In 1989, Julio Velasco was hired to coach the Italian National Men's Team. He immediately led them to a gold medal at the European Championships in 1989, which his team won twice more in 1993 and 1995. The team also won a silver medal at the World Cup in 1989. He de-emphasized the specialization trend of the 1980s. He emphasized the concept of the “square”, team unity where the team was better than the sum of its players. He was meticulous, well prepared and very demanding, but he knew how to win. Starting at the 1990 World Championships and the 1990 Goodwill Games, the Italian National team swept the world volleyball events for five years. They won a gold medal in the World Championships in 1990 and 1994, the World League in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1995, 1991, the Mediterranean Games, and the 1993 Grand Champions Cup. They won a silver medal at the Olympic Games. Julio Velasco left the Italian National Men's Team in 1996. Velasco in 1989-1996 created Golden Team with Players such as Zorzi, Andrea Gardini, Giani, Bernardi, Gravina, Bracci, Tofoli, Lucchetta, Papi, Pasinato and Meoni.[1]
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The Italy men s national volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches The national team is controlled by the Italian Volleyball Federation the governing body for Volleyball in Italy It is one of the most successful national teams in the history of volleyball having won four World Championships 1990 1994 1998 and 2022 seven European Championships one World Cup 1995 and eight World League 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1997 1999 and 2000 Italy is the reigning World champion having won 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men s World Championship ItalyNickname s Gli Azzurri The Blues AssociationFederazione Italiana Pallavolo in Italian ConfederationCEVHead coachFerdinando De GiorgiFIVB ranking6 as of 27 July 2022 UniformsHomeAwayThirdSummer OlympicsAppearances12 First in 1976 Best result 1996 2004 2016 World ChampionshipAppearances18 First in 1949 Best result 1990 1994 1998 2022 World CupAppearances7 First in 1989 Best result 1995 European ChampionshipAppearances29 First in 1948 Best result 1989 1993 1995 1999 2003 2005 2021 federvolley itHonours Event 1st 2nd 3rdOlympic Games 0 3 3World Championship 4 1 0World Cup 1 3 1World Grand Champions Cup 1 1 2World League 8 3 4Nations League 0 0 0European Championship 7 4 3Universiade 2 1 5Mediterranean Games 7 2 2Goodwill Games 1 0 0Total 31 18 20Medal recordOlympics1996 Atlanta Team2004 Athens Team2016 Rio de Janeiro Team1984 Los Angeles Team2000 Sydney Team2012 London TeamWorld Championship1990 Brazil1994 Greece1998 Japan2022 Poland Slovenia1978 ItalyWorld Cup1995 Japan1989 Japan2003 Japan2015 Japan1999 JapanWorld Grand Champions Cup1993 Japan2017 Japan2005 Japan2013 JapanWorld League1990 Osaka1991 Milan1992 Genoa1994 Milan1995 Rio de Janeiro1997 Moscow1999 Mar del Plata2000 Rotterdam1996 Rotterdam2001 Katowice2004 Rome1993 Sao Paulo2003 Madrid2013 Mar del Plata2014 FlorenceEuropean Championship1989 Sweden1993 Finland1995 Greece1999 Austria2003 Germany2005 Italy Serbia and Montenegro2021 Poland Czech Republic Estonia Finland1991 Germany2001 Czech Republic2011 Austria Czech Republic2013 Denmark Poland1948 Italy1997 Netherlands2015 Bulgaria ItalyUniversiade1970 Turin2019 Naples1997 Sicilly1983 Edmonton1985 Kobe1987 Zagreb1995 Fukuoka2005 IzmirMediterranean Games1959 Lebanon1983 Casablanca1991 Athens2001 Tunis2009 Pescara2013 Mersin2018 Tarragona1963 Naples1975 Algiers1987 Latakia2022 OranGoodwill Games1990 Seattle Contents 1 Result history 1 1 Golden Team 1 2 Olympic Games 1 3 World Championship 1 4 World Cup 1 5 World Grand Champions Cup 1 6 World League 1 7 Nations League 1 8 European Championship 1 9 European Games 1 10 Mediterranean Games 1 11 Goodwill Games 2 Team 2 1 Current roster 2 2 Coach history 3 Record attendance 4 Kit providers 4 1 Sponsorship 5 Media 6 References 7 External linksResult history Edit Italy national team at 2008 Summer Olympics Golden Team Edit In 1989 Julio Velasco was hired to coach the Italian National Men s Team He immediately led them to a gold medal at the European Championships in 1989 which his team won twice more in 1993 and 1995 The team also won a silver medal at the World Cup in 1989 He de emphasized the specialization trend of the 1980s He emphasized the concept of the square team unity where the team was better than the sum of its players He was meticulous well prepared and very demanding but he knew how to win Starting at the 1990 World Championships and the 1990 Goodwill Games the Italian National team swept the world volleyball events for five years They won a gold medal in the World Championships in 1990 and 1994 the World League in 1990 1991 1992 1994 and 1995 1991 the Mediterranean Games and the 1993 Grand Champions Cup They won a silver medal at the Olympic Games Julio Velasco left the Italian National Men s Team in 1996 Velasco in 1989 1996 created Golden Team with Players such as Zorzi Andrea Gardini Giani Bernardi Gravina Bracci Tofoli Lucchetta Papi Pasinato and Meoni 1 Olympic Games Edit Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Olympic Games recordYear Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad 1964 did not qualify 1968 1972 1976 1st Round 8th 5 0 5 2 15 Squad 1980 1st Round 9th 5 2 3 5 11 Squad 1984 Semifinals Bronze 6 4 2 14 7 Squad 1988 1st Round 9th 7 4 3 13 13 Squad 1992 Quarterfinals 5th 7 5 2 18 8 Squad 1996 Final Silver 8 7 1 23 5 Squad 2000 Semifinals Bronze 8 7 1 21 8 Squad 2004 Final Silver 8 5 3 20 11 Squad 2008 Semifinals 4th 8 5 3 17 14 Squad 2012 Semifinals Bronze 8 5 3 16 13 Squad 2016 Final Silver 8 6 2 19 10 Squad 2020 Quarterfinals 6th 6 4 2 14 10 Squad 2024 Future events 2028 2032Total 0 Titles 12 15 84 54 32 182 125 World Championship Edit Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place World Championship recordYear Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad 1949 1st Round 8th 5 2 3 8 9 Squad 1952 Did Not Qualified 1956 1st Round 14th 10 6 4 22 14 Squad 1960 Did Not Qualified 1962 1st Round 14th 11 5 6 19 23 Squad 1966 1st Round 16th 11 2 9 9 31 Squad 1970 1st Round 15th 11 3 8 23 28 Squad 1974 1st Round 19th 11 7 4 24 14 Squad 1978 Final 2nd 10 8 2 24 12 Squad 1982 1st Round 14th 10 8 2 24 12 Squad 1986 2nd Round 11th 8 3 5 14 18 Squad 1990 Final 1st 7 6 1 18 7 Squad 1994 Final 1st 7 6 1 20 6 Squad 1998 Final 1st 12 11 1 33 7 Squad 2002 Quarterfinals 5th 9 6 3 23 14 Squad 2006 2nd Round 5th 11 8 3 28 13 Squad 2010 Semifinals 4th 10 8 2 26 12 Squad 2014 2nd Round 13th 9 3 6 14 22 Squad 2018 3rd Round 5th 10 8 2 26 11 Squad 2022 Final 1st 7 7 0 21 4 SquadTotal 4 Titles 18 20 169 107 62 376 257 1990 Gold medal Anastasi Bernardi Bracci Cantagalli De Giorgi Gardini Giani Lucchetta Martinelli Masciarelli Tofoli Zorzi Head Coach Velasco 1994 Gold medal Bernardi Bracci Cantagalli Gardini Giani De Giorgi Giretto Gravina Papi Pippi Tofoli Zorzi Head Coach Velasco 1998 Gold medal Bracci Corsano Fei Gardini Giani De Giorgi Gravina Meoni Papi Pasinato Rosalba Sartoretti Head Coach Bebeto 2022 Gold medal Anzani Balaso Bottolo Galassi Giannelli Lavia Michieletto Mosca Pinali Recine Romano Russo Sbertoli Scanferla Head Coach De Giorgi World Cup Edit Main article FIVB Volleyball Men s World Cup Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place World Cup recordYear Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad 1965 Did Not Qualified 1969 1977 1981 7th 7 1 6 9 18 Squad 1985 Did Not Qualified 1989 2nd 7 6 1 20 5 Squad 1991 Did Not Qualified 1995 1st 11 11 0 33 3 Squad 1999 3rd 11 8 3 26 14 Squad 2003 2nd 11 9 2 29 8 Squad 2007 Did Not Qualified 2011 4th 11 8 3 28 15 Squad 2015 2nd 11 10 1 30 8 Squad 2019 7th 11 5 6 14 19 Squad 2023 Future eventTotal 1 Title 8 14 80 58 22 189 90 1995 Gold medalWorld Grand Champions Cup Edit Main article FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place World Grand Champions Cup recordYear Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad 1993 1st 5 5 0 15 4 Squad 1997 Did Not Qualified 2001 2005 3rd 5 3 2 11 6 Squad 2009 Did Not Qualified 2013 3rd 5 2 3 12 10 Squad 2017 2nd 5 4 1 14 8 Squad 2021 Not held due to the COVID 19 pandemic 2025 Future eventTotal 1 Title 4 7 20 14 6 52 28 1993 Gold medal Bracci Galli Gardini Giani Gravina Zorzi Cantagalli Bellini Pippi Pasinato Bernardi Head Coach Velasco World League Edit Main article FIVB Volleyball World League Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place World League recordYear Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad 1990 Final 1st 14 11 3 37 21 Squad 1991 Final 1st 18 16 2 52 16 Squad 1992 Final 1st 18 16 2 50 17 Squad 1993 Semifinals 3rd 22 20 2 62 17 Squad 1994 Final 1st 16 12 4 38 19 Squad 1995 Final 1st 17 14 3 45 19 Squad 1996 Final 2nd 17 14 3 45 19 Squad 1997 Final 1st 17 14 3 47 17 Squad 1998 Final Round 4th 15 7 8 27 26 Squad 1999 Final 1st 16 12 4 42 20 Squad 2000 Final 1st 18 13 5 44 33 Squad 2001 Final 2nd 17 12 5 41 24 Squad 2002 Semifinals 4th 17 14 3 44 19 Squad 2003 Semifinals 3rd 17 10 7 37 27 Squad 2004 Final 2nd 15 9 6 34 22 Squad 2005 1st Round 7th 12 6 6 22 26 Squad 2006 2nd Round 6th 16 7 9 32 31 Squad 2007 1st Round 9th 12 4 8 19 30 Squad 2008 1st Round 7th 12 8 4 30 22 Squad 2009 1st Round 7th 12 8 4 27 17 Squad 2010 2nd Round 6th 14 9 5 35 21 Squad 2011 2nd Round 6th 15 11 4 35 18 Squad 2012 1st Round 11th 12 5 7 23 28 Squad 2013 Semifinals 3rd 14 10 4 35 23 Squad 2014 Semifinals 3rd 16 9 7 33 25 Squad 2015 2nd Round 5th 14 7 7 26 31 Squad 2016 Semifinals 4th 13 7 6 25 20 Squad 2017 1st Round 12th 9 2 7 13 23 SquadTotal 8 Titles 28 28 425 287 138 1000 631 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 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 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 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 Nations League Edit Main article FIVB Volleyball Men s Nations League Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Nations League recordYear Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad 2018 Preliminary Round 8th 15 8 7 30 28 Squad 2019 Preliminary Round 8th 15 8 7 31 25 Squad 2020 Not held due to the COVID 19 pandemic 2021 Preliminary Round 10th 15 7 8 28 33 Squad 2022 Final Round 4th 15 11 4 35 16 SquadTotal 0 Titles 4 4 60 34 26 124 102 European Championship Edit Main article Men s European Volleyball Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place European Championship recordYear Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad 1948 3rd 5 3 2 11 6 Squad 1950 Did Not Qualified 1951 1st Round 8th 5 2 3 8 9 Squad 1955 1st Round 9th 7 5 2 15 8 Squad 1958 1st Round 10th 11 8 3 26 19 Squad 1963 1st Round 10th 11 8 3 24 15 Squad 1967 Final Round 8th 10 3 7 11 25 Squad 1971 1st Round 8th 8 6 2 21 10 Squad 1975 1st Round 10th 7 2 5 8 17 Squad 1977 1st Round 8th 7 3 4 12 16 Squad 1979 Final Round 5th 7 3 4 13 14 Squad 1981 1st Round 7th 7 5 2 15 9 Squad 1983 Final Round 4th 7 4 3 16 16 Squad 1985 Final Round 6th 7 1 6 10 18 Squad 1987 1st Round 9th 7 3 4 14 14 Squad 1989 Final 1st 7 6 1 20 7 Squad 1991 Final 2nd 7 6 1 18 7 Squad 1993 Final 1st 7 7 0 21 5 Squad 1995 Final 1st 7 6 1 19 6 Squad 1997 Semifinals 3rd 7 5 2 15 8 Squad 1999 Final 1st 5 4 1 13 5 Squad 2001 Final 2nd 7 4 3 14 10 Squad 2003 Final 1st 7 7 0 21 4 Squad 2005 Final 1st 7 6 1 19 8 Squad 2007 2nd Round 6th 6 4 2 14 11 Squad 2009 2nd Round 10th 6 2 4 8 12 Squad 2011 Final 2nd 6 4 2 15 8 Squad 2013 Final 2nd 6 4 2 15 9 Squad 2015 Semifinals 3rd 7 5 2 18 7 Squad 2017 Quarterfinals 5th 5 3 2 11 6 Squad 2019 Quarterfinals 6th 7 5 2 16 9 Squad 2021 Final 1st 9 9 0 27 5 SquadTotal 7 Titles 31 32 219 143 76 406 323 1989 Gold medal Anastasi Bernardi Bracci Cantagalli De Giorgi Gardini Lucchetta Margutti Masciarelli Passani Tofoli Zorzi Head Coach Velasco 1993 Gold medal Bellini Bracci Cantagalli Galli Gardini Giani Gravina Martinelli Pasinato Pippi Tofoli Zorzi Head Coach Velasco 1995 Gold medal Bernardi Bovolenta Bracci Cantagalli Gardini Giani Gravina Meoni Papi Pasinato Tofoli Andrea Zorzi Head Coach Velasco 1999 Gold medal Bracci Corsano Gardini Giani Giombini Gravina Meoni Mastrangelo Papi Rosalba Sartoretti Tofoli Head Coach Anastasi 2003 Gold medal Biribanti Cernic Cozzi Fei Giani Mastrangelo Meoni Papi Pippi Sartoretti Savani Vermiglio Head Coach Montali 2005 Gold medal Cernic Cisolla Corsano Cozzi Fei Lasko Mastrangelo Paparoni Savani Sintini Tencati Vermiglio Head Coach Montali 2021 Gold medal Anzani Balaso Bottolo Cortesia Galassi Giannelli Lavia Michieletto Piccinelli Pinali Ricci Recine Romano Sbertoli Head Coach De Giorgi European Games Edit Main article European Games Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place European Games recordYear Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad 2015 Baku 1st Round 11th 5 0 5 4 15 Squad 2019 Minsk Volleyball not held 2023 Krakow Future eventTotal 0 Titles 1 1 5 0 5 4 15 Mediterranean Games Edit 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 2018 gold medal 2022 bronze medal 2026 Future eventGoodwill Games Edit Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Goodwill Games recordYear Round Position GP MW ML SW SL 1986 Did Not Participate 1990 Final Champions 5 4 1 14 6Total 1 Titles 1 2 5 4 1 14 6 1990 Gold medalTeam EditCurrent roster Edit The following is the Italian roster in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men s World Championship 2 Head coach Ferdinando De Giorgi No Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2022 23 club1 Giulio Pinali 2 April 1997 1 99 m 6 ft 6 in 91 kg 201 lb 349 cm 137 in 338 cm 133 in Emma Villas Aubay Siena3 Francesco Recine 7 February 1999 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in 75 kg 165 lb 325 cm 128 in 300 cm 120 in Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza5 Alessandro Michieletto 5 December 2001 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in 88 kg 194 lb 357 cm 141 in 321 cm 126 in Diatec Trentino6 Simone Giannelli C 9 August 1996 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in 92 kg 203 lb 350 cm 140 in 330 cm 130 in Sir Safety Umbria Volley7 Fabio Balaso 20 October 1995 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in 73 kg 161 lb 305 cm 120 in 280 cm 110 in Cucine Lube Civitanova8 Riccardo Sbertoli 23 May 1998 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 85 kg 187 lb 326 cm 128 in 246 cm 97 in Diatec Trentino12 Mattia Bottolo 3 January 2000 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 85 kg 187 lb 340 cm 130 in 319 cm 126 in Cucine Lube Civitanova14 Gianluca Galassi 24 July 1997 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 94 kg 207 lb 350 cm 140 in 325 cm 128 in Vero Volley Milano15 Daniele Lavia 4 November 1999 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in 89 kg 196 lb 345 cm 136 in 315 cm 124 in Diatec Trentino16 Yuri Romano 26 July 1997 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 89 kg 196 lb 350 cm 140 in 343 cm 135 in Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza17 Simone Anzani 24 February 1992 2 04 m 6 ft 8 in 100 kg 220 lb 350 cm 140 in 330 cm 130 in Cucine Lube Civitanova19 Roberto Russo 23 February 1997 2 07 m 6 ft 9 in 91 kg 201 lb 340 cm 130 in 320 cm 130 in Sir Safety Conad Perugia24 Leonardo Scanferla 4 December 1998 1 84 m 6 ft 0 in 76 kg 168 lb 305 cm 120 in 280 cm 110 in Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza30 Leandro Mosca 5 September 2000 2 08 m 6 ft 10 in 90 kg 200 lb 360 cm 140 in 335 cm 132 in WithU Volley VeronaCoach history Edit Pietro Bernardi 1947 Angelo Costa 1947 1949 Renzo Del Chicca 1949 1953 Ivan Trinajstic 1953 1966 Josef Kozak 1966 1969 Odone Federzoni 1969 1974 Odone Federzoni amp Josef Kozak 1970 Franco Anderlini 1974 1976 Adriano Pavlica 1976 1977 Edward Skorek 1978 ad interim Carmelo Pittera 1978 1982 1988 Nino Cuco 1981 ad interim Silvano Prandi 1983 1986 Aleksander Skiba 1987 Michelangelo Lo Bianco 1988 ad interim Julio Velasco 1988 1996 Angelo Frigoni 1990 1991 ad interim World League Daniele Bagnoli 1992 ad interim World League Paulo Roberto de Freitas 1996 1998 Andrea Anastasi 1998 2002 Kim Ho Chul 2001 Gian Paolo Montali 2002 2007 Andrea Anastasi 2007 2010 Mauro Berruto 2010 2015 Gianlorenzo Blengini 2015 2021 Antonio Valentini 2021 Volley Nations League Ferdinando De Giorgi 2021 Record attendance EditTable updated to August 12 2012 Player Appearances1 Andrea Giani 4742 Andrea Gardini 4183 Luigi Mastrangelo 3634 Samuele Papi 3615 Marco Bracci 3476 Paolo Tofoli 3427 Luca Cantagalli 3308 Ferdinando De Giorgi 3309 Andrea Sartoretti 33010 Andrea Zorzi 325Kit providers EditThe table below shows the history of kit providers for the Italy national volleyball team Period Kit provider2000 2008 NikeAsics2008 2021 AsicsArmaniErreaSponsorship Edit Primary sponsors include main sponsors like DHL Kinder Ferrero SpA Honda and Mizuno other sponsors Santal Diadora EthicSport Reaxing Crai Nutrilite Uliveto and Winform Media EditItaly s matches and friendlies are currently televised by RAI and Rai Sport References Edit Italy in Hall of Fame Daily Bulletin SloveniaExternal links Edit Volleyball portalOfficial website FIVB profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Italy men 27s national volleyball 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