casalmaggiore , she won the Champions League again in 2016. With Igor Gorgonzola Novara , she won the Italian championship in 2017 and the Champions League in 2019.
Piccinini was also active as a photo model , so several pictures of her appeared in the Italian Men's Health .
Web links
- Francesca Piccinini in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Profile at FIVB (English)
- Profile at the European Volleyball Federation CEV (English)
- Profile at the Italian Volleyball League (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ La copertina del calendario 2004 di Men's Health with protagonista Francesca Piccinini on menshealth.it
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Piccinini, Francesca |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian national volleyball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pietrasanta , Italy |