Andrea Gardini

Andrea Gardini
Andrea Gardini
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	1 October 1965; Bagnacavallo, Italy
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Coaching information
Current team	Jastrzębski Węgiel
Previous teams coached
2007–2011; 2011–2013; 2014–2017; 2017–2019; 2019–2020; 2021–	Italy (AC); Poland (AC); AZS Olsztyn; ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle; Gas Sales Piacenza; Jastrzębski Węgiel
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Career
1982–1983; 1984–1986; 1986–1988; 1988–1990; 1990–1993; 1993–1999; 1999–2001; 2001–2003; 2003–2004	Porto Ravenna Volley; CUS Torino Pallavolo; Zinella Volley; Volley Treviso; Porto Ravenna Volley; Volley Treviso; M. Roma Volley; Modena Volley; Volley Piacenza
National team
1986–2000	Italy (418)
Men's volleyball
Representing Italy
Olympic Games
FIVB World Championship
FIVB World Cup
FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
FIVB World League
CEV European Championship
Goodwill Games

Andrea Gardini (born 1 October 1965) is an Italian volleyball coach and former volleyball player, silver and bronze medallist of the Olympic Games, three–time World Champion (1990, 1994, 1998), four–time European Champion (1989, 1993, 1995, 1999), seven–time Italian Champion, current head coach of Jastrzębski Węgiel. Gardini was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Personal life

His son Davide (born 1999), is also a volleyball player.

In 2011 he was a coach assistant of Poland men's national volleyball team, when a head coach was Andrea Anastasi. In 2011 he won with this national team three medals. On July 10, 2011 achieved bronze of World League 2011.[1] On September 18, 2011 Poland led by Anastasi and Gardini won bronze of European Championship 2011.[2] In the same year, in December his team achieved silver at World Cup 2011 and was qualified for the Olympic Games 2012.[3] For the first time in the history Polish national team won three medals in one year. On July 8, 2012 his team won the final match of World League 2012 against United States (3-0).[4][5] In 2012 Polish team led by them took the 5th place at the Olympic Games London 2012.[6] In October 2013 Anastasi and Gardini were dismissed as coaches of the Polish national team.[7] On December 22, 2014 he was appointed a new head coach of Polish club Indykpol AZS Olsztyn.[8] In May 2015 he signed a new contract with club from Olsztyn.[9]

CEV European Champions Cup
- 1991/1992 – with Messaggero Ravenna
- 1992/1993 – with Messaggero Ravenna
- 1994/1995 – with Sisley Treviso
- 1998/1999 – with Sisley Treviso

CEV Cup
- 1986/1987 – with Tartarini Bologna
- 1993/1994 – with Sisley Treviso

CEV Challenge Cup
- 1997/1998 – with Sisley Treviso
- 1999/2000 – with Piaggio Roma

National championships
- 1990/1991 Italian Cup, with Messaggero Ravenna
- 1990/1991 Italian Championship, with Messaggero Ravenna
- 1993/1994 Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
- 1995/1996 Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
- 1997/1998 Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
- 1998/1999 Italian SuperCup, with Sisley Treviso
- 1998/1999 Italian Championship, with Sisley Treviso
- 1999/2000 Italian Championship, with Piaggio Roma
- 2001/2002 Italian Championship, with Casa Modena Salumi

National championships
- 2018/2019 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2018/2019 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

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