Luigi Mastrangelo

Luigi Mastrangelo
2011 in Piacenza
portrait
Date of birth	17th August 1975
place of birth	Mottola, Italy
size	2.02 m
position	Middle block
societies
1991–1992 1992–1993 1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–2002 2002–2005 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008–2009 since 2009	Mottola Beton Matera Gonzaga Milano Alpitour Traco Cuneo VBC Mondovì Formaggi Sardi Sant'Antioco Cuneo Lube Macerata Cimone Modena M. Roma Volley Stamplast Martina Franca BreBanca Lannutti Cuneo
National team
since 1999	A national team
successes
1998 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2008 2008 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012	Winner European Cup Winner Italian Cup Winner World League Winner European Champion World League Winner Olympic Bronze World League Finalist Italian Cup Winner CEV Cup Italian Cup Winner Winner World Cup European Champion World League Finalist Olympic Silver European Champion Winner CEV Cup Olympic Fourth Italian Champion Winner CEV- Cup Italian Cup winners European runner-up Olympic bronze medal
As of August 14, 2012

Luigi Mastrangelo (born August 17, 1975 in Mottola ) is an Italian volleyball player . He took part in four Olympic tournaments and was three times European champion.

Mastrangelo after his first game for Roma Volley in 2006

Career

Mastrangelo started his career in 1991 in his hometown youth team. From 1992 to 1994 he played at Beton Matera in the B1 league and in the youth team of Gonzaga Milano . In 1994 the middle blocker switched to the first division team Alpitour Traco Cuneo for the first time . However, he spent the next two seasons again at the lower class clubs VBC Mondovì (B1) and Formaggi Sardi Sant'Antioco (A2). In 1997 he returned to Cuneo. With the club Mastrangelo won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1998 and the Italian Cup a year later. On May 28, 1999, he made his debut for the Italian national team in the world league match in Sydney against Australia , which finally won the competition. In the same year Italy became European champions with Mastrangelo by beating Russia . In 2000 the Italians successfully defended the title in the world league . At the Olympic Games in Sydney Mastrangelo won the bronze medal with the team. Another victory in the world league followed in 2001 and in 2002 Mastrangelo was successful with Cuneo in the Italian Cup and the CEV Cup . He then moved to Lube Macerata within the league . With his new club he won the cup again. The Italians won the World Cup in 2003 . At the European Championships in Germany they defended the title and Mastrangelo received an individual award as best blocker. In 2004, the national team narrowly missed their next title by losing to Brazil . In the final of the Olympic tournament she lost to the same opponent. In 2005, however, Italy became European champions for the third time in a row at home ; Mastrangelo was again the best middle blocker of the tournament. He then went to Cimone Modena for one season before being signed by M. Roma Volley in 2006 . In 2008 Mastrangelo won the CEV Cup with the Romans in front of their own audience . After a season at Stamplast Martina Franca , he joined his current club, BreBanca Lannutti Cuneo , in 2009 . In his first season after returning to Cuneo, he was Italian champion and managed to win the CEV Cup again . In 2011 he won the national cup. With the national team he lost the final of the European Championship against Serbia . In 2012 he won the bronze medal with Italy at the Olympic Games in London .

Web links

Commons : Luigi Mastrangelo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Luigi Mastrangelo in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Profile at FIVB (English)
• Profile at legavolley.it (Italian)