Italy men's national volleyball team

Italy

Association	Federazione Italiana Pallavolo (Italian)
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Gianlorenzo Blengini
FIVB ranking	4 (as of October 2015)
Uniforms
Home Away
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)
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Italy men's national volleyball team

Medal record
Olympics
	1996 Atlanta	Team
	2004 Athens	Team
	1984 Los Angeles	Team
	2000 Sydney	Team
	2012 London	Team
World Championship
	1990 Brazil
	1994 Greece
	1998 Japan
	1978 Italy
World Cup
	1995 Japan
	2015 Japan
	2003 Japan
	1989 Japan
	1999 Japan
World Grand Champions Cup
	1993 Japan
	2005 Japan
	2013 Japan
World League
	1990 Osaka
	1991 Milan
	1992 Genoa
	1994 Milan
	1995 Rio de Janeiro
	1997 Moscow
	1999 Mar del Plata
	2000 Rotterdam
	1996 Rotterdam
	2001 Katowice
	2004 Rome
	1993 São Paulo
	2003 Madrid
	2013 Mar del Plata
	2014 Florence
European Championship
	1989 Sweden
	1993 Finland
	1995 Greece
	1999 Austria
	2003 Germany
	2005 Italy/Serbia nad Montenegro
	1991 Germany
	2001 Czech Republic
	2011 Austria/Czech Republic
	2013 Denmark/Poland
	1948 Italy
	1997 Netherlands
	2015 Bulgaria/Italy

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
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

• 1976 Montreal — 8th place

  Nannini, Montorsi, Sibani, Goldoni, Dall'Olio, Nassi, Giovenzana, Nencini, Mattioli, Lanfranco, Salemme, Negri. Head coach: Anderlini

• 1980 Moscow — 9th place

  Bonini, Di Coste, Di Bernardo, Greco, Dall'Olio, Belletto, Nassi, Dametto, Sibani, Lanfranco, Innocenti, Bertoli. Head coach: Pittera

• 1984 Los Angeles — Bronze medal

  Negri, Lucchetta, Dametto, Bertoli, Dall'Olio, Rebaudengo, Errichiello, De Luigi, Vullo, Lanfranco, Vecchi, Andrea Lucchetta. Head coach: Pittera

• 1988 Seoul — 9th place

  Gardini, Giani, P. Lucchetta, De Giorgi, Bracci, Galli, Castagna, Lazzeroni, Bernardi, Zorzi, Cantagalli, A. Lucchetta. Head coach: Pittera

• 1992 Barcelona — 5th place

  Gardini, Tofoli, Masciarelli, Galli, Bracci, Bernardi, Cantagalli, Zorzi, Lucchetta, Giani, Vullo, Pasinato. Head coach: Velasco

• 1996 Atlanta — Silver medal

  Bernardi, Bovolenta, Bracci, Cantagalli, Gardini, Giani, Gravina, Meoni, Papi, Sartoretti, Tofoli, Zorzi. Head coach: Velasco

• 2000 Sydney — Bronze medal

  Bracci, Corsano, Fei, Gardini, Giani, Gravina, Mastrangelo, Meoni, Papi, Rosalba, Sartoretti, Tofoli. Head coach: Anastasi

• 2004 Athens — Silver medal

  Mastrangelo, Vermiglio, Papi, Sartoretti, Cisolla, Simeonov, Pippi, Giani, Fei, Tofoli, Cozzi, Černič. Head coach: Montali

• 2008 Beijing — 4th place

  Mastrangelo, Gavotto, Vermiglio, Meoni, Paparoni, Cisolla, Martino, Zlatanov, Corsano, Fei, Birarelli, Bovolenta. Head coach: Anastasi

• 2012 London — Bronze medal

  Mastrangelo, Parodi, Papi, Łasko, Zaytsev, Boninfante, Savani (C), Travica, Fei, Birarelli, Bari, Giovi. Head coach: Berruto

World Championship

• 1949 Czechoslovakia — 8th place
• 1956 France — 14th place
• 1962 Soviet Union — 14th place
• 1966 Czechoslovakia — 16th place
• 1970 Bulgaria — 15th place
• 1974 Mexico — 19th place
• 1978 Italy — Silver medal
• 1982 Argentina — 14th place
• 1986 France — 11th place
• 1990 Brazil — Gold medal

  Anastasi, Bernardi, Bracci, Cantagalli, De Giorgi, Gardini, Giani, Lucchetta, Martinelli, Masciarelli, Tofoli, Zorzi. Head Coach: Velasco

• 1994 Greece — Gold medal

  Bernardi, Bracci, Cantagalli, Gardini, Giani, De Giorgi, Giretto, Gravina, Papi, Pippi, Tofoli, Zorzi. Head Coach: Velasco

• 1998 Japan — Gold medal

  Bracci, Corsano, Fei, Gardini, Giani, De Giorgi, Gravina, Meoni, Papi, Pasinato, Rosalba, Sartoretti. Head Coach: Bebeto

• 2002 Argentina — 5th place

  Mastrangelo, Gravina, De Giorgi, Vermiglio, Papi, Sartoretti, Casoli, Zlatanov, Corsano, Giani, Fei, Tencati. Head coach: Anastasi

• 2006 Japan — 5th place

  Mastrangelo, Coscione, Vermiglio, Papi, Cisolla, Savani, Corsano, Fei, Semenzato, Łasko, Černic. Head coach: Montali

• 2010 Italy — 4th place

  Mastrangelo, Marra, Parodi, Bari, Vermiglio, Łasko, Savani, Buti, Travica, Fei, Birarelli, Sala, Černic, Zaytsev.

• 2014 Poland — 13th place

  Kovář, Parodi, Vettori, Rossini, Zaytsev, Lanza, Buti, Travica, Piano, Birarelli, Baranowicz, Sabbi, Anzani, Colaci. Head coach: Berruto

World Cup

• 1989 — Silver medal
• 1995 — Gold medal
• 1999 — Bronze medal
• 2003 — Silver medal

  Mastrangelo, Meoni, Vermiglio, Papi, Sartoretti, Cisolla, Tencati, Pippi, Giani, Biribanti, Cozzi, Černič. Head coach: Montali

• 2011 — 4th place

  Mastrangelo, Parodi, Bari, Łasko, Zaytsev, Boninfante, Savani (C), Buti, Travica, Fei, Birarelli, Giovi, Sabbi, Rosso. Head coach: Berruto

• 2015 — Silver medal

World Grand Champions Cup

• 1993 — Gold medal

  Bracci, Galli, Gardini, Giani, Gravina, Zorzi, Cantagalli, Bellini, Pippi, Pasinato, Bernardi. Head Coach: Velasco

• 2005 — Bronze medal

  Mastrangelo, Sintini, Vermiglio, Paparoni, Cisolla, Savani, Tencati, Corsano, Fei, Łasko, Cozzi, Černic. Head coach: Montali

• 2013 — Bronze medal

  Beretta, Kovář, Vettori, Dolfo, Rossini, Zaytsev, Lanza, Travica, Piano, Birarelli, Baranowicz, Sabbi. Head coach: Berruto

European Championship

• 1948 Italy — Bronze medal
• 1951 France — 8th place
• 1955 Romania — 9th place
• 1958 Czechoslovakia — 10th place
• 1963 Romania — 10th place
• 1967 Turkey — 8th place
• 1971 Italy — 8th place
• 1975 Yugoslavia — 10th place
• 1977 Finland — 8th place
• 1979 France — 5th place
• 1981 Bulgaria — 7th place
• 1983 East Germany — 4th place
• 1985 Netherlands — 6th place
• 1987 Belgium — 9th place
• 1989 Sweden — Gold medal

  Anastasi, Bernardi, Bracci, Cantagalli, De Giorgi, Gardini, Lucchetta, Margutti, Masciarelli, Passani, Tofoli, Zorzi. Head Coach: Velasco

• 1991 Germany — Silver medal
• 1993 Finland — Gold medal

  Bellini, Bracci, Cantagalli, Galli, Gardini, Giani, Gravina, Martinelli, Pasinato, Pippi, Tofoli, Zorzi. Head Coach: Velasco

• 1995 Greece — Gold medal

  Bernardi, Bovolenta, Bracci, Cantagalli, Gardini, Giani, Gravina, Meoni, Papi, Pasinato, Tofoli, Andrea Zorzi. Head Coach: Velasco

• 1997 Netherlands — Bronze medal
• 1999 Austria — Gold medal

  Bracci, Corsano, Gardini, Giani, Giombini, Gravina, Meoni, Mastrangelo, Papi, Rosalba, Sartoretti, Tofoli. Head Coach: Anastasi

• 2001 Czech Republic — Silver medal

  Bernardi, Bovolenta, Meoni, Vermiglio, Papi, Sartoretti, Casoli, Zlatanov, Corsano, Fei, Tencati, Giombini

• 2003 Germany — Gold medal

  Biribanti, Černič, Cozzi, Fei, Giani, Mastrangelo, Meoni, Papi, Pippi, Sartoretti, Savani, Vermiglio. Head Coach: Montali

• 2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro — Gold medal

  Černič, Cisolla, Corsano, Cozzi, Fei, Łasko, Mastrangelo, Paparoni, Savani, Sintini, Tencati, Vermiglio. Head Coach: Montali

• 2007 Russia — 6th place

  Mastrangelo, Mattera, Vermiglio, Farina, Paparoni, Cisolla, Savani, Tencati, Perazzolo, Fei, Sala, Černič. Head coach: Montali

• 2009 Turkey — 10th place

  Parodi, Gavotto, Manià, Vermiglio, Łasko, Cisolla, Martino, Savani, Bari, Fortunato, Travica, Birarelli, Sala, Černič. Head coach: Anastasi

• 2011 Austria/Czech Republic — Silver medal

  Mastrangelo, Parodi, Bari, Barone, Łasko, Maruotti, Zaytsev, Boninfante, Savani, Buti, Travica, Giovi, Birarelli, Sabbi. Head coach: Berruto

• 2013 Denmark/Poland — Silver medal

  Beretta, Kovář, Parodi, Vettori, Rossini, Saitta, Zaytsev, Lanza, Savani, Mazzone, Travica, Piano, Birarelli, Giovi. Head coach: Berruto

• 2015 Bulgaria/Italy - Bronze medal

  Sottile, Vettori, Juantorena, Giannelli, Rossini, Zaytsev, Lanza, Buti, Colaci, Piano, Antonov, Sabbi, Anzani, Massari. Head coach: Blengini

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

  Fangareggi, Rosalba, Gravina, De Giorgi, Botti, Papi, Sartoretti, Verniaghi, Giazzoli, Bonati, Radicioni, Pippi, Giani, Bellini, Pasinato, Bovolenta, Meoni, Giretto. Head coach: Velasco

• 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

  Vermiglio, Meoni, Mastrangelo, Fei, Papi, Sartoretti, Casoli, Rosalba, Zlatanov, Corsano, Bellini, Bovolenta, Giombini, Molteni. Head coach: Anastasi

• 2000 Rotterdam — Gold medal

  Gardini, Meoni, Gravina, Mastrangelo, Tofoli, Papi, Sartoretti, Bracci, Bernardi, Rosalba, Molteni, Corsano, Giani, Fei, Castellano, Bovolenta, Giombini, Vermiglio. Head coach: Anastasi

• 2001 Katowice — Silver medal
• 2002 Belo Horizonte — 4th place
• 2003 Madrid — Bronze medal

  Mastrangelo, Meoni, Torre, Papi, Biribanti, Savani, Zlatanov, Pippi, Giani, Fei, Cozzi, Černic. Head coach: Montali

• 2004 Rome — Silver medal
• 2005 Belgrade — 7th place
• 2006 Moscow — 6th place

  Mastrangelo, Sintini, Vermiglio, Papi, Paparoni, Savani, Tencati, Corsano, Fei, Semenzato, Łasko, Cozzi. Head coach: Montali

• 2007 Katowice — 9th place

  Mastrangelo, Coscione, Parodi, Nuti, Mattera, Farina, Paparoni, Cisolla, Savani, Tencati, Gavotto, Martino, Perazzolo, Fei, Semenzato, Casoli, Sala, Černic, Piscopo. Head coach: Montali

• 2008 Rio de Janeiro — 7th place

  Mastrangelo, Lunga, Gavotto, Mania, Vermiglio, Meoni, Paparoni, Cisolla, Martino, Tencati, Zlatanov, Corsano, Perazzolo, Fei, Birarelli, Bovolenta, Sala, Casoli, Travica. Head coach: Anastasi

• 2009 Belgrade — 7th place

  Cazzaniga, Parodi, Gavotto, Mania, Vermiglio, Saitta, Łasko, De Togni, Martino, Sintini, Savani, Bari, Fortunato, Maruotti, Birarelli, Piscopo, Sala, Černic, Travica. Head coach: Anastasi

• 2010 Córdoba — 6th place

  Mastrangelo, Marra, Parodi, Mania, Vermiglio, Barone, Łasko, Maruotti, Martino, Gavotto, Savani, Buti, Travica, Fei, Birarelli, Baranowicz, Sala, Černic, Zaytsev. Head coach: Anastasi

• 2011 Gdańsk — 6th place

  Bari, De Togni, Barone, Łasko, Maruotti, Zaytsev, Savani, Buti, Travica, Birarelli, Baranowicz, Lunga, Sabbi, De Pandis. Head coach: Berruto

• 2012 Sofia — 11th place

  Mastrangelo, Kovář, Parodi, Bari, De Togni, Papi, Łasko, Maruotti, Zaytsev, Boninfante, Savani, Buti, Travica, Fei, Birarelli, Baranowicz, Giovi, Sabbi, Falaschi, Patriarca, Cester, De Marchi, Lanza, Rossini, Vettori. Head coach: Berruto

• 2013 Mar del Plata — Bronze medal

  Beretta, Parodi, Vettori, Zaytsev, Lanza, Savani, Travica, Piano, Birarelli, Giovi, Falaschi, Rossini. Head coach: Berruto

• 2014 Florence — Bronze medal

  Kovář, Parodi, Vettori, Rossini, Zaytsev, Lanza, Buti, Travica, Piano, Birarelli, Baranowicz, Giovi, Anzani, Randazzo. Head coach: Berruto

• 2015 Rio de Janeiro — 5th place

  Mengozzi, Nelli, Vettori, Giannelli, Saitta, Lanza, Birarelli, Antonov, Giovi, Anzani, Colaci, Botto, Massari. Head coach: Berruto

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.

Head coach: Mauro Berruto

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2014 club
2	Jiří 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	Simone 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	Luca 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	Salvatore 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	Ivan 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	Filippo 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	Simone 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	Dragan 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	Matteo 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	Emanuele 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	Michele 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	Giulio 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	Simone 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	Massimo 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

1947–1947 – Pietro Bernardi 1947–1949 – Angelo Costa 1949–1953 – Renzo Del Chicca 1953–1966 – Ivan Trinajstic 1966–1969 – Joseph Kozak 1969–1974 – Odone Federzoni 1970–1970 – Joseph Kozak 1974–1976 – Franco Anderlini 1976–1977 – Adriano Pavlica 1978–1978 – Edward Skorek 1978–1988 – Carmelo Pittera 1988–1988 – Michelangelo Lo Bianco 1988–1996 – Julio Velasco 1996–1998 – Bebeto de Freitas 1998–2002 – Andrea Anastasi 2001–2001 – Kim Ho-chul 2002–2007 – Gian Paolo Montali 2007–2010 – Andrea Anastasi 2010–2015 – Mauro Berruto 2015–present – Gianlorenzo Blengini

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

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile