Lorenzo Bernardi

Lorenzo Bernardi
File:Lorenzo Bernardi.jpg
Personal information
Full name	Lorenzo Bernardi
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1968-08-11) August 11, 1968 Trento, Italy
Height
Spike	340 cm (130 in)
Block	331 cm (130 in)
Coaching information
Previous teams coached Years Teams 2007-2009 2009-2009 2009-2010 2010-2014 2014- Anaune Pallavolo Italy B Sempre Volley Jastrzębski Węgiel Halkbank Ankara
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
National team
1987-2001 Italy (306)
Honours Representing Italy Men’s Volleyball Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta World Championship 1990 Brazil 1994 Greece World Cup 1995 Japan European Championship 1989 Sweden 1995 Greece 1991 Germany 2001 Czech Republic World League 1990 Osaka 1991 Milan 1992 Genoa 1994 Milan 2000 Rotterdam
Last updated: November 1, 2014

Lorenzo Bernardi (born August 11, 1968 in Trento, Italy) is a former Italian volleyball player and coach, double European Champion (1989, 1995) and double World Champion (1990, 1994), silver medalist of the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, a five-times gold medalist of FIVB World League.

He was elected best player of the 1994 World Championship and 1995 European Championship, and in 2001, the FIVB declared him to be the "Volleyball Player of the Century".

Career

Born in Trento, Bernardi started his long career in the 1980s as setter, but later was switched to hitter and passer. From 1985 he played with the Panini Modena club. Bernardi won the Italian championship nine times with Modena and with Sisley Treviso, which he played for from 1990 to 2001.

His first cap with Italian national volleyball team was on 27 May 1987: he played for a total of 306 times in "Azzurri" colours, winning two European gold medals (in 1989 and 1995), two World Championships (1990 and 1994), three Volleyball World Leagues and the Volleyball World Cup in 1995. His international tally also includes two more gold medals, five silver medals and one bronze.

In 2004, he played some competitions in Qatar and after a spell in Greece and Olympiakos SC, he has returned to play in Italy as of November 2005. In spite of his late age of 37, he was declared MVP of the first match in his new Italian club career. In his later career he played for a B1 series (Italy's third category) near his native Trento.

During the 2010/2011 season, he took over the head coach position of the Polish club Jastrzębski Węgiel, and was able to reach the 4th spot in the CEV Champions League.

Clubs

Playing

Club	Country	From	To
Padova	Italy	1984	1985
Modena	Italy	1985	1990
Sisley Treviso	Italy	1990	2002
Trento	Italy	2002	2004
Macerata	Italy	2004	2005
Olympiakos Piraeus	Greece	2005	2006
Verona (joker)	Italy	2006	2007
Montichiari	Italy	2007	2007

Individual awards

• 1992 FIVB World League "Most Valuable Player"
• 1994 World Championships "Most Valuable Player"
• 1995 European Championships "Most Valuable Player"

External links

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