Tillie was part of the France men's national volleyball team between 1982 and 1995, playing in total 407 international matches.[1] He served as team captain from 1991 to 1992. France won a bronze medal at the 1985 European Championship and a silver medal two years later. His team qualified for World Championships in 1982, 1986, and 1990 and represented their country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Tillie played professionally for AS Cannes, Paris, Nice and Falconara in Italy.[2]
As a coach
After his playing career Tillie went into volleyball coaching, returning to Cannes in 2001. His team became French champions in 2005, and French Cup winner in 2007. In 2005, Tillie assumed more responsibility serving as the head coach for the Czech Republic men's national volleyball team. He led this team to 9th place at the 2005 European Championship and qualification for the 2006 World Championships. He remained with AS Cannes until he accepted the position as the head coach of the France men's national volleyball team in July 2012. In 2013 and 2014 the French team finished 10th at World League and just a few months later, France finished 4th at the 2014 Men’s World Championship in Poland. He coached the French men's national volleyball team to the 2015 World League Championship in Rio. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics he coached his team to the gold medal, defeating the ROC in five sets.
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Laurent Tillie born 1 December 1963 is a French professional volleyball coach and former player He was a member of the France national team from 1982 to 1995 and a participant in the Olympic Games Seoul 1988 Barcelona 1992 He currently serves as head coach for the Japanese team Panasonic Panthers Laurent TilliePersonal informationNationalityFrenchBorn 1963 12 01 1 December 1963 age 59 Algiers AlgeriaHeight1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Coaching informationCurrent teamPanasonic PanthersPrevious teams coachedYearsTeams2001 2012 2005 2006 2012 2021 2016 2017 2020 AS Cannes Czech Republic France RC Cannes Panasonic PanthersVolleyball informationPositionOutside hitterCareerYearsTeams1980 1984 1986 1987 1987 1991 1991 1995 1995 1998 1998 2001 2001 2002AS Cannes Pallavolo Falconara AS Cannes Pallavolo Falconara Paris UC Nice VB AS CannesNational team1982 1995 France 406 Honours Men s volleyballRepresenting FranceCEV European Championship1987 Belgium1985 NetherlandsHead Coach FranceOlympic Games2020 TokyoFIVB World League2015 Rio de Janeiro2017 Curitiba2016 KrakowFIVB Nations League2018 Lille2021 RiminiCEV European Championship2015 Italy Bulgaria Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2 1 As a player 2 2 As a coach 3 Honours 3 1 As a player 3 2 As a coach 3 3 Individual awards 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life EditTillie earned a Bachelor of Science in Movement and Education in 1984 as well as a Diploma of Physiotherapy and Kinesiology in 1991 from the University of Nice Tillie is a father of three Kevin Kim and Killian as well as the husband to the former Dutch national team captain Caroline Keulen Kim graduated from the University of Utah where he played for the Utah Utes men s basketball team He went on to make the Men s French National team winning a bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup Kevin attended the University of California Irvine where he became a 2 time NCAA Volleyball Champion with the UC Irvine Anteaters men s volleyball team and is currently a member of the France men s national team The youngest Killian played for the Gonzaga Bulldogs men s basketball team at Gonzaga University He is currently playing for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA Killian was also in the France national team developmental system winning a gold medal with France at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under 16 Championship and being named MVP of that competition Career EditAs a player Edit Tillie was part of the France men s national volleyball team between 1982 and 1995 playing in total 407 international matches 1 He served as team captain from 1991 to 1992 France won a bronze medal at the 1985 European Championship and a silver medal two years later His team qualified for World Championships in 1982 1986 and 1990 and represented their country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Tillie played professionally for AS Cannes Paris Nice and Falconara in Italy 2 As a coach Edit After his playing career Tillie went into volleyball coaching returning to Cannes in 2001 His team became French champions in 2005 and French Cup winner in 2007 In 2005 Tillie assumed more responsibility serving as the head coach for the Czech Republic men s national volleyball team He led this team to 9th place at the 2005 European Championship and qualification for the 2006 World Championships He remained with AS Cannes until he accepted the position as the head coach of the France men s national volleyball team in July 2012 In 2013 and 2014 the French team finished 10th at World League and just a few months later France finished 4th at the 2014 Men s World Championship in Poland He coached the French men s national volleyball team to the 2015 World League Championship in Rio At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics he coached his team to the gold medal defeating the ROC in five sets Honours EditAs a player Edit CEV European Champions Cup 1982 1983 with AS Cannes CEV Challenge Cup 1980 1981 with AS Cannes National championships 1980 1981 French Championship with AS Cannes 1981 1982 French Championship with AS Cannes 1982 1983 French Championship with AS Cannes 1989 1990 French Championship with AS Cannes 1990 1991 French Championship with AS Cannes 1995 1996 French Championship with Paris UC 1996 1997 French Cup with Paris UC 1996 1997 French Championship with Paris UC 1997 1998 French Championship with Paris UCAs a coach Edit National championships 2004 2005 French Championship with AS Cannes 2006 2007 French Cup with AS CannesIndividual awards Edit 2021 CEV Coach of the Year 3 References Edit Laurent Tillie Head Coach France Men s National Team Archived 2015 12 28 at the Wayback Machine Men Volleyball XIII World Championship 1990 Teams Composition France todor66 com Archived from the original on 16 November 2015 Retrieved 30 December 2015 Parade of stars in Ljubljana www cev eu 24 September 2021 Retrieved 25 September 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laurent Tillie Coach profile at the European Volleyball Confederation Coach Player profile at Olympedia Player profile at LegaVolley it in Italian Coach Player profile at Volleybox net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laurent Tillie amp oldid 1126886264, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
