Simone Giannelli
Simone Giannelli (born 9 August 1996) is an Italian volleyball player, a member of the Italy men's national volleyball team and Italian club Trentino Volley, silver medalist of the 2015 World Cup and bronze medalist of the 2015 European Championship, Italian Champion (2013, 2015).
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||
| Born | 9 August 1996 Bolzano, Italy | ||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 352 cm (139 in) | ||||
| Block | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Setter | ||||
| Current club | Diatec Trentino | ||||
| Number | 9 | ||||
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| Last updated: 17 September 2017 | |||||
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Career
He had proved himself an up-and-coming star within volleyball, by achieving the Finals MVP award at the 2014-2015 Italian Volleyball League won by his team against Modena Volley. He then followed the trend up by taking the starting 7 in the national team, despite competition by players like Dragan Travica, Michele Baranowicz and Marco Falaschi.
In his first year in the national team he won a silver medal at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup and a bronze medal at the 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship, where he was also awarded the prize for best setter, the youngest in the history of the tournament.
Sporting achievements
CEV Champions League
2015/2016 - with Trentino Diatec
FIVB Club World Championship
Poland 2018 – with Trentino Diatec
National championships
- 2012/2013 Italian Championship, with Trentino Volley
- 2014/2015 Italian Championship, with Trentino Volley
- 2016/2017 Italian Championship, with Diatec Trentino
National team
- 2015
CEV European Championship - 2015 FIVB World Cup
- 2016 Olympic Games
Individual
- 2015 Best Player in Serie A1
- 2015 CEV European Championship – Best Setter
- 2016 CEV Champions League – Best Setter
- 2016 FIVB World League – Best Setter
- 2016 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Setter
- 2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup – Best Setter[1]
- 2018 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Setter
References
- "BRAZIL WIN RECORD FIFTH TITLE IN MEN'S WORLD GRAND CHAMPIONS CUP". FIVB.org. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Simone Giannelli. |
- FIVB profile
- LegaVolley player profile
- Trentino Volley player profile
- Simone Giannelli at the International Olympic Committee
- Simone Giannelli at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian) (in English)
- Simone Giannelli at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
| Awards | ||
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Preceded by Sergey Grankin |
Best Setter of CEV European Championship 2015 |
Succeeded by Sergey Grankin |
Preceded by Fabian Drzyzga |
Best Setter of CEV Champions League 2015/2016 |
Succeeded by Luciano De Cecco |
Preceded by Benjamin Toniutti |
Best Setter of FIVB World League 2016 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Toniutti |
Preceded by William Arjona |
Best Setter of FIVB Club World Championship 2016 |
Succeeded by Aleksandr Butko |
| Preceded by Bruno Rezende |
Best Setter of World Grand Champions Cup 2017 |
Succeeded by TBD |
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