Renan Dal Zotto

Renan Dal Zotto (born 19 July 1960), more commonly known as Renan, is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in three Summer Olympics and former head coach of the Brazilian men's national volleyball team. He was born in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul. In 1980, he was part of the Brazilian team that finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches.

Renan Dal Zotto
Dal Zotto in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Renan Dal Zotto
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1960-07-19) 19 July 1960 (age 63) São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Coaching information
Current team	Funvic Taubaté
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Number	6
National team
1979–1989  Brazil 2016–2023  Brazil (head coach)
Honours Men's volleyball (player) Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team World Championship 1982 Argentina FIVB World Cup 1981 Japan Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Team 1979 Caguas Team 1987 Indianapolis Team CSV South American Championship 1979 Rosario 1981 Santiago 1983 São Paulo 1985 Caracas

Four years later, Renan won the silver medal with the Brazilian team in the 1984 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches. At the 1988 Games, he was a member of the Brazilian team that finished fourth in the 1988 Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches.

In 2015, Renan was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.^[1]

Coaching

As coach, Renan worked mostly with clubs in Brazil, plus a season in Italy, all in the 1990s and 2000s.

In 2017, he was appointed as the new head coach of the Brazil men's team, replacing Bernardo Rezende who was in office during the last sixteen years.^[2][3]

Renan was also disciplined by the FIVB when cameras clearly showed him intentionally rolling a ball on court mid rally. This was during an important 5th set in 2018 vs Russia. In his statement, he failed to apologize for the incident or admit fault.

References

1. "Renan Dal Zotto". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
2. "Brazil's national men's coach Rezende retires". The Associated Press. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
3. "Bra M: Official – Rezende leaves Brazil, Renan Dal Zotto is the new head coach of Olympic champions!". WorldofVolley. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

External links

• International Volleyball Hall of Fame Profile
• Renan Dal Zotto at Beach Volleyball Database 
• Renan Dal Zotto at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian) 
• Renan Dal Zotto at Olympedia 
• Renan Dal Zotto at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese) 
• Volleybox.net Profile
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